| An anklet, ankle chain, or ankle bracelet is an | | | | Anklets can be made of silver, gold, and other |
| ornament worn around the ankle. Barefoot anklets | | | | less precious metals as well as leather, plastic, |
| and toe rings historically have been worn for | | | | nylon and other such materials. In the western |
| centuries by women in India, though in the United | | | | world anklets or ankle chains are mainly worn by |
| States both casual and more formal anklets | | | | younger females, but some older women also |
| became fashionable in the late twentieth century. | | | | wear them. |
| While in western popular culture both younger | | | | Metal anklets are of two types - flexible and |
| men and women may wear casual leather | | | | inflexible. The flexible ones, often called pajeb or |
| anklets, they are popular among barefoot women. | | | | jhanjhar in India, are made by tying links in a chain. |
| Formal anklets (silver, gold, beads) are common | | | | Subsequently, sonorous bells can be attached to |
| women's fashion jewelry. | | | | the chain, so that the wearer can make pleasing |
| <a rel="nofollow" | | | | sounds while walking. Inflexible ones are usually |
| onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', ' | | | | created by giving shape to a flat metal sheet. |
| outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href=" tights< | | | | Most anklets seem to be worn on the right ankle. |
| a>Much more rarely, the ankle chains are | | | | Perhaps this is due to more people being |
| joined by a stretch of chain to limit the step. This | | | | right-handed. Although in eastern cultures, anklets |
| practice was once more prevalent in the Middle | | | | are worn on both ankles. Either ankle may indicate |
| East, where the effect was to give a 'feminine' | | | | a "hotwife" or cuckold's wife, though this is not |
| short tripping step. Today a few western women | | | | universal by any means.[citation needed] |
| follow this practice, but rarely in public. A very | | | | Scuba divers sometimes wear lead anklets to |
| few people even have 'permanent', e.g. | | | | stop a tendency for their legs to float up when |
| soldered-on, ankle chains, and more rarely still, so | | | | diving in a drysuit. |
| is the connecting chain. | | | | |