Get All Choked Up — 25 Choker Necklaces To Grace Your Neck This Season
Designed to adorn the neck and hence draw attention to a woman’s face, choker necklaces have been in vogue since the Victorian era, when royals like Queen Victoria and Queen Alexandra of Denmark began accessorizing their lavish gowns with pearl and jeweled strands that snugly encircled their necks. In the 1920s, flapper dancers adorned their fringed dresses with beaded and often draped choker necklaces that, like their playful frocks, features strands that moved and swayed as they did the Charleston. Despite all these eras in which chokers were on trend, the necklace variety is most commonly associated with the ’90s, when velvet, plastic, beaded, leather, lace, and metal versions flooded the market. From Phoebe Buffay to Clarissa Darling, our favorite ’90s TV characters popularized the choker trend even more. Despite their ubiquity in the ’90s, a decade later, chokers had fallen out of favor — that is, until the last two to three years, when they’ve returned in full force.
This season, we’re seeing a wide variety of chokers — wide velvet pieces embellished with pearls and crystals, lacy designs with metallic threads for a hint of shine and shimmering bead accents, Bohemian creations with strands of beads and playful charms, multi-strand pieces that create a layered effect, leather wrap-around iterations, and even textured designs with lavish silk bows meant to be tied at the back of the neck. Whether you want to accessorize a floor-length evening gown or velvet cocktail dress, punch up your graphic tee and leather biker jacket ensemble, or add a dreamy vibe to a free-spirited maxi dress, there’s a choker necklace that will do the trick.
Below, check out 25 lovely options and prepare to get all choked up!
Baublebar Artemis Choker, $48. Available at Baublebar.com
Oscar de la Renta Textured Choker Necklace With Grosgrain Bow, $1315. Available at BergdorfGoodman.com
Fallon Jewelry Monarch Victoriana Velvet Choker, $290. Available at FallonJewelry.com
Saint Laurent Serpent Choker, $1095. Available at Barneys.com
Dannijo Galaxia Choker, $645. Available at Dannijo.com
Eddie Borgo Apollo Silver Small Choker, $300. Available at EddieBorgo.com
Scosha Choker After Sunset, $275. Available at Scosha.com
Vanessa Mooney The Chain & Cross Choker Necklace, $36. Available at VanessaMooney.com
ASOS Wide Embellished Bead Choker Necklace, $18.50. Available at US.Asos.com
Chan Luu Metallic Gray Choker Necklace, $115. Available at Shop.Nordstrom.com
Topshop Think Pink Link Choker Necklace, $15. Available at Us.Topshop.com
BaubleBar Vortex Crystal Choker, $68. Available at Baublebar.com
Jenny Bird Raya Choker, $70. Available at Jenny-Bird.com
Venessa Arizaga Pretty Pearl Choker, $156. Available at VenessaArizaga.com
Sequin NYC Antoinette Turquoise Choker, $198. Available at Sequin-NYC.com
Jenny Packham Multi-Strand Choker, $225. Available at Shop.Nordstrom.com
Sequin NYC All Good Things Choker Necklace, $215. Available at Sequin-NYC.com
Fallon Jewelry Toria Jeweled Buckle Velvet Choker, $225. Available at FallonJewelry.com
The 2Bandits Starship Collar, $132. Available at the2bandits.com
Vanessa Mooney The Chelsea Choker Necklace, $77. Available at VanessaMooney.com
Frasier Sterling Saturday Night Fever Choker, $72. Available at NastyGal.com
Laruicci Gilded Choker Necklace, $325. Available at Laruicci.MyShopify.com
