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A choker is a close-fitting necklace worn around the neck, typically 14 inch to 16 inch in length. Chokers can be made of a variety of materials, including velvet , plastic , beads , latex , leather , metal , such as silver, gold, or platinum, etc.
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A choker is a close-fitting necklace, worn high on the neck. Choker or Chokers may also refer to: Choker, a 2005 American film written and directed by Nick Vallelonga; Choker Campbell (1916–1993), American musician "Choker" (song), a song by Twenty One Pilots from Scaled and Icy, 2021; Choker, a cable end used in logging (see choke setter)
A wide choker popular in the Edwardian period (also called a dog collar); the style was introduced by Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later queen consort of the United Kingdom), who wore it to hide a scar on her neck. The various livery collars or chains of office worn by officers of state in England and the United Kingdom.
One choker-style necklace, two bracelets, and multiple rings would be worn at once. Jewelry was particularly important to women because it was considered to be their own property, which could be kept independently of their husband's wealth and used as the women saw fit. They had the right to buy, sell, bequeath, or barter their own jewelry. [8]
By 1500 BC, the peoples of the Indus Valley were creating gold earrings and necklaces, bead necklaces, and metallic bangles. [citation needed] Before 2100 BC, prior to the period when metals were widely used, the largest jewellery trade in the Indus Valley region was the bead trade. Beads in the Indus Valley were made using simple techniques.
The court necklace originated from a Buddhist rosary sent in 1643 by the Dalai Lama to the first emperor of the Qing dynasty. The necklace is composed of 108 small beads, with 4 large beads of contrasting stones to symbolize the 4 seasons, and was placed between groups of 27 beads.
As a teenager, Diana wore a gold choker with a 'D' pendant. [9] In 2017, a sterling silver 'D' necklace owned by the princess as a teenager sold at auction for around US$8,000. [10] [9] Diana was photographed wearing her initial necklace as a nursery assistant while still dating Charles. For her 16th birthday her friends gifted her a gold ...