Anklet 1067453 224361553 2008-07-08T14:49:12Z EyeSerene 2209582 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/AthleticDiver|AthleticDiver]] ([[User talk:AthleticDiver|talk]]) to last version by 92.17.87.85 {{Unreferenced|date=October 2006}} [[Image:Anklet and toering.jpg|thumb|right|333px|Anklet and toering]] An '''anklet''', ankle chain, or ankle bracelet, is an [[Human physical appearance#Clothing and personal effects|ornament]] worn around the [[ankle]]. Anklets historically have been worn for centuries by unmarried women in [[India]], though in the [[United States]] both casual and more formal anklets became fashionable in the late twentieth century. While in western popular culture both younger men and women may wear casual [[leather]] anklets, they are more popular among women, and more formal anklets ([[silver]], [[gold]], beads) are almost exclusively confined to women's fashion. Much more rarely, the ankle chains are joined by a stretch of chain to limit the step. This prcatice was once more prevalent in the Middle East, where the effect was to give a 'feminine' short tripping step. Today a few western women follow this practice, but rarely in public. A very few people even have 'permanent', e.g. soldered-on, ankle chains, and more rarely still, so is the connecting chain. ==As an ornament== Anklets can be made of [[silver]], [[gold]], and other less precious metals as well as [[leather]], [[plastic]], [[nylon]] and other such materials. In the western world anklets or ankle chains are mainly worn by younger females, but some older [[women]] also wear them. Metal anklets are of two types - ''flexible'' and ''inflexible''. The flexible ones, often called [[pajeb]] or [[jhanjhar]] in [[India]], are made by tying links in a chain. Subsequently, sonorous [[Bell (instrument)|bells]] can be attached to the chain, so that the wearer can make pleasing sounds while walking. Inflexible ones are usually created by giving shape to a flat metal sheet. ==Left or right?== Most anklets seem to be worn on the right ankle. Perhaps this is due to more people being right-handed. Although in eastern cultures, anklets are worn on both ankles. Right ankle may indicate a "hotwife" or cuckold's wife, though this is not universal by any means!{{Fact|date=September 2007}} ==In scuba diving== [[Scuba diver]]s sometimes wear lead anklets to stop a tendency for their legs to float up when diving in a [[drysuit]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}} ==See also== * [[Toe ring]] [[Category:Jewellery]] [[de:Fußkette]] [[it:Cavigliera]]