We love how earrings can transform your whole look, whether you choose a statement pair or dainty style, and if you have multiple piercings, stacking earrings is a fun way to customise your look even further! Whether you have just lobe piercings in your ears, or multiple piercings like helix, tragus, and conch, the combinations can be endless, but sometimes it isn’t easy to know how to style your stack. If you’re wondering how to stack earrings and are looking for earring stack ideas, you’ve come to the right place!
If you’re looking for some inspiration, read on to learn how to stack earrings and discover 5 of our favourite earring stack ideas, easily achievable with our ethically-made solid silver and gold pieces that we make in our London workshop!
How to stack earrings
When stacking your earrings, the general rule of thumb is to wear your largest, ‘main’ pair of earrings on your first lobe piercing, and then gradually place smaller ones the higher up your ear you go. This creates an elegant, elongated look that allows the earrings to complement each other, all being fully visible and not overlapping.
This is the general rule for lobe piercings, however, it doesn't necessarily apply when bringing in ear cuffs or cartilage piercings into your stack. For example, we love how a chunky ear cuff looks around the conch, even though it might be next to a daintier stud placed in a third lobe piercing.
Playing around with shapes, designs and compositions is what makes styling your jewellery ear fun, so don’t worry too much about a rule book, and just stack what you like the look of! This will allow you to create unique-to-you stacks that help you express your personality or match the occasion.
5 earring stack ideas
Earring stack idea #1:The simple stack
Sometimes, simple is best! For a comfortable everyday earring stack that you don’t have to think about, choose classic shapes like huggies and simple studs, and wear them in line with the ‘largest to smallest’ rule, starting with a hoop or largest earring in your first lobe piercing, and layering up with smaller styles as you go up your ear.
Earring stack idea #2: The statement stack
Let your statement earrings be center stage with an easy statement stack. Choose your favourite pair of bold, chunky earrings, whether a hoop, drop or statement stud, and accompany them with simple, dainty earrings in your other piercings to allow your statement earrings to be the main focus.
Earring stack idea #3: The diamond stack
Diamonds aren’t just for special occasions; we love wearing diamonds every day in an earring stack to bring a touch of sparkle to our ears. Choose dainty diamond studs, drop earrings or a diamond ear cuff, and style them in your own way. We love this diamond stack with studs, drop studs and simple cuff combination for an elegant finish.
Earring stack idea #4: The pearl stack
With their iridescent finishes and unique shapes, pearl earrings can add a different dimension and texture to your earring stack. We love wearing our pearl earrings in our first lobe piercing, and accompanying them with huggies or studs, depending on how many piercings you have.
Earring stack idea #5: The geometric stack
Switch it up by steering away from the classic round studs and huggies, and have fun with shapes! Mix and match geometric stud earrings to make a truly unique stack. You could even make each ear a different combination, the possibilities are endless when playing with shapes!
Sustainable stacking earrings
We make a wide variety of stacking earrings at Wild Fawn. Each is handmade to order, using ethical practices and techniques, sustainable methods in our London workshop, making them perfect for eco-conscious jewellery lovers who want to refresh their earring collection. From mix and match earring sets to cartilage earrings, discover our sustainable stacking earrings, made from recycled sterling silver, solid gold and argentium…
Mix and match stud sets
An essential for anyone wanting to regularly customise their earring stack, our Mix and Match Stud Sets are available in 4 different designs in either recycled sterling silver or 9ct gold. With circle, triangle, dot and bar shapes, these kits are the perfect way to wear the geometric ear stack, or add a dainty shape to your statement or pearl stacks!
Shop the Mix and Match Stud Set 1 in Gold or Silver
Shop the Mix and Match Stud Set 2 in Gold or Silver
Shop the Mix and Match Stud Set 3 in Gold or Silver
Huggie hoop sets
Huggies are essential for building your ear stack, and we’ve made it easy to top up your collection in a sustainable, ethical way with our huggie earring sets. Available in recycled sterling silver, 9ct solid yellow gold and 9ct rose gold, our Mix and Match Hoop Sets feature our micro hoops (approx. 7mm diameter) and mini hoops (approx 10mm diameter), plus tiny studs. Choose either three individual earrings or three pairs to stock up on staples.
Shop 9ct Gold Mix and Match Hoop Set
Shop Silver Mix and Match Hoop Set
Shop 9ct Rose Gold Mix and Match Hoop Set
Statement studs, hoops and drop earrings
Discover ethically-made statement earrings, including statement studs, hoops and drop earrings to be the star of your stack. Discover our statement leaf, flower and sun-shaped studs from our bestselling Bloom collection, to classic hoops, chunky cuffs and handmade drop designs.
Lab-grown diamond earrings
Adorn your ears with a touch of sustainable sparkle with our lab-grown diamond earrings. From diamond studs and huggie hoops, to diamond tragus and helix earrings, discover everyday diamond earrings for every style and taste.
Ear cuffs
For those looking to add interest higher up your ear without the need for cartilage piercings, ear cuffs are a great option! Designed to hug your ear around the conch or helix by simply sliding on and off, these are the perfect way to customise your effortlessly earring stack. Choose from simple, delicate designs like our Delicate Hammered Conch Ear Cuff and Faux Helix Cuff, or chunkier, detailed designs like the Molten Ear Cuff, Twisted Double Ear Cuff and Hammered Ear Cuff.
Cartilage, conch and helix earrings
For those with cartilage piercings, we offer a wide range of earrings to ethically upgrade your collection and refresh your stack! Discover simple studs, classic hoops, twisted designs, hammered styles and diamond options!
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We hope you have learnt how to stack your earrings, and become inspired by our earring stack ideas!
