$160
Oyster Shell Clip Earrings
18K Gold-plated Brass Oysters
Matte Antique Finish
Cushion Clip Back
1-6/8" Long
18K Gold-plated Brass Oysters
Matte Antique Finish
Cushion Clip Back
1-6/8" Long
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The Story
While many flock to the Oyster for what sits just inside—passing right through its rugged shell as if only an obstacle—designer Janet Mavec chose to highlight the great beauty hidden right in plain sight. Scouring for Oysters only in search for a Pearl is somewhat like forgoing your appetizer, entrée, and sides just to skip straight to dessert; the Pearl may be nice, but it is no hearty meal by itself. The famed mollusk's hardy, calcium-laden shell, on the other hand… now that's a spoonful worth savoring (at least, metaphorically).
With rich, textural mountains of varied size, shape, and length, and valleys filled with vivid, captivating color that oft goes unnoticed—despite, itself reflecting the full rainbow-gamut, when exposed to light—the shell is as wonderfully complex as it is often discarded. All the better for those who choose to look deeper than surface level.
This glimmering set of golden shell earrings brings the Oyster's true texture to life, highlighting the peaks and valleys within the contrast of its gilded glow and darkened caverns. Wearing a half-shell on each lobe, stride confidently towards the things that truly matter, not just that which you glean from the surface.
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How to Wear
These oyster shell earrings, modeled after Fishers Island Oysters, are firm, briny mollusks prized by chefs (Janet's favorite too!). While we like the idea of you wearing them, treat yourself at one of these restaurants here.
The tear-drop-shaped oyster shell earrings are casual enough to wear to work. But the 1-inch oyster shell charms can also stand out on an evening on the town with your fellow-girlfriend-Venuses. They are what you might call a real treasure.
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Curiosities
Legend has it that Casanova gulped 50 oysters for breakfast daily. Scientists have now proven that the old wives’ tale is true. Two proteins in the mollusk do increase libido.
The oyster was a favorite of the 17th century Dutch canvas by genre painters to symbolize morality. Smithsonian Magazine notes that “About 85 percent of the world’s oyster reef populations have vanished since the late 1800s.
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