Gatsby Drop Earrings

• Handmade with Miyuki Delica glass seed beads and 14ct gold-filled jump rings & ear wires
• Feather light! Less than 1 gram each
• Length: 4.7 cm including ear wires

They’re so light, you won’t notice you’re wearing them. They’re also flexible and made with super strong gel-spun polyethylene thread, one of the strongest fibre cords per diameter ever created.

We only use the most durable bead finishes, and our gold-filled ear wires won’t scratch like gold-plated will.

Super lightweight, flexible and strong is the ultimate combo for comfortable and travel-friendly jewellery.

Think ‘Gatsby’ and images come to mind of flappers in fringed knee-length frocks, bobbed hair and cute bucket hats kicking up their heels on the dancefloor. Yep, our gold Gatsby Drop Earrings are a salute to the Art Deco designs and ideals of the Roaring Twenties.

With global economies bouncing back from WWI and emerging technology bringing new wonders like automobiles, radio, movies and aviation into people’s
lives, it was a time of big change and possibility.

Young women of the time took the rule book on socially acceptable behaviour and threw it out the window, honouring their own individuality and
personal autonomy above previously held values of duty, honour and sacrifice. Women around the world fought for the right to vote, to work and earn their own money regardless of their marital status, have access to contraceptives and to go to university.

Those fabulous fashions of the Jazz Age emerged to meet women’s needs as their consumer buying power grew and they refused to be restricted by old-fashioned clothing styles and stubborn parental expectations. The 1920s saw huge progress for women’s empowerment and sexual liberation around the world.

Our handmade beaded gold Gatsby Drop Earrings are a throwback to that time; a celebration of the freedoms, fashions and fun times treasured by those bold young women. Anything fun was the cat’s pyjamas, including ‘dudding up’ in flapper frocks, dancing the Charleston, drinking hooch (in speakeasies during prohibition in the States), smoking cigarettes and driving around with boys
in jalopies.

We think you’ll agree that our five fabulous Gatsby Drop colours are simply the duck’s quack. They feature a sequence of swinging starbursts and diamond shapes with a refined gold highlight at the base. The jump rings and ear wires are all 14ct gold-filled for long-lasting delight.

Choose from these full length beauties or the mini version; either way, their elegant slim lines will enhance any outfit.

Jazz up your Gatsby Drop Earrings with our matching Gold Gossamer Bracelets and step out feeling ducky.

Gatsby Drop Blessing

May you find the courage to celebrate your unique true self.

May you bravely rise above challenges and follow your heart’s desires.

May your days be filled with joy and playfulness.

Jazz up your Gatsby Drop Earrings with our matching Gold Gossamer Bracelets and step out feeling ducky.

Every piece of Sugarberry Shimmy jewellery plants a
tree. We've partnered with One Tree Planted to plant a tree for every piece you buy, including our Gatsby Drop and Mini Gatsby Earrings.

Read more on our giving back page.