More and more men prefer to wear rings, and those who don’t wear them think more seriously about buying one. There is a lot of information about jewels, but the
information about the more restricted category of men’s rings is almost inexistent. Rings come in variety of materials, the most important being gold, silver, tungsten, steel and titanium.
Brief history
Rings are not something new for men. The first people who wore them were the Egyptians, who joined them in a chain to use them as a monetary unit, or to be worn in the afterlife by mummies. Greeks and Romans used them as royal seals, and at the end of the middle ages they became so popular that they wrote laws which forbade poor people to wear them. The burst of men’s ring began after World War Two, when rings began to be used by married men.
We’ll focus in the next lines upon men’s rings as accessories.
,ot all men can wear rings
We all saw men who don’t look good wearing jewels. A ring doesn’t look good on their hands, not even if they choose from all the rings in the world. Their hand shape could be to blame, their total image or simply something unexplainable.
The success at wearing rings depends greatly on your posture, the way you move, and you dress, I can tell you that from personal experience. I advise you to experiment because the art of wearing rings is something that can be learnt.
The kind of ring you wear and the way it matches your dress is a determinant factor: it will either accentuate your look or will transmit mixed messages and will make people look strange at you.
What can the perfect ring do for you?
The ring in itself cannot help you. But it can be a great accessory if you’re stylish with the rest of your outfit. The role of these accessories is to give you that small advantage over the others. I don’t want to suggest that you need this advantage, because many men look better “clean”, without excessive things on them. But others have a personality that needs to set off, and a ring is ideal to signal it. The purposefulness of this book is to redefine your personality, to redefine you as a man. That’s way the ring has to be seen like a step forward towards the final result. It has to be carefully chosen depending on your life style, on how you are and you want to be. Your personality can be sexual, mysterious, romantic or “noisy” and funny. You know better!
One of the things I like to do is to play with my ring in front of the people, during a
If you are with some girls, for instance, and you listen to them while you play with your ring, this will draw their attention automatically. And if the ring you wear is a stylish one, they’ll be definitely interested to know from where you have it, and especially why you wear it.
Pick a ring that will accentuate your unique style
However, I want you to keep in mind that what I show you are only some examples, to make an idea about what you want to look for. Every ring matches a certain style.
The first choice for anyone is the classical ring. It can be made of silver or steel, and goes great with casual as well as formal outfits. It makes your personality stand out in a subtle way.
Casual rings
They go with jeans and blazers… but not with formal wear.
Silver rings with natural leather
This kind of ring will always draw attention and make people ask you about them. Take a look at the ring above. I’d be very curious about it if I’ll see someone wearing it.
Sporty rings
These kinds of rings look more natural. They match a man with a more relaxed personality. If you’re the kind of man that wears chains, trendy shirts or “rock & roll”
clothes to draw attention, but you dress sport, this kind of ring is perfect for you. The key is the black area in the middle, which doesn’t draw too much attention and many people like it. You may attach this kind of ring to a rubber chain to create a personal look.
The Claddagh ring
For those of you who don’t know what a Claddagh ring is: this is a ring which comes from the Irish tradition. This has a heart on it (you’ll obviously find that these hearts come in a diversity of models and sizes – I have a ring which is effectively made of pieced out harts). If the ring is on the right side, with the heart put out of the body, this shows that the person who wears it is not involved into a serious relationship or that it is single and is looking for a relationship – “their heart is opened”. If the person wears it on the left hand with its face towards the exterior, this shows that he/she is engaged. I saw many girls who wear it – maybe both of you will have it and you’ll look at each other’s ring. This may be the beginning of a relationship.
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Shiny ring
The reason why I choose rings that don’t shine or metallic rings is because these shining rings are tasteless with casual clothes. The shining rings tend to go better with bold clothes (e.g. blazers)
Colors
If you want to choose something bolder try to play with colored rings. You only have to match the colors carefully with the rest of your clothes and accessories.
Classic rings go best most of the times and they may be worn with a variety of outfits.