{"id":32561,"date":"2016-04-23T23:58:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T03:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=32561"},"modified":"2016-06-27T23:05:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T03:05:43","slug":"anklets-and-chokers-not-just-for-coachella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/anklets-and-chokers-not-just-for-coachella\/","title":{"rendered":"Anklets and Chokers. Not Just for Coachella!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The choker necklace has gotten so hot so fast this spring &#8212; especially at <a href=\"http:\/\/fashionista.com\/2016\/04\/coachella-chokers\" target=\"_blank\">Coachella<\/a> &#8212; that Vogue is\u00a0ready to declare the style so over in favor of ankle bracelets, aka anklets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Forget the choker necklace, this is the accessory you need this summer: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FEVuX8Liqf\">https:\/\/t.co\/FEVuX8Liqf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/voguemagazine\/status\/722670317127274496\">April 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When I saw that tweet, I was like &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/o-rly\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32602 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/orly.jpg\" alt=\"orly\" width=\"498\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/orly.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/orly-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; because last June, I declared anklets were due for a big fine-jewelry comeback.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32603\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/jewels-of-the-month-part-2-anklet-season\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32603\" class=\"wp-image-32603 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ankletsblog.jpg\" alt=\"Click to read the whole post from June 2015.\" width=\"498\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ankletsblog.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ankletsblog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ankletsblog-300x301.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to read the whole post from June 2015.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Stick with me if you want to get an early jump on the hot jewelry trends, people.<\/p>\n<p>I have some new anklet styles debuting this spring\/summer, but in the meantime you can shop my barbed wire style from last year. I have it in silver &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32604\" style=\"width: 370px\" 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-32604\" class=\"wp-image-32604 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ankletasseenon__31750_std.jpg\" alt=\"$350. Modeled by Eryn Patton. Click to purchase.\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ankletasseenon__31750_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ankletasseenon__31750_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ankletasseenon__31750_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">$350. Modeled by Eryn Patton. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230; 18K yellow gold with diamonds &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32605\" 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-32605\" class=\"wp-image-32605 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BW_Anklet_G_Dia_60__84209_std.jpg\" alt=\"Click to purchase.\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BW_Anklet_G_Dia_60__84209_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BW_Anklet_G_Dia_60__84209_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BW_Anklet_G_Dia_60__84209_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230; and my personal favorite, platinum and diamonds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32606\" 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-32606\" class=\"wp-image-32606 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BW_Anklet_P_Dia_60__19696_std.jpg\" alt=\"BW_Anklet_P_Dia_60__19696_std\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BW_Anklet_P_Dia_60__19696_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BW_Anklet_P_Dia_60__19696_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BW_Anklet_P_Dia_60__19696_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/jewels-of-the-month-part-1-punk-platinum\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve been all about using platinum in unexpected ways<\/a>, and not a lot of people dare to put platinum around their ankles!<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the Coachella music festival, if you follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandes\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">my personal Instagram<\/a>, you know I was there last weekend, accompanied by my concert-loving friend Jessie.<br \/>\n<center><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BEPbTNSB9Xy\/\" target=\"_blank\">O hai! Waiting for @christineandthequeens with @jessital7 #coachella #coachella2016 #selfie #coachellaselfie #music #concert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-04-16T00:28:59+00:00\">Apr 15, 2016 at 5:28pm PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you follow Taylor Swift&#8217;s Instagram, you know she was also at Coachella last weekend and wondering if chokers are the new flower crowns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 37.4537037037% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BERUJqLjvOO\/\" target=\"_blank\">I feel like maybe chokers are the new flower crowns?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-04-16T18:04:59+00:00\">Apr 16, 2016 at 11:04am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/beauty\/how-the-flower-crown-became-the-it-accessory-of-115674941768.html\" target=\"_blank\">Flower crowns<\/a> have been a very popular and increasingly mocked part of Coachella fashion for years. Based on my observations, the crowns are indeed over. I saw one or two gals with cat-ear headpieces made of flowers, one or two guys wearing the old-style flower crown, and one young lady with a good sense of humor sporting a crop top that read, &#8220;Fuck your flower crown.&#8221; (Nope, I don&#8217;t know where you can get one of those tops!)<br \/>\n<center><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BEUt_Yah9Te\/\" target=\"_blank\">You can jusssst about see that Blue Wig&#8217;s tshirt says &#8220;fuck your flower crown.&#8221; #coachellastyle is getting meta &#8230; ? #coachella #coachella2016 #coachellafashion #flowercrowns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-04-18T01:48:30+00:00\">Apr 17, 2016 at 6:48pm PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I even managed to get through the first two days of the weekend without spotting a non-Native American wearing a feather headdress. <a href=\"http:\/\/nativeappropriations.com\/2010\/04\/but-why-cant-i-wear-a-hipster-headdress.html\" target=\"_blank\">It seems the notion that that is offensive to Native Americans has finally gotten through to people<\/a>. (Then, on the last day, I saw a couple of guys wearing them.)<\/p>\n<p>But chokers! <a href=\"http:\/\/fashionista.com\/2016\/04\/coachella-chokers\" target=\"_blank\">Chokers were everywhere<\/a>, so common that <a href=\"http:\/\/fashionista.com\/2016\/04\/alexa-chung-coachella\" target=\"_blank\">they&#8217;re already dead to It girl Alexa Chung<\/a>. What I saw were mostly black fabric or plastic chokers, and those are dead to me too. Those inexpensive trend pieces weren&#8217;t all that attractive in the 1990s, and they&#8217;re not any better now. I&#8217;ve always loved a fine-jewelry choker. Those never get old to me.<\/p>\n<p>I got my first beautiful choker from my mother, who gave me her own piece while I was still in grade school. I used to wear it as a bracelet as well as a choker. Admittedly, this one is costume jewelry, not fine jewelry, but it&#8217;s pretty damn stunning and it&#8217;s still in good shape after all these years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32608\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32608\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32608\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/oldchoker.jpg\" alt=\"I've still got it!\" width=\"498\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/oldchoker.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/oldchoker-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;ve still got it!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Much later, but before I started designing jewelry myself, MrB bought me an exquisite aquamarine, platinum and diamond choker by Cathy Waterman. I wore it to Lutece for my Y2K New Year&#8217;s party.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32609\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starcelebritydresses.com\/celebrity-occasion-dresses\/tina-fey\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32609\" class=\"wp-image-32609 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/newyearsy2k.jpg\" alt=\"tina fey dress\" width=\"320\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/newyearsy2k.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/newyearsy2k-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#8217;s me in the middle! Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A few years after that, I got this pearl, diamond and yellow gold choker from the diamond wholesaler with whom I would eventually go into the jewelry business.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32614\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starcelebritydresses.com\/celebrity-occasion-dresses\/sarah-hyland\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32614\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32614\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hair1small.jpg\" alt=\"Seen in 2014.\" width=\"498\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hair1small.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hair1small-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hair1small-300x336.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seen in 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I first wore a version of that choker to the Oscars in 2003, with the Versace dress I found at a consignment store.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32616\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starcelebritydresses.com\/celebrity-occasion-dresses\/kate-beckinsale\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32616\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32616\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/versace-2003.2.jpg\" alt=\"I'm looking for a bigger photo but this is all I have right now.\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/versace-2003.2.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/versace-2003.2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m looking for a bigger photo but this is all I have right now.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That was my future business partner&#8217;s original version of the choker. As you can see, it was too big for me. Later, she made one in my size, and I&#8217;ve been wearing it for the past 13 years &#8230; including to this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/what-wendy-wore-the-2016-vanity-fair-oscar-party\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vanity Fair Oscar party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCXfYtAjZQ8\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pearl choker and layered necklaces at the #vanityfairoscarparty. Plus MrB in the Pucci tie I picked out for him #oscars #oscarjewelry #oscarparty #choker #necklaces #vanityfair #selfie #coupleselfies<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-02-29T10:35:49+00:00\">Feb 29, 2016 at 2:35am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\nBasically, people wearing or over-wearing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/miss-vogue\/celebrity-style\/2016\/04\/choker-how-to-wear-kendall-jenner-gigi-hadid\" target=\"_blank\">black ribbons on their necks<\/a> aren&#8217;t going to put an end to my lifelong love for a gorgeous choker. You can&#8217;t compare ribbons and real jewelry! Judging from her envelope-pushing new &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wfN4PVaOU5Q\" target=\"_blank\">Needed Me<\/a>&#8221; video, Rihanna is on my side, because the pearl choker she wears looks hawt paired with her gun and exposed nipples. As you can see from my &#8220;twins&#8221; collage of me and Rihanna below, a pearl choker looks just as good with MrB&#8217;s white shirt.<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BEbu_3KjZU6\/\" target=\"_blank\">We like the look of @badgalriri &#8216;s pearl choker in her #neededme video. Wendy&#8217;s choker is similar but has more rows of pearls. #neededmevideo #rihjewelry #rihanna #navy #navi #choker #pearls #pearlchoker #badgalriri #jewelry #necklace #whatwendywore<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-04-20T19:11:59+00:00\">Apr 20, 2016 at 12:11pm PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/center>Stay tuned for the platinum choker I&#8217;m working on. I&#8217;ll introduce that this spring\/summer. In your more immediate future will be my posts on what I wore and, more importantly, what live music I saw at Coachella.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The choker necklace has gotten so hot so fast this spring &#8212; especially at Coachella &#8212; that Vogue is\u00a0ready to declare the style so over in favor of ankle bracelets, aka anklets. &nbsp; Forget the choker necklace, this is the accessory you need this summer: https:\/\/t.co\/FEVuX8Liqf \u2014 Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) April 20, 2016 When I&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/anklets-and-chokers-not-just-for-coachella\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[666,665,10,68,581,23,13,583],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ankle-bracelets","8":"category-anklets","9":"category-celebrities","10":"category-chokers","11":"category-concerts","12":"category-fashion-trends","13":"category-necklaces","14":"category-rihanna","15":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32561"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33255,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32561\/revisions\/33255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}