{"id":29541,"date":"2015-06-17T21:40:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T01:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=29541"},"modified":"2015-06-17T21:40:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T01:40:08","slug":"jewels-of-the-month-part-2-anklet-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/jewels-of-the-month-part-2-anklet-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewels of the Month, Part 2: Anklet Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I want to highlight one of the styles I introduced in <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/jewels-of-the-month-part-1-punk-platinum\/\" target=\"_blank\">yesterday&#8217;s post<\/a>: the ankle bracelet, aka anklet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29542\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Barbed-Wire-Anklet-%252d-Platinum\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29542\" class=\"wp-image-29542 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BW_Anklet_P_Dia_60__19696_std1.jpg\" alt=\"BW_Anklet_P_Dia_60__19696_std\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BW_Anklet_P_Dia_60__19696_std1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BW_Anklet_P_Dia_60__19696_std1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BW_Anklet_P_Dia_60__19696_std1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My barbed wire anklet in platinum and diamonds. Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anklet\" target=\"_blank\"> anklets have been around since ancient times<\/a> and are still a perennial in some cultures, in the U.S. they&#8217;ve gone in and out of fashion. I say they&#8217;re due for a big, fine-jewelry comeback! In recent years, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manrepeller.com\/2011\/06\/extensive-look-at-arm-party.html\" target=\"_blank\">arm parties<\/a>&#8221; of bracelets; &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/fashionista.com\/2013\/02\/ring-parties-arm-parties\" target=\"_blank\">finger parties<\/a>&#8221; of rings; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.luxemi.com\/2012\/06\/28\/summer-2012-jewelry-trend-charming-celebrity-hand-chains\/\" target=\"_blank\">hand jewelry<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elle.com\/fashion\/accessories\/tips\/g9023\/earring-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">ears<\/a> full of studs, earring jackets, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/jewel-of-the-month-fitzroy-the-cat-ear-climbers\/\" target=\"_blank\">ear climbers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glamourmagazine.co.uk\/fashion\/celebrity-fashion\/2013\/06\/celebrity-fashion-trend-ear-cuffs\" target=\"_blank\">ear cuffs<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/3cJtL6DZcC\/?taken-by=wendybrandesjewelry\" target=\"_blank\">layers and layers of necklaces<\/a>; and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.celebuzz.com\/photos\/celebrities-in-body-chains\/\" target=\"_blank\">body chains<\/a>. Every body part has been loaded with jewelry except for the leg. The poor leg. THINK OF THE LEG FOR GOD&#8217;S SAKE!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29543\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Barbed-Wire-Anklet-%252d-Gold\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29543\" class=\"wp-image-29543 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BW_Anklet_G_Dia_Z__67059_std.jpg\" alt=\"BW_Anklet_G_Dia_Z__67059_std\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BW_Anklet_G_Dia_Z__67059_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BW_Anklet_G_Dia_Z__67059_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BW_Anklet_G_Dia_Z__67059_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My barbed wire anklet in 18K yellow gold and diamonds. Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Summer with its leg-baring shorts and dresses is obviously the best season for showing off anklets. But you can also wear an anklet with a more covered-up look &#8212; even jeans &#8212; the way my former employee Eryn does.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29544\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Barbed-Wire-Anklet-%252d-Silver\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29544\" class=\"wp-image-29544\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/barbedwireanklebracelet.jpg\" alt=\"barbedwireanklebracelet\" width=\"498\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/barbedwireanklebracelet.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/barbedwireanklebracelet-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/barbedwireanklebracelet-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My silver barbed wire anklet. Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before the weather warmed up, Eryn wore her anklet over socks.<\/p>\n<p>For a long time, the only anklets I&#8217;ve seen have been woven ones &#8212; friendship-bracelet styles &#8212; worn by pre-teens and teens. That makes it seem a little subversive to wear a high-end ankle bracelet, and you know I like subversion! The platinum version of my anklet is especially amusing to me, because even in the fine-jewelry anklet heyday in the 1970s and &#8217;80s, 14K gold was\u00a0<em>de rigueur<\/em>.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/jewels-of-the-month-part-1-punk-platinum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Like I said yesterday<\/a>, I want to shake up platinum a little and treat it\/wear it in unexpected ways, so the anklet is going to be my No. 1 platinum look this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Shop my anklets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/search.php?search_query=anklet&amp;x=0&amp;y=0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to highlight one of the styles I introduced in yesterday&#8217;s post: the ankle bracelet, aka anklet. While anklets have been around since ancient times and are still a perennial in some cultures, in the U.S. they&#8217;ve gone in and out of fashion. I say they&#8217;re due for a big, fine-jewelry comeback! 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