Get the Skinny on These 15 Linear Drop Earrings

They go by many different names: stick, stiletto, line, pillar. I suppose what you call them all depends on what elements they’re composed of. Some are in tiers, with various gemstones and shapes. Others are plain or lined with diamonds. Some hang like matchsticks, straight and rigid, while others have movement, swinging freely in attached sections. Whatever you label them, they’re having a spotlight moment. Long and lean, here are 15 recent favorites in the current must-have silhouette.

Linear earrings in platinum with 12.17 cts. t.w. princess-cut, 2.12 cts. t.w. trillion-cut, 3.93 cts. t.w. lily-cut, and 1.08 cts. t.w. round brilliant diamonds by Norman Silverman, $414,600

Long Cirque earrings in 18k white gold with amethyst, pink and purple sapphires, gray garnets, iolite, and aquamarine by Jane Taylor Jewelry, $7,875

Dangling earrings in 18k white gold with 4.86 cts. t.w. diamonds by Andreoli, price on request

Benson earrings plated in 14k gold with labradorite by Melinda Maria, $98

Diamond collection earrings in 14k white gold with diamonds by Effy, $4,635

Earrings in 14k white and yellow gold with 2.45 cts. t.w. diamond slices and 0.32 ct. t.w. diamonds by Mark Schneider Design, $4,680

Vertical bar earrings in 14k white gold with 0.25 ct. t.w. diamonds by Stuller, $1,004

Front and back line earrings in 14k yellow gold with 0.36 ct. t.w. diamonds by Shy Creation, $760

Long line earrings in 18k white gold with 0.6 ct. t.w. diamonds by A. Link, $1,970

Line earrings in 18k yellow gold with chrysoprase and blue diamonds by Amali Jewelry, $1,230

Dolce Vita earrings in platinum with 5.54 cts. t.w. diamonds by Gumuchian, $39,000

Line earrings in 18k yellow gold with 10.85 cts. t.w. fancy-cut diamonds by Todd Reed, $46,640

Bezel-set line earrings in white gold with 0.74 ct. t.w. diamonds by Sylvie Collection, price on request

Raffinato earrings in 18k white gold with 39.2 cts. t.w. indicolite, green tourmaline, and rubellite, and 5.11 cts. t.w. diamonds by Vianna Brasil, price on request