{"product_id":"faux-rusted-brass-avant-garde-torn-pierced-earrings-defiant","title":"Faux Rusted Brass Avant Garde Torn Pierced Earrings - Defiant","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"247\" data-start=\"202\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Defiant Ones - Heroin Chic Revisited\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"247\" data-start=\"202\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e NOTE: The primary image has been digitally styled by AI, and AI can and does make mistakes with details and scale. To ensure a satisfying purchase, please review all the photographs and read the listing in its entirety.  You will receive the exact earrings as shown in photos two through eleven.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"247\" data-start=\"202\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePolished.  Not perfect.  Unearthed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"465\" data-start=\"249\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThese one-of-a-kind sculptural earrings are designed to mimic the raw beauty of oxidized bronze in active decay—where metal breaks down, exposes its history, and becomes something even more compelling in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"746\" data-start=\"467\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eEach surface tells a different story.\u003cbr data-end=\"507\" data-start=\"504\"\u003ePitted openings, torn voids, and eroded edges create the illusion of time, corrosion, and transformation. No two earrings are identical—each reveals its own pattern of “decay,” making the pair intentionally asymmetrical and visually alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"984\" data-start=\"748\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFinished in a molten bronze tone with layered rusted undertones—burnt sienna, deep umber, and shadowed black—the surface shifts under light, reading as aged metal rather than sculpted form. The effect is visceral. Almost archaeological.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1213\" data-start=\"986\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe silhouette is organic, irregular, and slightly confrontational—designed not to decorate, but to disrupt. These are statement pieces for those who are drawn to beauty that is \u003cstrong data-end=\"1213\" data-start=\"1164\"\u003eunrefined, undone, and unapologetically real.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1337\" data-start=\"1215\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eEntirely hand sculpted, including the ear wires, and sealed with a protective glaze to preserve both finish and integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1342\" data-start=\"1339\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1356\" data-start=\"1344\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1612\" data-start=\"1357\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1387\" data-start=\"1357\" data-section-id=\"1536ctt\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1387\" data-start=\"1359\"\u003eLength: Approx. 4.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1415\" data-start=\"1388\" data-section-id=\"r1iimu\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1415\" data-start=\"1390\"\u003eWidth: Approx. 2 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1445\" data-start=\"1416\" data-section-id=\"alw6qc\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1445\" data-start=\"1418\"\u003eLightweight despite scale\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1496\" data-start=\"1446\" data-section-id=\"1f7k5w3\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1496\" data-start=\"1448\"\u003eFaux oxidized bronze with rusted patina effect\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1547\" data-start=\"1497\" data-section-id=\"6ssjc0\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1547\" data-start=\"1499\"\u003eSculptural voids and torn detailing throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1584\" data-start=\"1548\" data-section-id=\"izvxkj\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1584\" data-start=\"1550\"\u003eFully sealed to prevent shedding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1612\" data-start=\"1585\" data-section-id=\"1dz13yj\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1612\" data-start=\"1587\"\u003eHand sculpted ear wires with complementary silicone backs to protect against loss\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1617\" data-start=\"1614\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1671\" data-start=\"1619\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1671\" data-start=\"1619\"\u003eNot for the polished.\u003cbr data-end=\"1645\" data-start=\"1642\"\u003eNot for the predictable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1788\" data-start=\"1673\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThese are for the woman who understands that power doesn’t come from perfection—\u003cbr data-end=\"1756\" data-start=\"1753\"\u003eit comes from what has survived.  OOAK Wearable Art from the Atelier of Kat Kouture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KatKoutureJewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52036743725369,"sku":null,"price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/4378\/3737\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-05_204759.png?v=1778032283","url":"https:\/\/katkouture.com\/products\/faux-rusted-brass-avant-garde-torn-pierced-earrings-defiant","provider":"KatKoutureJewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}