Maybe as a guy I am not supposed to know this or perhaps it’s my seniordom that gives me an excuse, but has anyone noticed that earrings are changing? I understand there is a style around now called the (get this) ear jacket. Don’t take my word for it. Search that phrase on the Internet and you will hear plenty about them. I never knew that ears could have jackets. Sometimes, as I understand it, they can also be called “cuffs,” but lets not confuse the issue too much.

Here is the anatomy of an ear jacket:

Picture courtesy of Etsy – see link

The part pictured as “A” is what would have been a regular earring in years past. Now this is just the part that holds the item to the ear, but instead of being a plain backing as before, it is now decorative and faces front.

The item pictured as part “B” is called the jacket. This is the showiest part and would have been a stand-alone earring once upon a time.

Perhaps it is better explained by the Telegraph UK as “… an extended earring back that surrounds the bottom of your ear, neatly slipping on to the stem of any stud.”
(Read the article here)

Here are a couple of additional examples from BuzzFeed (article linked below)

See more examples (both in-ear and just pictures) at the BuzzFeed Link: 24 Ear Jackets That Will Take Your Piercings To The Next Level

As far as fashion goes, I am way behind the trends!