An earring including a primary ornamental body and a clamping member, a pair of mounting legs and a mounting base held in between formed at an end of the ornamental body and an end of the clamping member, respectively, the pair of mounting legs and the mounting base being pivotably attached to each other with one or two or more elastic metal plate members interposed therebetween, the pivot portion being swaged together with the metal plate member. The mounting base has a recessed groove or notch formed in its outer periphery, and when the mounting legs and the mounting base are relatively turned, the metal plate member is deflected into the recessed groove or notch of the mounting base, and the deflected portion is engaged with an end edge of the recessed groove or notch of the mounting base.