Women's 5mm Yellow Gold Tennis Choker: Three Ways to Layer It

The 5mm Yellow Gold tennis choker is a good anchor for a neck stack. It is wide enough that its settings still read in the middle of a pile, and slim enough to sit beside almost anything. Here are three combinations, with the lengths that make each one work.

What the anchor brings

It is a single row of round settings in Yellow Gold claws, closed with SKRT's triple-lock latch of one click plus two side clasps. Heavy 18K gold plating covers a 316L stainless steel core, and the metal is hypoallergenic for most skin. Nine lengths, from 13 to 26 inches, mean you can set it anywhere from a high choker to a lower-chest necklace, which is what makes it useful as the fixed point in a stack. At 13 it sits high and tight, 14 is the classic choker, 15 is relaxed, 16 rests at the base of the neck, 18 on the collarbone, 20 below it, 22 above the bust, 24 at the bust and 26 on the lower chest.

Recipe one: the width ladder

Wear three tennis chokers of rising width, narrowest closest to the neck. The Diamond Tennis Choker/ Necklace in Yellow Gold - 4mm goes at 14 inches, the classic choker. The 5mm sits at 16, the base of the neck. The Diamond Tennis Choker/ Necklace in Yellow Gold - 6mm drops to 18, at the collarbone. Each row is a little bolder than the one above it, so the stack looks graduated instead of crowded.

Recipe two: tennis over a Cuban

For contrast, pair the 5mm at 14 inches with the Cuban Link Choker/ Necklace in Yellow Gold - 12mm at 18. The four inch gap lets the fine line of settings sit clear above the heavier links. Wear a plain, open neckline so the two pieces are the only pattern.

Recipe three: tennis and rope

The Rope Choker/ Necklace in Yellow Gold - 3mm adds texture without adding shine. Put the rope at 14 inches and the 5mm at 16. The twisted gold next to the row of settings gives you two kinds of light for one color.

Or wear it alone

A stack is optional. One 5mm tennis choker at 22 inches, above the bust, or 24 inches, at the bust, is a clean single necklace with a long, steady line of light. At 14 inches it is the classic choker by itself. The row of settings is complete enough that nothing else has to be added.

Rules that keep a stack tidy

• Leave about 2 inches between lengths so the pieces do not tangle.
• Keep the narrower chain closer to the neck.
• Stay in one finish. Yellow Gold with Yellow Gold looks planned.
• Use the SKRT Size Guide to check where each length falls before you choose a combination.

Stacks tangle in storage

Chains worn together get stored together by habit, which is how they knot. Give each piece its own pouch or box, somewhere dry and not the bathroom. Put them on after lotion and perfume have dried, take them off before pools, hot tubs, saltwater and long hot showers, and wipe each one with a soft microfiber cloth. The Care Instructions page covers the monthly clean, and every piece is backed by SKRT's Lifetime Guarantee.

Quick answers

How far apart should layered chokers sit?

About 2 inches is the starting point, and the chains tend to rub and tangle when they sit closer. Go up to 4 inches when one piece is much heavier, as with a Cuban.

Can I hang a pendant from the 5mm?

Regular SKRT pendants are confirmed for tennis chains up to 4mm, so use the 4mm tennis choker or the 3mm rope choker for a pendant. For 5mm, check the pendant's own page first.

Is this a choker or a necklace?

Both. At 13 to 15 inches it is a choker, 16 sits at the base of the neck, and 18 to 26 inches let it hang as a necklace down to the lower chest.

The row that holds a stack together. See the Diamond Tennis Choker/ Necklace in Yellow Gold - 5mm.