There’s a definitive mood defining jewellery trends of 2025, and it can be best described as maximal yet meaningful. Chunky chains, kitschy icons, colourful accents and mixed metals are forming statement chokers, cuffs, rings and more – but ear lobes are where these looks are truly manifesting with aplomb.
Women are wearing their personalities on their ears, and for summer 2025, these fall under a number of trending silhouettes. Below, see 5 leading earrings trends for the summer.
Sardine girl summer
To start with, there are the fish motifs that have been swimming through ears, from gold drop earrings from Isabel Marant and Anni Lu, to the singular fishbone earring by Dubai-based Kamushki, which encourages playful asymmetry.
The nautical theme has been running strong in jewellery, with undertones that are both feminine and chaotic. Go for a bold take on this mermaid-esque style with Chloe’s gold seashells with dangling charms, or seek out a more refined sense of opulence with Dior’s drop earrings dotted with seashells, seahorses, starfish and pearls.
Photo: Isabel Marant
Photo: Kamushki
Photo: Chloe
Photo: Dior
Riding the wave
Bringing the oceanic theme to more subtle waters are the wave silhouettes that we’re seeing in earrings, framing wearers’ faces to striking effect. Saudi jewellery brand Apoa offers these stylish squiggles with pearls, while UAE label Ailes Jewellery presents these in fine jewellery, with diamonds.
Photo: APOA
Photo: Ailes Jewellery
Mixed metals
Mixed metals are still enjoying the limelight, as is evidenced by the latest drops from Saint Laurent, Demarson and Egypt’s very own Jude Benhalim. This season’s twist on the trend sees earrings fitted with hoops in contrasting sizes and shapes, in both gold and silver finishes.
Photo: Demarson
Photo: Jude Benhalim
Floral inspired
Flowers are also adorning ears, but not the dainty, delicate and diamond-studded blooms that are typical of women’s jewellery. Instead, designers are experimenting with oversized styles and finishings, giving duos and trios of flora a sculptural edge with drama and decadence. Lebanese label Vanina achieves this with large, head-turning earrings crafted from natural shells, while Jennifer Behr’s come in glorious, gold-plated brass.
Photo: Vanina
Photo: Jennifer Behr