No the pinky ring is an Italian thing my father,uncles all wore them all the time and they were legit guys.
Out of curiosity, did they wear their wedding rings as well?
I always remember my uncles, cousins, etc... wearing a wedding ring & gold watch on their left hand and a pinky ring & gold bracelet on the right hand. Of course they had the horn & malocchio thing and crucifix gold necklace as well.
That's the way it's supposed to be worn, on the right hand, so it's not next to the wedding ring. And they usually do wear the bracelet on the right wrist as well.
I just find it amusing that men will wear a pinky ring for fashion, or to show they're connected, yet won't wear a wedding ring to show connection to their wife.
In Italy, though, connected men will generally wear the ring to show they're connected when they dress to go out.
