Wingback Earrings
Throughout the centuries, earring design concentrated on fashion, not comfort. From the primitive stick-through-the-ear beginnings to those pinching screw-backs of the 20th century, women were at the mercy of the painful earring clip. In the 1940s, one woman, Judith McCann, set out to change that circumstance with a totally new jewelry design called Wingback earrings. Read Madge’s article on one woman’s determined journey to create wingback earrings.
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Judith McCann, an artist and designer, first decided to reinvent the earring after a friend gave her some loose stones. Named the Wingback, this mechanism boasted a pair of tiny “wings” that slipped over the curve of the ear. This design was revolutionary due to its flexibility and ability to be adjusted to each individual ear. Read Madge’s article on one woman’s determined journey to create wingback earrings.
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