| A diamond stud earring is made up of just one | | | | artists like Usher and Kanye West have taken to |
| perfectly cut diamond, set in fine gold or silver. | | | | sporting diamond earrings. Morgan Freeman wore |
| The simplicity of the design itself is its own selling | | | | a diamond earring to a roundtable discussion of his |
| point: anything fancier and you could easily fall into | | | | movie "The Sum of All Fears" in Washington DC in |
| the trap of over-accessorizing. A single-stone | | | | May 2002. |
| earring is singled out for its sophisticated look. | | | | If stud earrings ever looked elegant on a woman, |
| A diamond is 58 times harder than the next | | | | ironically enough they fantastically boost the |
| hardest mineral on earth, corundum, the stuff | | | | macho appeal of the men who wear them. The |
| from which rubies and sapphires are formed. Only | | | | purity of the stone, the value of the stud, all |
| diamonds can cut other diamonds. Ironically, | | | | speak highly of the man's discerning taste, his eye |
| diamonds are also brittle. If you hit one hard with | | | | for refinement. After all, uncouth bad boy-types |
| a hammer, it will shatter. If it is placed in an oven | | | | aren't the only virile types in the world -- the |
| and heated to about 763 degrees Celsius (1405 | | | | snazzy, clean-cut James Bond figure has also been |
| degrees Fahrenheit), it will simply vanish, releasing | | | | universally identified as irresistibly macho. |
| only a little carbon dioxide and NO visible traces | | | | The virtue of the diamond stud earring lies in its |
| whatsoever. | | | | unisex appeal. Both men and women have the |
| Contrary to popular perception, diamond stud | | | | privilege of accessorizing, and a single diamond |
| earrings are not just for women! There are quite | | | | stud is sometimes more than enough to set off |
| a few male celebrities who have popularized the | | | | their own personal styles. A simple diamond stud |
| use of ear accessories -- Johnny Depp being | | | | earring is timeless, and appropriately goes with |
| among the more famous of them. Respected | | | | the saying "Fashion fades. Style is eternal. |