Anklets

Can You Wear an Anklet in the Fall?

Easily, and the shoes do most of the work. A cropped pant, a midi skirt or rolled jeans leaves a strip of ankle on show, and a loafer, a ballet flat or a low sneaker frames it the way a sandal does in July. US searches for anklets dip to about 27,100 a month in the quietest winter months against 49,500 at the summer peak, so interest never really switches off when the beach closes. Over sheer tights a fine chain or a crystal row catches the light, while chunky beads and charms look best on bare skin. Save starfish and flamingo charms for warm days and vacations, and let a heart or a plain chain carry the colder months.

How Long Should an Anklet Be?

Most adult anklets fall between 9 and 11 inches. Measure the leg with a soft tape just above the ankle bone, then choose an anklet a little longer than that number: close to it for a strand that should sit snug, about an inch over for a chain that should drape. An elastic strand settles wherever it lands, a clasped chain with an extender gives you a couple of inches of play, and a sliding cord adjusts to almost any size. Close the extender a link or so shorter for sneakers and low boots, then let it out for sandals, and one anklet carries you through the whole year.

Picking a Starfish, Heart or Sun Charm

The charm is the part a stranger notices first, so let it say something. Starfish and shell charms belong to the beach and still read as summer in October. A flamingo is the playful pick, a flash of pink at the ankle. A heart, on a fine chain or as the clasp of a gemstone strand, moves easily from a pool deck to a dinner out. A sun charm leans boho and festival. For an anklet you plan to wear every day, a heart or a crystal row goes with more outfits than a beach motif does.

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