A friend once declared that she couldn't wear hoop earring because they made her look common...this,probably rather follishly,has coloured my view on them for myself - I have some pretty silver hoops with little turquoise beads twined on them which weren't cheap and from a really lovely shop - but everytime I put them on I wonder about them...what do others think, or is this a foolish thing and I should just wear the earrings ?!