british men wearing pinky rings? - Britmovie

jonbert · 25-03-2008, 09:46 PM

can anyone tell me the reason so many english men wear pinky rings? i am very interested in the one nigel havers wears in the show manchild, would love to get one myself. if anyone knows the exact kind he wears i would really appreciate it. being from the states the only people here who wear them are mostly gangster types but in england, they wear them with so much style and grace.

batman · 25-03-2008, 10:22 PM

I don't know anyone who wears a pinky ring.

Amethyst_Isle · 25-03-2008, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by batman

I don't know anyone who wears a pinky ring.

Maybe Perky does (as in Pinky and Perky )

DB7 · 25-03-2008, 10:26 PM

Apart from Bats, I don't know anybody either...

batman · 25-03-2008, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DB7

Apart from Bats, I don't know anybody either...

Yeah, but mine is cool.

Dame Starry · 25-03-2008, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by batman

I don't know anyone who wears a pinky ring.

Actor John Carlisle always wears one and so does singer, James Blunt. Prince Charles wears one..........

I WEAR ONE!

I think that a lot of aristocrats wear them - possibly with family crests on them.
According to Wikipedia, signet rings are often worn on the little finger by both men and women and 'pinky' rings often by men who have no intention of marrying or are homosexual.

DS x.

Steve Crook · 25-03-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jonbert

can anyone tell me the reason so many english men wear pinky rings? i am very interested in the one nigel havers wears in the show manchild, would love to get one myself. if anyone knows the exact kind he wears i would really appreciate it. being from the states the only people here who wear them are mostly gangster types but in england, they wear them with so much style and grace.

In England we do everything with style and grace

It's not a fashion I've even noticed.

Steve

batman · 25-03-2008, 10:36 PM

Lionel Atwill used to be known to his friends as Pinky because his hair was a lightish red colour and looked pink.

batman · 25-03-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dame Starry

Actor John Carlisle always wears one and so does singer, James Blunt. Prince Charles wears one..........
DS x.

I don't know any of those people and none of the single blokes (gay or straight) I know wears one.

Must be an artistic or royal thing.

christoph404 · 25-03-2008, 11:51 PM

I think its a toff thing, the pinky ring I mean. I have seen lots of older gents wearing them and they are uaually quite posh, the ring is always gold and often with an oval black onyx..... maybe it denotes being a member of society like the "Free Masons" or "Round Table". In days of old titled gents would wear a pinky ring that had their seal or stamp on it for their letters and documents.

billy bentley · 26-03-2008, 01:26 AM

Guilty as charged your honour. Wedding present from the Mrs .

Gazza · 26-03-2008, 07:45 AM

I wear one when I'm suited and booted but not on a daily basis. Was my grandad's and he was a Deptford docker!

Freddy · 26-03-2008, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by christoph404

I think its a toff thing, the pinky ring I mean. I have seen lots of older gents wearing them and they are uaually quite posh, the ring is always gold and often with an oval black onyx..... maybe it denotes being a member of society like the "Free Masons" or "Round Table". In days of old titled gents would wear a pinky ring that had their seal or stamp on it for their letters and documents.

Also when signing anything only write your surname.

Moor Larkin · 26-03-2008, 11:34 AM

Clever American lawyers wear them:

on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

christoph404 · 26-03-2008, 11:47 AM

I'd like to ask Jonbert a similar question concerning the massive chunky rings worn by many American men on their right hand finger next to their pinky. Paul Newman wears one as did Steve McQueen as does Neil Armstrong. They seem to be a similar design, any ideas?

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jonbert Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: usa Posts: 3 Country: iTrader: (0)	british men wearing pinky rings? can anyone tell me the reason so many english men wear pinky rings? i am very interested in the one nigel havers wears in the show manchild, would love to get one myself. if anyone knows the exact kind he wears i would really appreciate it. being from the states the only people here who wear them are mostly gangster types but in england, they wear them with so much style and grace.

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batman Chief Member OBME Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 13,010 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (9)	I don't know anyone who wears a pinky ring. __________________ Bats. Daddy, look at all these fish. They have teeth like sharks and I'm going to catch them all!

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batman Chief Member OBME Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 13,010 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (9)	Lionel Atwill used to be known to his friends as Pinky because his hair was a lightish red colour and looked pink. __________________ Bats. Daddy, look at all these fish. They have teeth like sharks and I'm going to catch them all!

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DB7 Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Shrops Posts: 5,739 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (10)	Apart from Bats, I don't know anybody either...

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christoph404 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London Posts: 1,343 Country: iTrader: (0)	I think its a toff thing, the pinky ring I mean. I have seen lots of older gents wearing them and they are uaually quite posh, the ring is always gold and often with an oval black onyx..... maybe it denotes being a member of society like the "Free Masons" or "Round Table". In days of old titled gents would wear a pinky ring that had their seal or stamp on it for their letters and documents.

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billy bentley Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 293 Country: iTrader: (0)	Guilty as charged your honour. Wedding present from the Mrs .

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Gazza Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 176 Country: iTrader: (0)	I wear one when I'm suited and booted but not on a daily basis. Was my grandad's and he was a Deptford docker!

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Moor Larkin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North West Frontier Posts: 1,550 Country: iTrader: (0)	Clever American lawyers wear them: on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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christoph404 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London Posts: 1,343 Country: iTrader: (0)	I'd like to ask Jonbert a similar question concerning the massive chunky rings worn by many American men on their right hand finger next to their pinky. Paul Newman wears one as did Steve McQueen as does Neil Armstrong. They seem to be a similar design, any ideas?