I have strong opinions on earrings with post backings — so I’m psyched to see these cool, minimal spiral earrings without any backing at all.

As I’ve noted before, I’ve always thought huggie earrings were the most comfortable to wear at work — they’re so close to the ear (hence the name) that you sidestep the “is it appropriate for work” issues you sometimes get with dangly earrings, but with more of an interesting look than you often find in stud…

Oooh: I am drooling over most of Nak Armstrong’s jewelry over at Barneys, including these gorgeous mosaic huggie hoops. (He also has some gorgeous little post earrings, and I find myself wishing he made cufflinks too — how great would those be?) I like that these particular hoops could be dressed up or down —…