Chokers can be traced back to [Egypt]. They believed that chokers had protective power, and they wore jewelry on the parts of the body they thought needed protection – such as the neck and head. Usually made of gold or lapis lazuli, the signs used offer different protections.
[During the French Revolution] French women wore red ribbons around their necks to pay tribute to those who died on the guillotine. In Britain, there was a fashion for young women to wear red-ribbon necklaces to mock the French aristocracy, who were often guillotined during the French Revolution.
【1860s】The choker necklace had some connection with prostitutes and underclassmen. Manet’s “Olympia” and Degas’s “Dance Lesson” attest to this.
【Victorian period】, choker became the darling of the upper class. The Queen loves chunky ribbon necklaces and wears sparkling diamonds near her throat not only for aesthetics, but also because she has a surgical scar on her neck that they covered up, but also made waves of chokers.
【1920s】chokers are back, made of ribbons, beads, crystals, pearls and various material types, they have gained new popularity by being called DOG COLLARS (dog collars).
The choker was revived again in the [1970s], and hippie culture brought it back to the fashion world. This time it’s unisex accessories for both men and women. Iconic hippies and rock stars wear it on all occasions
[1990] The choker was back in vogue and turned in a different direction – the tattooed choker.
Does a simple black ribbon give off a rebellious or emotional attitude? This is associated with the danger of exposing the neck. The neck is a symbolic point for where the head is cut or removed across the body, the aesthetic of the straight lines gives the viewer a completely different response to the curvature, a necklace used in a political way can speak volumes about a human vulnerability. The French Revolution choker can also be used as a symbol of restoring that sense of powerlessness – a straight line through the throat is a “false injury”, it is powerless, so the wearer has the upper hand.
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