Has there ever been cooler earrings? The inspiration for these hoops began with an alligator encounter at a wetland preserve. After lots of research, we began crafting the details of this piece.

These earrings feature striking alligator "plates", textured scales and echos of a gator's pebbly skin. Available in your choice of warm yellow brass or cool sterling silver, these medium weight hoops are stylishly substantial, yet still comfortable enough to wear all day long.

Queens Metal's roots can be traced back to a tiny apartment in New York City. Artist Krista DeJoseph envisioned creating a line of jewelry identifiable by it's mixture of masculine and feminine, and its clean, industrial lines. Deep into the night, while her roommates slept, DeJoseph played with shapes and experimented with metalsmithing techniques, eventually fabricating her first jewelry collection. She named her company "Queens Metal" after the NYC borough she loved, and added the slogan, "Bold Jewelry for Fearless Women." 

More than a dozen years later, Queens Metal has relocated from NYC, but has stayed true to it's roots. Our industrial-inspired jewelry is still crafted completely by hand using traditional metalsmithing techniques...