The earrings material metal is stainless steel  Gold Plating on top of silver stainless steel Hoop earring Style  Stainless steel can be hypoallergenic meaning no allergic reactions to the skin Stainless steel is also anti tarnishing free and doesn’t rust  The metal is gold plating over Steel one thing I like the most about plating over stainless steel is that the pleading does not fade over time  Seller review I'm a female that loves his earrings  So this is me embracing my style with other people that may want to have that bad type of glamor look of hoops I have the gold available and the listing