Anouk Small Hoops Exclusive Simons X Midi34 Collection

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Huggie fit

8mm hoops are close-fitting huggies suitable for curated stacks and all-day wear.

Base metal

14k gold-plated sterling silver base is hypoallergenic and outlasts brass after gold plating wears.

Pearl quality

The freshwater pearls are solid nacre, resistant to chipping and peeling.

Craftsmanship

Designed and assembled in Quebec City, adding local craft pedigree.

Plating thickness

Gold finish lasts 6 months to 2 years; sterling silver core remains wearable and hypoallergenic.

Vermeil comparison

Costs $109 less than comparable 18k gold vermeil hoops but uses standard plating thickness.

Durability

Freshwater pearls are solid nacre, durable for daily wear.

Luster evolution

Luster deepens with regular wear as skin oils absorb into nacre.

Pearl shape

Organic irregularities confirm genuine pearls and don't weaken solid nacre.

Luster improvement

Freshwater pearls deepen in luster with daily wear, making earrings look richer over time.

Plating longevity

Gold plating may wear within 6 months to 2 years; re-plating costs $30–$100.

Value

At CA$69, it costs double a $35 brass pair but less than half Mejuri's $178 vermeil pair.

Brand story

Exclusive Simons x Midi34 capsule designed and assembled in Quebec City.

Design

8mm micro-hoop design mirrors Mejuri's Mira for a subtle dangle.

Exclusive collaboration

Exclusively sold at La Maison Simons, with Quebec design and assembly since 2019.

Founder story

Brand founded in 2017; name refers to a personal time motif.

Aesthetic

8mm micro-hoops with freshwater pearls for a discreet, curated look.

Provenance

Designed and assembled in Quebec City since 2017.

Exclusivity

Exclusive to La Maison Simons since 2019.

Plating care

Removing earrings before water extends plating life to 2 years.

Product record

Title

Anouk Small Hoops Exclusive Simons X Midi34 Collection

Brand

Midi34

Price

69 CAD

Availability

In stock

How 8mm hoops look and fit

• The 8mm diameter places these within the smallest hoop category — huggies — meaning they sit flush to the earlobe without dropping below it; on most adults this size stays within the lobe perimeter, delivering a subtle continuous-circle accent that works as well in cartilage or upper-lobe piercings as it does in a primary lobe placement.
• The post-and-hook clasp creates a single uninterrupted metal loop once secured, eliminating the separate friction back that can snag or work loose — because the 8mm hoop has negligible weight and no dangle, this mechanism provides a clean, low-profile closure that keeps the earring aligned front-to-back throughout wear.

14k gold plating over sterling silver

• With professional re-plating priced between $30 and $100+ per piece, restoring these earrings to their original gold finish costs as much as or more than buying a new pair, making re-plating only sensible for pieces with strong sentimental attachment or limited-edition status.
• Sterling silver substrates outlast cheaper base metals like brass or copper, so even as the gold wears, the earrings themselves hold together and avoid the rapid structural decline common in heavily worn plated fashion jewelry, allowing them to remain wearable as silver-and-pearl hoops for years beyond the plating's life.
• Without a vermeil designation, the gold layer on these earrings falls into the standard plated category, where thickness typically ranges from 0.1 to 1.0 microns — well below the 2.5-micron floor required for vermeil — which translates to a lifespan of roughly 6 months to 2 years under normal wear, after which the sterling silver base begins to show through.

Freshwater pearl quality and luster

• Freshwater pearls are almost entirely solid nacre with no bead nucleus, so they resist chipping and peeling better than bead-nucleated Akoya pearls — a meaningful advantage for small hoops that might knock against a phone, collar, or desk throughout the day.
• Freshwater mussels can produce 20–30 pearls per cycle, which makes genuine cultured pearls viable at a $69 price point without using imitations — these are real pearls, not synthetics, despite the accessible cost.
• Freshwater pearls are rarely perfectly spherical, commonly showing off-round, oval, or button shapes; for these small hoops, that natural irregularity gives each pair a subtle, handcrafted uniqueness that a perfectly uniform strand cannot replicate.
• Skin oils from regular contact gradually deepen freshwater pearl luster, so these earrings actually look richer after months of daily wear — the opposite of the tarnishing or fading that some jewelry experiences.

Midi34 brand and Simons exclusive collab

• Midi34 specializes in 14k gold vermeil — sterling silver electroplated with 14k gold — rather than the brass or base-metal cores typical of costume jewelry; the silver base is less likely to irritate ears than nickel-alloyed brass and gives the tiny 8mm hoop a satisfying weight, while the gold-to-silver bond generally outlasts flash plating on brass.
• Launched in 2019, the Midi34 x Simons collection is sold only at La Maison Simons, so the Anouk Small Hoops are not available on Midi34's own site or through other retailers — a distribution model that makes the find feel more like discovering a curated boutique piece than buying a mass-market accessory.
• While most fashion jewelry brands outsource production overseas, Midi34 designs and assembles its pieces in Quebec City — giving the Anouk Small Hoops a local-province pedigree that buyers seeking Canadian-made gifts or supporting the Quebec creative ecosystem will value.
• Midi34 was founded in 2017 by Jessie Bourgault, who channeled personal loss into a jewelry line; the name Midi34 (12:34) is both her birth time and a recurring motif in her life, and the brand philosophy — that each piece holds a story and marks time — turns the Anouk Small Hoops into something more emotionally resonant than a standard hoop earring.