The trick here is that you don't need a tough-chick vibe to pull off these mismatched, style-icon studs: Wear them in separate ears or, if you're a double-pierced rebel, one.
What to know: Handmade in NYC; Marilyn: gray ¼-inch Swarovski pearl with sterling silver cup and post + rose-gold-plated teardrop-shaped drop stud (½ by ¼ inch) with sterling silver post; Yoko: white ¼-inch Swarovski pearl with yellow-gold-plated cup and sterling silver post + yellow gold vermeil (plated over sterling silver) 3/10-inch peace sign stud with sterling silver post.