Mens Jewellery?

[feelthepulse]

Right - a question that may have people divided. Do you think a guy can wear too much jewellery? In the UK at the moment it is common to see guys wearing huge gold rings, gold neck chains, bracelets, earrings, eyebrow rings etc. Is the same thing happening in America and Canada? I personaly don't like it and only wear a watch and silver ring myself - what do other people think? I think some women too wear loads to much 'bling', multiple necklaces, earrings and bangles. It makes them look a bit tarty in my opinion, but wht do you think?

[Tombstone]

It's definitely a generational thing that I see. To be different now is to *not have a tattoo!

I wear a wedding ring and that's it. No watch, no ear-rings, no necklace. All are distractions and uncomfortable. When did the Bling-Bling thing start? Is it just an offshoot of the 1980's thing of wearing a Rolex to show off your "wealth"?

As a former business exec., I could almost always accurately tell a person's net worth by the amount of jewelry they wore. (Men only - didn't apply to women.) The more bling, the less they were worth. "All show and no-go" - or "Big hat no cattle" applies. Of course, the caveat of this is that I'm not talking about sports or rock stars.

[hotsauce]

one ring...one watch on a man...that is all I like. much more...and they look like a girlie man.

[minks]

here in Canada it is age dependant.
Young guys are into piereced everything.
Older men seem to wear nothing including wedding rings ahahahahaha
and sleazy johnny swavou kinda guys wear too much gold.

I think simple is best. I love a bracelet on a male. My guy currently sports a pierced top part of his ear. He is high up on the IT food chain at work and it is descrete enough nobody minds.
I guess your position in life counts too.
Still say simple.

[BabyRider]

In my neck of the woods, all that gold signifies one of 3 types of people: Gang-bangers, pimps, or mafia wanna-be's. None of whom are attractive to me. It looks stupid, and obvious. Nope, don't like it a bit!

[minks]

Originally Posted by BabyRider

In my neck of the woods, all that gold signifies one of 3 types of people: Gang-bangers, pimps, or mafia wanna-be's. None of whom are attractive to me. It looks stupid, and obvious. Nope, don't like it a bit!

Silver all the way for me. Silver and simple and subtle

[pink princess]

Originally Posted by feelthepulse

I think some women too wear loads to much 'bling', multiple necklaces, earrings and bangles. It makes them look a bit tarty in my opinion, but wht do you think?

agree entirely - all too chavvy!!!

as for guys, i like ears/eyebrows pierced (top of the ear though)

rings, one, two maximum

bracelet - up to them

necklace - not sure if i like guys with necklaces on

certainly cant wear all of the above at the same time though and definitely NOT the big chunky FAKE gold stuff they are all wearing today, mus have cost them at least £2.99 down the market.......!

[greydeadhead]

it really depends on the person.. some people can wear an earring or piercing and it looks fine.. others it looks ummmm.. out of place... myself.. used to wear an earring.. then got a real job.. damn.. sooo... 4 tats.. none anywhere that would show at work.. single black pearl around the neck.. no rings.. watch.. pretty plain fare...

[lady cop]

Tombstone, you are soooo cool! i wear the following, which mean something to me...a tiny gun on a gold chain on my neck. a gucchi anchor chain with a coin from the atocha, a keys thing. a shark ring sometimes. a bracelet of dolphins that a son gave me. and my lover's wings which mean the world to me. a watch when i am working. but it's red croc with diamonds!! my honey wears my ring, a silver band with latin inscription...but i am afraid it's cutting off his circulation!

[smithy87]

I wear my wedding/engagement/eternity ring which are all subtle, not OTT. I have a white and pink diamond ring on my right hand which has an unusual design (very feminine and pretty) and a bracelet. My fella wears his wedding ring and a watch. He's into watches and has six, so he swaps around every now and again.

An important customer came to see me at work yesterday. He was in his late fifties, hair gelled back, open neck shirt with a gold chain on, THREE rings on his right hand and matching chav bracelet and on his left wrist a watch which looked fake and a lovely white band round his wedding finger where he had taken his wedding ring off! He stunk of Old Spice or something.

God that hour dragged....