Bohm: dangling earrings

The quickest way through the Bohm dangling earrings is to look at what hangs below the ear. Some pairs finish in a feather, others in a disc of mother-of-pearl, a cut stone, a run of beads, or nothing at all beyond the worked metal itself. That single choice sets the weight and the movement, and decides how loudly the pair reads.

Bohm dangling earrings

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What hangs below the ear

Five families cover the whole selection, and each one behaves differently once it is on. Feathers give height without weight and drift with every turn of the head. Mother-of-pearl catches the light and shifts colour as you move. Cut stones hold the colour in one bright point instead of spreading it. Beads add a soft, irregular rhythm down the chain. Bare metal keeps the whole thing graphic.

What hangs from each Bohm pair, and the drops it covers
PendantColours foundDrop
FeathersTurquoise, white, blue, orange5.4 to 9.5 cm
Mother-of-pearl discsIridescent white, grey with engraved silver8 cm
Cut stones and crystalsDeep blue, garnet, amber, pink, opalescent white5.4 to 8 cm
Beads and charmsBeige and rose on antiqued gold, navy and black8 cm
Openwork metal aloneSilver and black stripes, engraved feather, metal fringing, red chain4 to 7 cm

The pairs that rely on metal alone

Strip away the feather and the stone and you are left with the shortest, sharpest pieces in the range. A striped teardrop in silver and black plays an optical trick at 7 cm. A triangle breaks into metal fringing that moves like a curtain. A diamond shape sits above a triangle hung with fine red chain, and stops at 4 cm. These are the ones to reach for when a print or a bold neckline is already doing the talking, and you can see how the rest of the earring department compares before deciding.

Push-back or hook, and why it matters

The fitting is not a detail. A push-back holds the pair flat and steady, which suits a long day; it runs right across the short and mid lengths, from 4 cm up to 8.5 cm. A hook lets the drop swing on its own and comes off in a second; it only appears from 7 cm upwards. In practice, the longer you go, the more likely you are to be wearing a hook.

Colour pairs, not single colours

Almost every Bohm pair is built on two tones rather than one. Silver runs with black, grey or white; gold picks up brown, amber and rose; antiqued gold warms the beige and red pieces. Read the second tone before the first, because that is usually the one that has to agree with your outfit. The cool combinations sit easily with denim and navy, the warm ones with camel, cream and rust.

Choosing Bohm dangling earrings for a neckline

Anything under 6 cm stays close to the lobe and survives a scarf or a high collar without tangling. From 7 cm the drop starts to travel down the neck, so an open neckline or pinned-up hair lets it be seen properly. The feathered pairs at 8 and 8.5 cm are the most demonstrative of the lot and want a plain top around them. For a different silhouette at similar lengths, other drop styles are worth a look.