This year, after nearly a century break, wonderful jewelries came back in fashion — they are a choker and sautoir. How beautifully they are described in fashion magazines: "Choker and sautoir — the most free and diverse accessories of high fashion." Or here's another: "They are the most recognizable symbols of the reckless 30's: ladies casually threw them over their shoulder, wrapped around the wrist, and even framed the deep V-neck on the back."

A collection of the jewelries was created for The Great Gatsby by Tiffany:

A diamond sautoir by Chanel Haute Joillerie for Anna Karenina (Joe Wright, 2012).

Sautoire gained wide popularity in the 1920s, in the epoch of art Deco, to emphasize femininity of the girls wearing short hairdresses and straight clothing cuts.

However, the kind of elongated beads wrapped in many layers appeared at the end of the 19th century. Here are some photos and pictures of the time:

One of the first ladies in Europe wearing the beads was the wife of the English Prince Edward VII, Alexandra of Denmark:

By the way, since we are talking about the English aristocracy... Princess Diana loved wearing chockers, especially with pearls:

Chocker is a bracelet or tape, tightly grasping the neck. This type of jewelry first appeared in the 2nd century BC. Chockers were worn by ladies from the high society starting with the Renaissance to classicism. The fashion is reflected in portraits of the time, especially in works of German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553).

And here are some modern chockers. With beads:

Lace:

Velvet:

Leather:

And others:

Personally, I an very impressed with this accessory. I want to draw your attention to jewelries by Girolamo Etro. A bright comeback:

Thank you for reading!

Yours,

Elena Martysheva