I find it always fascinating to look back into history
insofar as to the origins of fashion.
Take the history of the Choker as an example:
During the French Revolutionary Period,
women sometimes wore red ribbons around their necks
to pay homage to those who met their death at the guillotine.
Manet’s famous painting, “Olympia,” (circa 1863) depicts a
prostitute wearing a black ribbon around her neck.
During this era, a ribbon around the neck could
also mean that a woman was a prostitute.
Some of history’s most famous chokers can also be found in
Degas’ ballerina paintings in the 1870s and 1880s.
The connection between prostitution and ballet is
born largely out of the 19th century ballet movement.
There was the reality for young ballerinas coming from
working-class families which caused them to work and dance.
As a result, they were sometimes taken advantage of
both physically and financially.
Female dancers were seen as the echelons of prostitution
giving the term ballet girl a sexual connotation
until the mid-twentieth century.
Fast forward to the 21th century, we see that the choker
has evolved to a statement of sophisticated elegance.
This elegance is captured in the details of this
exquisite Stone's Works Snowflake Choker Red Silver Set
and complementing Snowflake Silver Earrings.
Expertly crafted in white gold, the frosty snowflake
design shimmers with class.
At the center of the Snowflake’s design, rests a
graciously placed, elegant bright polished
round-cut diamond with just the right reflection of light.
The pendent earring features a triology of cascading
snowflakes which suspend and secure to the ear with
a simple pierced sterling silver hook.
The choker is secured in the back by a simple box chain clasp.
Store: Stone's Works
Designer: Darkstone Aeon
Product: Snowflake Red Sliver Choker &
Silver Earring Sets
Collection: Winter 2016
Release: December
Available: Swank Event (Click Here)
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