Hi Divas! My name is Amy! A few months ago, my ex-girlfriend were in Vietnam together (yes, we were exes at the time- SO on brand I know), and we had an idea to make a 'DYKE' ring for my little sister, who is also a lesbian. I have been designing and manufacturing similar pieces of silver jewellery for over 5 years which started out as a lockdown hobby. Whilst making the ring, I created a TikTok illustrating the process which gained nearly 1.5 million views! Since then I have been inundated with DMs from people across the world wanting to get their hands on The Dyke Ring (literally). It was then I realised this would finally be the opportunity to pursue jewellery full-time.
The word 'dyke' originated as a homophobic slur towards queer women, and has since been reclaimed as a term of pride and empowerment used by people within the LGBTQ+ community. In the future, I plan to expand the business to encapsulate an array of queer-centric words so that everyone within the community can express themselves with out 'Loud and Proud' rings.
Each ring is hand made from high grade sterling silver, and takes about three weeks to make and send from time of purchase.