Thursday 22 May 2014

Choosing The Right Rhinestone Chokers

By Marci Glover


The term rhinestone refers to rock crystals. These rock crystals were extracted from the river Rhine and thus they were literally stones from the river Rhine. The stones shine and resemble diamonds and are used for a number of purposes, everything from costumes to car wheels. A great example of stylish jewellery you may want to purchase are rhinestone chokers.

Rhinestones are named after stones that were originally discovered in the river Rhine in Germany. They were extracted as it was mistakenly believed that these stones were diamonds due to the distinct shine that the stones created, making them stand out from the other stones in the river. However the person that discovered them was very entrepreneurial and sold jewellery made from the stones.

After they were discovered the stones were then reshaped and cut. They were placed into jewellery in much the same way as a diamond would do. Indeed a lot of people still use rhinestones instead of diamonds due to their shine and the fact that it can be hard for people to spot the difference.

Chokers have an interesting history. For example in revolutionary France they were often worn by women in order to show sympathy for wrongly executed people. A red choker would often be a symbol of sympathy. In fact throughout history women have used them as a method of sending subtle coded messages.

For example some people wear theirs with a turtleneck sweater. Alone the sweater may look a little bit too conservative. The addition of the rhinestone can add a bit more glitter and shine in order to attract the eye and provide a bit more variety to your look to compliment the sweater.

For example if you have long blond hair having thick and chunky jewellery can often stand out for the wrong reasons! Therefore it is better to use a smaller band choker with a rhinestone as this smaller and slightly more demure than having something thicker in order to complement longer hair.

If you do want to wear thicker items of jewellery a choker is often a better alternative to thicker metal. The reason is that thicker items can often come across as more aggressive. This is fine if this is the kind of image you are going for but at times you may want a choker to tone it down, possibly using leather or some form of fabric with a jewel rather than metal. If you are unsure of whether or not the item is right for you then you should go to a store and ask to look at some items, comparing them to something you want to wear.

As with any kind of material the quality of rhinestones can vary. Even if you are purchasing online it is often worth going into a high street clothing store and comparing different items with the clothes that you want to wear. Careful shopping around will make it easier to find something that will work best for the look that you wish to achieve. Use your regular search engine for more information as well as customer feedback and reviews to find the best companies and items.




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