Chunky Gold Huggies Are the Earrings (and Status Symbol) of Summer

Over the past several months, every fashionable person on the planet seems to have sported a certain accessory—the huggie earring.

Designs may vary, but one quality is always the same on the earrings: The gold is chunky, of some generous width or thickness, gleaming noticeably as it sits close to the ear.

It’s a classic enough look, one that wouldn’t necessarily make any waves in terms of revolutionizing jewelry or fashion. Except the chunky gold huggie’s appearance has been so common lately, it’s become a style that should immediately join your jewelry collection—if it isn’t already there. You’d not only hop on a trending style, but perhaps more importantly, you’d grab these gold jewels before the ever-increasing price of gold rises further.

“People need to get them now, before nobody can afford them—prices are skyrocketing,” says Francesca Simons, a public relations consultant for fine jewelry brands.

Much like the quiet luxury of recent years, a gold huggie earring is a status symbol: subtle, unassuming, and, as prices currently stand, only for those who can afford it. The gold huggie is no passing trend—it’s a treasure that warrants dropping a bit of coin , if consumers have the means.

Gold huggies are unbeatable for everlasting style, emitting a chic, pulled-together, yet just-threw-these-on sort of look. And they can be worn differently from one time to the next, depending on your personal style. Here are some of the latest.

Cosmo huggie earrings in 18k yellow gold, $2,975; Anita Ko

Creoles earrings in 9k yellow gold, €1,780 ($2,040); Yvonne Léon

Dome hoop earrings in 14k yellow gold with lab-grown diamonds, $4,000; Vrai

Love in Tokyo huggie earrings in 18k yellow gold with diamonds, $2,290; Noora Shawqi

Revival huggie earrings in 14k yellow gold, $2,900; ParkFord

Hoop earrings in 14k yellow gold with diamonds, price on request; Brevani

Whirlwind earrings in 18k yellow gold, $2,035; Unsaid Paris

Chunky huggie earrings in 14k yellow gold, $800; Bondeye Jewelry

Huggie earrings in 14k yellow gold with diamonds, $2,295; EF Collection

Fairy Dust satin hoop earrings in 18k yellow gold, $1,700; Elizabeth Moore

Luna earrings in 18k yellow gold, $2,200; Wyld Box

Arcade earrings in 18k yellow gold, $10,300; Boochier

Blob hoop earrings in 9k yellow gold, $1,423; Natasha Schweitzer

Top: Sloan huggie hoop earrings in 18k yellow gold, $5,200; Briony Raymond