An antique accessory that dates back several millennia and is still invading the modosphere.
Shocked to see him come back after so many years and yet… His return to the forefront of the fashion scene was almost obvious. Indeed, for several months, the fashion and beauty spheres have only been talking about the resurgence of the year 2016, particularly with the trend “2026 is the new 2016” which is causing a sensation on the internet. That year, this accessory was at the height of its glory. On December 23, 2016, W Magazine same title “2016 was the year of the choker.”
So for those who were fed up with crewnecks… Sorry to tell you, but fashion history is replaying itself. It is in fact the choker necklace which comes back to haunt the headwear of all the most prominent celebrities, and which we have seen on all the photocalls of Stormwind.
A logical return which therefore follows that of the 2016 aesthetic, but which is catalyzed by the outfits worn by Margot Robbie during the promotional tour for said film. The actress’ latest looks have given pride of place to the iconic necklace of the 2010s.
On February 2, 2026, at the premiere of the film in the City of Lights, the Australian radiates in an outfit Chanel specially made for her, with a choker necklace signed by the jeweler Lorraine Schwartz. If the velvet neck ribbon is rather fine, the champagne diamond, enhanced by a suspended pear-shaped diamond, is sure to cause a stir: the whole is estimated at 100 carats. Four days later, on February 6, the actress and producer did it again: in her designer outfit Dilara FindikogluMargot Robbie sports a statement choker that hides almost her entire neck. Rebelote on February 12 in Sydney… And so on.
Popular in the 90’s, then back in the 2010s, the choker necklace is used here by Margot Robbie’s stylist to echo the historical period which serves as the setting for Stormwind (1771 to 1802). During this Victorian era, women of the nobility wore the choker to display their wealth; a statutory imaginary partly linked to the British sovereign Anne Boleyn. Queen consort of England during the 16th century, the wife of King Henry VIII is in fact represented in painting with a choker pearl necklace, decorated with the “B” pendant. It is this jewel which is identified as the prototype of the modern choker in Europe.
On the other side of the Channel, namely, in France, the jewel is also seen on the Empress Joséphine, wife of Napoleon I. In France, it is not only a symbol of social status but is also loaded with political symbolism. During the French Revolution, women wore it in the form of a red ribbon in tribute to the victims of the guillotine. Well beyond the centuries, the choker necklace actually dates back several millennia. It is rumored that it has its roots in the era of Mesopotamia and Pharaonic Egypt.
Certainly, the approach of the actress’s stylist rather follows the lines of Method Dressing (made for the actor to dress in real life like the character he plays in the film, editor’s note), but it also re-anchors the 2016 aesthetic and the choker in the imagination of seasoned fashionistas. In any case, in fashion, everything is a question of convergence: elements from different worlds come together in unison to endorse a trend. The stars align…for style’s sake.
