Fashion Jewelry Choker Necklaces
1990s Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
Gold
Vintage 1960s Choker Necklaces
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
1990s French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
Enamel
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
1990s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Silver
Early 2000s French Choker Necklaces
2010s American Modern Chain Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver, Other
2010s South American Modernist Beaded Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass
2010s French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1970s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver
Late 20th Century American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Choker Necklaces
2010s Mexican Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Mixed Metal
Vintage 1950s American Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Mexican Modern Choker Necklaces
1990s Choker Necklaces
2010s Indian Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s American Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s Choker Necklaces
14k Gold, Gold Plate
2010s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s Italian Choker Necklaces
20th Century American Retro Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
20th Century American Retro Choker Necklaces
Gold-filled
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Choker Necklaces
Silver
Vintage 1960s Choker Necklaces
1990s Choker Necklaces
2010s French Artist Choker Necklaces
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl
2010s Danish Modern Choker Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Choker Necklaces
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces
20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
2010s French Aesthetic Movement Choker Necklaces
Early 2000s French Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Other
Antique and Vintage Fashion Choker Necklaces for Sale on 1stDibs
Vintage fashion choker necklaces are elegant, alluring and stylish. Cameos, pearls, malachite and other stones can decorate these necklaces, which come in single or multiple strands. Whether it is a statement piece or a delicate chain, these short necklaces always stand out and turn heads.
Costume jewelry, which is also called fashion jewelry, is designed to accessorize with current fashions and is typically made with inexpensive materials. Whether you’re seeking a provocative fashion choker necklace or a similar accessory from the fine jewelry collection on 1stDibs that exudes elegance and grace, the offerings here present something for everyone.
The history of the choker can be traced back thousands of years, with Sumerian examples discovered from 2600–2500 B.C. They endured as a popular form of adornment through the centuries, and during the French Revolution they took on a symbolic significance. Women wore ribbons around their throats to mark the passing of those killed by the guillotine. Soon, the plain ribbons were adorned with small cameos and other ornamentation.
European choker necklaces gained a salacious reputation in the 19th century when prostitutes were associated with black ribbons tied around the neck, such as the model in Édouard Manet’s Olympia (1863). Queen Alexandra, Princess of Wales, reversed the trend in the late 19th century by wearing a large pearl and diamond choker, reputedly to hide a scar.
Fashioned from gold, pearls and other precious stones and metals, chokers continued to be worn into the 20th century, alternately statements of wealth and rebellion. They experienced periods of revival in the 1920s, ’40s, ’70s and ’90s for both men and women.
Fashion chokers designed by Trifari, Kenneth Jay Lane, Miriam Haskell and others make a statement with an unmistakable air of femininity — find a collection of antique, new and vintage fashion choker necklaces today on 1stDibs.