Necklaces are worn around the neck and are the articles of the jewelry. They are commonly made from a metal jewelry chain, whereas others might be woven or they are manufactured from the cloth using the twine or the string.

Necklaces have got common features including the colorful stones which are particularly jewels and the gemstones. Wood is also used when it’s curved or when polished, the shells, beads and the feathers. A pendant is a Necklace with the primary hanging features. Whereas if it happens that the pendant is a small container, then that is called a locket.

There are several types of necklaces in which their classification is by length. Mostly women necklaces are classified by length. There is the choker in which it is classified as 35centimeters to 41 centimeters long and it sits high in the neck. The princess necklace is 45 centimeters to 50centimetres long and it is longer than the choker.

There is the Matinee necklace which ranges between 56 to 58 centimeters long and it is a single strand which rests at the top of the cleavage. There is the opera necklace which is 75 to 90 centimeters long and it usually sits at the breastbone. The rope necklace is any necklace that happens to be longer than 90 centimeters which is the length of the opera necklace. These are just few examples of necklaces whereby there are many others in various references and sites.