Earwire

Styles

• Kidney wires pass through the earlobe and hook onto themselves and form a closed loop.
• French loops pass through the earlobe but do not fasten at the back, instead relying on gravity to hold them in the wearer's ear.
• Omega clips are a combination between earwires and posts. While a post passes through the earlobe, a hinged wire flips up from the back of the earring to the back of the earlobe in order to secure the post in place of a friction back. The Omega mechanism is similar to that used in clip-on earrings for non-pierced ears.