Great Gatsby style earrings - a quick fashion fix from the Jazz Age

I would not leave home without my earrings. Whatever I wear, wherever I go, I wear earrings.

Sometimes they may be small studs- say if I'm on a hike or swimming. Mostly, the earrings will be something that dangles. I rather like earrings that sparkle too. They brighten the face, they add a sense of fun. Earrings can add class to a simple outfit.

The Great Gatsby style is hot right now, thanks to the new movie, but I've always loved the Art Deco style. Art Deco is a style which flourished in the 1920s in all forms of design, from jewelry to furniture and everywhere in between. It is very well suited to earrings. These are a perfect example, and are top of my wish list.

For a fabulous choice of great earrings you can look at SAKS Fifth Avenue. I especially love the Alexis Bittar range of earrings, many of which have echos of the 1920s.

The shapes are Art Deco, 1920s classics. The silver and the pearls work together in these elegant designs. These earrings are not the sort to be worn by the lower orders of women- these are for the Ladies!

If you see the Gatsby movie, you may not see such delicate earrings. They don't show up so well on the big screen.

However, for class, style and fashion, these silver and pearl Gatsby Style earrings are very special. I think any one of these would make a perfect gift.

These earrings could also be worn by a bride on her wedding day.

Silver and pearls- a match made in heaven.

In the UK, jet was very fashionable in the time of Queen Victoria, who dressed in mourning for most of her life following the death of her husband, Prince Albert, when she was only 41 ( she lived to be 82).

In the 1920s jet again became fashionable and was used to make the long bead necklaces that typify the Flapper look.

Here you get the same black jet style as earrings. These earrings really are a bit showy, but in a good way. I've picked Gatsby Style 1920s earrings in black from the lower end of the price range. They are not real jet, but a good replica. You can treat yourself to the Gatsby look and not feel guilty.