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hoovesandfloorpaws · 8 months ago

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🌈 Harry&Louis and rings 🌹🗡

This post by @cosmicleeds from Nov 2022 sent me on a little Harry&Louis and The Rings deep dive.

[❗️edited/corrected and extended on March 2, 2025 ]

Let's start with the first ring Louis got Harry: the dark metal/silver (what we believe to be a) Promise Ring.

"The first ring that Harry was ever spotted in was a simple dark silver band (which sometimes appeared black) worn [either] on his right middle finger or left index finger" [x < timeline by @bulletprooflarry from 2015, incl. lots of pictures].

Louis gifted it to Harry either on Feb 12, 2012 (the day Louis returned from a 5-day ski trip with his beard El) in London, UK or early on Feb 13, 2012 on the plane to Stockholm, Sweden. On that day (Feb 13), Harry exited the plane in Stockholm with the ring and wore it the entire day there.

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(for app users, the ring can be clearly seen starting from 0:34)

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(for app users, the ring can be clearly seen starting from 0:45)

Later that same day (Feb 13, 2012) they flew from Stockholm, Sweden to Paris, France - where in the evening, 1D & their team went for dinner at a steakhouse restaurant and Harry still wore his ring to that. (click to enlarge)

The next day, Feb 14, 2012 (Valentine's Day) in Paris, Harry didn't wear his ring anymore, while he had that long press day (and those 3 (and only) interviews with just Louis and him ever).

I always felt that the dark metal/silver band was very personal to Harry and he might have been hesitant to wear it or maybe was "advised" not to in public (just my personal interpretations). We only saw it pop up very few times, considering how much of Harry we saw every single week; he never wore it to awards shows and only once on stage, as well as only once during an interview. ❗️In retrospect it's important to note that the dark metal/silver ring sometimes appeared almost black and sometimes silver, depending on the lighting. During the few instances in which we could see Harry wearing it, it was sometimes hard to tell if what we saw was all the same ring. But I personally think it was. In the pictures and video from Sweden and Paris, this becomes even clearer. In the video it looks silver, in the pictures it looks almost black. The plain design is the same.

"[Harry] wore the ring on stage and off on his left index [and middle] finger. He was not wearing it when he arrived in LA on [April 23, 2012], which marked the beginning of the Kim Stewart stunt (Louis went to Oman with El the same week)." (source incl. more photos, timeline by @bulletprooflarry)

Sightings in total: • Feb 13, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden (all day, before and during interview) + when they flew to Paris, France later that day, when he wore it to the steakhouse dinner of 1D and their team • April 19 - 20, 2013 in Manchester, UK (on & off stage) • April 27, 2013 at LA Airport, US (first time together with the Peace Ring) • June 13, 2013 in Miami, US (at the making of Best Song Ever music video) • Dec 2, 2015 in San Francisco, US (during the meet & greet after their Triple Ho Show radio concert - during the show and interview, he wore all 3 of his staple rings: Peace Ring, Turquoise Ring and Dancing Rainbow Bears ring, but before the Meet & Greet, he additionally slipped on the dark metal/silver ring.)

Enter the One Ring... Harry's Peace Ring:

"The dark metal/silver ring [...] was spotted [...] while stunting was at its peak, until it was replaced with the Peace Ring [...in April 2013]." - via this article from NoStuntsMagazine from July 2022 + this short timeline post from 2021 by @onlyforthekings

(It was always rumoured Louis gave the Peace Ring to Harry during a dinner at a restaurant called Rosso in Manchester, as Louis had tweeted about the restaurant, and Rosso Manchester had tweeted to Harry and Louis multiple times, but to this day it was never even confirmed they were actually at that restaurant during that month.) The Peace Ring was first spotted at Los Angeles Airport on April 27, 2013 on Harry's right index finger. He also still wore the dark metal/silver ring on his left middle finger. (left picture) The next day, on April 28, 2013 in Paris, Harry wore the Peace Ring again, on the same finger. (right picture)

The Dancing Rainbow Bears Ring Harry got it around mid 2013 and it is a ring that is tightly linked to the general theme of Gay/Queer Pride, since it closely resembles a rainbow bear design by The Grateful Dead. Harry wore that ring pretty consistently up until 2019. (image source)

The Grateful Dead rainbow bears🌈🧸 design compared to Harry's ring. It's the exact same! (x)

September 23, 2013 in Adelaide, Australia. Harry wore the Peace Ring and the Dancing Rainbow Bears Ring. (source)

Differently from the dark metal/silver ring in early 2013, Harry did wear his Peace Ring and Dancing Rainbow Bears Ring to award shows, i.e. the American Music Awards in November 2013. (source)

Back to the Peace Ring -- Harry wore that ring (and that ring only!) consistently for 8 years ('till 2021) and since then wore it on tour and special occasions, like movie premieres, as well as showing it in his Tour Highlight videos on IG. Meaning: in April 2025 he'll have worn his Peace Ring since 12 years.

For the first time since he had gotten his Peace Ring 8 years prior, at the Grammy's on March 14, 2021 Harry did not wear it, but wore a Bird Ring in its stead. Same at the Brit Awards on May 11, 2021.

4 months later, "[in] Denver on September 7, 2021, [...] he wore the Peace Ring [again]. [...] After that night, another 8 months passed. Finally on May 19, 2022 the Peace Ring was back [...] during one performance in New York, US." Harry wore the ring for 17 public appearances in 2022, including the My Policeman premiere on Sep 9, 2022. - All this comes from this awesome post with photos made by @ishipmutualrespect. Definitely check it out, especially about very recent ring sightings.

Lastly, the Peace Ring made an appearance in his IG video recap for the Love On Tour tour 2023, where he shows his rings for a few seconds.

(gif credit, made by @delicatepointofview)

The Turquoise Ring "Harry [started wearing] the Turquoise Ring in 2014 and wore it consistently for a while until, I believe, it broke. [...] it’s Louis’ birthstone (December birthstone is turquoise) and [...] turquoise is a blue/green stone (and, as you know, blue & green are Larry colours)." - via this post from 2017 by the wonderful @twopoppies "The Turquoise Ring [...] is also the birthstone for December— who do we know born in December? Turquoise is also a literal mix of blue and green.." 💙💚 (x)

The Rose Ring Another ring was added to his collection -- one that again is tied to Louis' and his relationship. The Rose Ring that Louis bought for Harry in early 2017 at Dover street market.

"The rose ring popped up [...] in London [...] in March 2017. It also has a caterpillar inside. And Louis probably definitely* bought it for him. There’s also a lot of speculation about this being connected to Harry’s rose tattoo which is, of course, connected to Louis’ dagger tattoo." - (x) *content linked to is unfortunately no longer available

Harry sadly lost his Rose Ring at an Ariana Grande concert in August 2019. There's even a video of him searching for it with a flashlight in the crowd, poor bub 😔 You can hear him saying "I've lost my ring."🥀

The Red Stone/Ruby Rings "I’ve seen talk about it being Louis’ birthstone (he’s a Capricorn and the Capricorn birthstone is a garnet) and that it’s possibly also another engagement ring." (x) The Ruby is also the birthstone of July. And Louis and Harry met each other for the first time at X-Factor on July 10, 2010. After talking with @fookinhellcurlyyy about her incredible on-going Larry master doc project, she found out that as of today (March 2025), Harry already owns three garnet/red stone/ruby rings.

It's also important to note that during the 1D era, Harry often obviously messed and fiddled with all these rings that are tied to Louis whenever they were asked about marriage, kids, etc. And he did it very obviously so. I always thought that very meaningful and symbolistic.

This was while Louis said "Sometimes people get engaged for years…” (Harry plays with his Turquoise Ring)

Ring fam is all together 🌈 (RIP Turquoise Ring and Rose Ring, you are missed)

My personal thoughts Harry's bought and got gifted a lot more rings over time, of course; especially after 2018, and I'm sure that i.e. the Pearl Ring might also be a Louis-ring, but I haven't had the spoons to extend this post, yet. Given Louis&Harry's history of gift-giving and Harry's obvious joy of wearing/styling with rings, I can honestly imagine the majority of his collection was gifted to Harry by his Lou. The mentioned rings are the ones I personally find most significant, because they so clearly & right from the start tie to Louis' and his relationship, as well as to Harry's sense of self (Dancing Rainbow Bears Ring as a Pride ring) and he was wearing them during Louis' and his tightest closeting & stunting years. They're all such Harry Staple rings. I really loved the Rose Ring that Louis got Harry in 2017 🌹🗡, it was so significantly tied to their matching tattoos and was so Harry. Classic, striking, delicately detailed, with big personal meaning referencing their shared history, and with a little secret stashed inside of it. The sad loss of the ring in 2019 could also possibly mean Harry has become more cautious about when to wear certain rings in general (not to mention 2020 - 2022 during the pandemic, where he'd have had to constantly take off his rings to wash & sanitise his hands and every time he'd take them off, he'd risk losing a precious ring.) I could imagine that the Turquoise Ring and the Red Stone/Ruby Rings Harry got himself to remind himself of Louis, but honestly, who knows? Maybe Louis got him those, too. These two have always loved to spoil each other right from the start, haha ("Wrapped it myself. It even has a bow on it.")

And in the special case of the Peace Ring -- I never had any doubt that it's a promise/engagement/wedding ring, in whatever sense they wanted it to be. Let's not forget that same sex marriage wasn't even legal in the UK until March 2014. I once wrote "It clearly shows what a beautiful and powerful way to express themselves to the world it was for them; as individuals, but also deeply bonded and visually belonging together. A quiet, visual rebellion; [...] constantly speaking the words they couldn't say." about their matching tattoos (complete H&L tattoo timeline) and I believe with Harry's rings it was quite similar, especially during 2012 - 2015. Louis didn't wear a ring publicly, but he got his middle and ring finger tattooed instead, often fiddles with that tattoo like he'd spin a ring around it and proudly shows the tattoo off like one would with a wedding band. There's also the New Zealand receipt that he wore/wears a wedding ring in private when he's not working. (both sources from @twopoppies)

In conclusion, I have no doubt that Harry's Peace Ring stood and stands for their commitment to each other; for Harry belonging to Louis. We all know how possessive they were of each other from day 1, heavily enhanced by how much they had to constantly watch each other publicly (fake-)dating someone else; how hard they were pressured to break up and/or pretend they weren't in love with each other. Harry's expression of style and self has evolved and keeps evolving still (and from day 1, he's always had Louis' unwavering, nurturing love & support for it) and compared to the rings Harry wears nowadays, the Peace Ring's design seems quite plain, but that is also a sign of the times - and Harry's held on to it. And I find it such a beautiful fact that he's been proudly wearing it for over 10 years now. I mean, gosh, Louis and him will have their 15th anniversary in 2025! That's huge! :')

And I think the ring stands for all that -- for the essence of their relationship; that they are forever each other's ultimate peace, love, and home.

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RESOURCES 💍 ☮ Harry's Rings tag by @daisiesonafield-blog ☮ A timeline from 2021 of Harry's rings on Twitter ☮ Peace Ring Masterpost/timeline posts by @ishipmutualrespect ☮ extensive Rings on Tour post by @ishipmutualrespect ☮ dedicated tumblr to when the Peace Ring appears: @thepeaceringtimeline ☮ Peace Ring Pride - NoStuntsMagazine from July 2022 ☮ Peace Ring tag by @daisiesonafield-blog ☮ Twitter account for the Peace Ring that is funny and cute

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