Gold signet rings the upper middle class wear on their little finger

[HanneHolm]

why? where from what for?
and has no one pointed out they are one step away from a MOM signet ring from Lizzy duke?

Just google your name - you'll almost certainly find a family crest for it should you feel the need.

CooEEE - my Dad always told me that's how you tell if a man is gay too

I think I might do a Beckham and create my own family crest , given that none came up when I googled the name and "family crest". Though this guy came up. I think that's a good starting point.

Why do you care though? If someone wants to wear something that reminds them of their family that's not anyone else's business. Just like if someone wants to get their DC's names tattooed on their arm, or to wear a necklace with their baby's thumbprint on it. Just because it's not to your taste doesn't mean you need to be horrible about it. If you think it's ugly or stupid just ignore it.

My Dad has one, it's a family heirloom, in the old fashioned sense he is head of the family now. It's an item of family jewellery, nothing more.

Yah, Jamie Biscuits from Made in Chelsea is always sporting one. They are the finger equivalent of red trousers.

Pippa Middleton wears one

I have a very popular surname, like probably top 10 popular. Shall I just Google the crest and start wearing one like I'm reet posh?

Key to this look is that the wearer has fat and stumpy little fingers

look at my fucking red trousers naff gold ring?

I have one, I'm not upper middle class I don't think! I inherited it from my great aunt, it's over 90 years old. Currently not adorning my right little finger as has worn too thin, but DH is getting it re-done (complete with crest re-imprinted) for my 30th.

It's part of my family history, it certainly doesn't feel "naff" to me.

red trousers are posh? Shock

Didn't the Middletons start wearing them relatively recently, you know, after they'd designed their family crest...

lookatmyfuckingredtrousers.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

I'm not a Middleton-hater btw, but just thought that instead of trying to be aristo, when they're not and not considered that by other aristos (although probably MUCH better tolerated now that they're officially linked to The Family), they should have just been proud of being who they are.

dh wears one; was his dad's and his dad's before him and on and on etc. We are not posh, upper class/whatever and it is NOT vile

Tis ;)

Tisn't rasssssssssspppp

I've got my mum's. She had it as a birthday gift when she was seven.

My grandparents were very working class and proud, they definitely didn't have a family crest.

My grand father believed that people with family crests should be put up against a wall and shot.

OMG!! Have just googled my maiden name and we have a crest! I'm off to Elizabeth Duke to get a ring made up with my crest on it asap!

Every name has a crest surely. I know every Irish family does.

But I wouldn't in a million years display my family crest anywhere, that's for American tourists.

My mum's side of the family have a tartan. Is that better than a crest?

My mum's maiden name was Jones.

THe Jones crest probably isn't much to write home about.

I say that as someone with jones blood coursing through her veins.

Not every name has a crest. I imagine it's way more common for anglo-saxon families to have crests, but after extensive googling research my family name doesn't have one. They weren't exactly handing them out in the shtetl.

Ooh! My surname has a crest. It's very very ugly.