Yana Nesper: The Choker Is Back

The choker is back—though it never really went away. This piece of jewelry, worn close to the neck, keeps reappearing in new styles. These days, it’s less formal and much more versatile in terms of styling: worn classically around the neck, as a hairband, or casually wrapped around the wrist.

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Yana Nesper reimagines the choker with a combination of silk, gold, and pearls. The result is a piece of jewelry that can be worn in a variety of ways: classically around the neck, in the hair, or as a bracelet. It is precisely this versatility that makes it so appealing.

Yana Nespers’ Sense of Trends

Yana Nesper has repeatedly demonstrated her knack for trends and rediscoveries. With her “Love” necklace, she won the 2025 INHORGENTA Award in the “Designer of the Year” category, thereby setting a new standard for versatility and individualization in jewelry—themes that have since become an integral part of jewelry design.

In the spring of 2026, Yana Nesper brought the brooch back into the spotlight, helping to draw new attention to a piece of jewelry that had long been confined mainly to jewelry boxes. But not just there: Today, brooches can also be found on many a man’s lapel.

A piece of jewelry with a history

The choker is a piece of jewelry with a rich history. Over the centuries, its significance has changed time and again: from a political symbol of remembrance during the French Revolution to a symbol of courtly elegance and luxurious Belle Époque fashion, and on to an expression of women’s emancipation in the 1920s, rebellious style codes in the 1970s, and the mainstream cult of the 1990s.

Today, the choker is particularly interesting because it isn’t limited to any one occasion. It adds a touch of style without being too overpowering, and works just as well as a piece of jewelry as it does as a deliberate styling element.