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- Halo Floating Choker | One-of-a-Kind Pastel Necklace
Halo Floating Choker | One-of-a-Kind Pastel Necklace
Halo Floating Choker | One-of-a-Kind Pastel Necklace
Fastened at the front with a large freshwater pearl, this pastel gemstone choker is built to look as if it floats: a collar of 12-gauge 14k gold-filled wire holding a cluster of pale stones in the open space at the front of the neck.
The palette is soft and watery. Purple, pink and gray sapphires, pale amethyst, morganite, aquamarine, a crown-cut mixed beryl, mystic quartz and round freshwater pearls gather around blue-flash marquise moonstone, whose glow seems to move as you do. On the opposite side of the cluster, a cascade of 14k gold-filled sequin chain anchored with tiny moonstone rondelles falls as a counterweight.
If a statement choker has ever felt heavy on you, or shifted out of place, here is how this one is built. The hook clasp sits at the front, and closing the collar there gives the wire the rigidity to hold its floating shape, so Halo carries real visual weight and still sits light on the neck. Inside the cluster, two large pale amethysts and one aquamarine were drilled through and threaded with several wires as anchors, which hold the whole vine of stones in place.
Wear it with an open neckline or a plain crewneck, so the space around the cluster can do its work. The Halo Earrings repeat its sequin chain cascade if you want the set.
Andrea Li formed it by hand in her Denver studio, and there will never be a second Halo: for the one statement piece in a pared-back wardrobe.
This piece has found its home. If it speaks to you, I can make something in its spirit.
Ships same day (Mon–Wed orders before 4pm MT) FedEx 2-Day | Fully Insured | Signature Required 14-day returns | Full shipping & returns policy →
Fastened at the front with a large freshwater pearl, this pastel gemstone choker is built to look as if it floats: a collar of 12-gauge 14k gold-filled wire holding a cluster of pale stones in the open space at the front of the neck.
The palette is soft and watery. Purple, pink and gray sapphires, pale amethyst, morganite, aquamarine, a crown-cut mixed beryl, mystic quartz and round freshwater pearls gather around blue-flash marquise moonstone, whose glow seems to move as you do. On the opposite side of the cluster, a cascade of 14k gold-filled sequin chain anchored with tiny moonstone rondelles falls as a counterweight.
If a statement choker has ever felt heavy on you, or shifted out of place, here is how this one is built. The hook clasp sits at the front, and closing the collar there gives the wire the rigidity to hold its floating shape, so Halo carries real visual weight and still sits light on the neck. Inside the cluster, two large pale amethysts and one aquamarine were drilled through and threaded with several wires as anchors, which hold the whole vine of stones in place.
Wear it with an open neckline or a plain crewneck, so the space around the cluster can do its work. The Halo Earrings repeat its sequin chain cascade if you want the set.
Andrea Li formed it by hand in her Denver studio, and there will never be a second Halo: for the one statement piece in a pared-back wardrobe.
This piece has found its home. If it speaks to you, I can make something in its spirit.
Ships same day (Mon–Wed orders before 4pm MT) FedEx 2-Day | Fully Insured | Signature Required 14-day returns | Full shipping & returns policy →
From the bench
I got to the bench ready to build a floating choker and found I had only enough wire in 12 gauge, which changed the piece.
Once soldered, the circumference came out far too large, and 12-gauge turned out too thin to hold the floating concept rigid on its own, so the clasp moved to the front to give it a spine.
On the opposite side of the cluster a cascade of 14k gold-filled sequin chain anchored with tiny moonstone rondelles falls as the counterweight.
How a wire shortage became this choker| Halo | Typical statement choker | |
|---|---|---|
| Metal | 12-gauge 14k gold-filled wire | Plated base metal |
| Stones | Natural sapphire, amethyst, aquamarine, morganite, moonstone, freshwater pearl, mystic quartz | Glass, CZ, or a single stone |
| Construction | Hand-fabricated in Denver, one of a kind, built once | Mass-produced, repeated |
| Closure | Front hook clasp set with a freshwater pearl as a feature | Hidden spring ring at the back |
| Setting | Diamond-drilled anchor stones plus hand-formed gold-filled wire bezels | Glued or open prong settings |
Is this choker heavy to wear?
No, and that contrast is the point of it. Halo carries real visual weight from its pastel gemstone cluster and sequin chain cascade, but built in 14k gold-filled wire and balanced by the front closure, it sits light on the neck.
How does it close?
With a hook clasp at the front rather than a catch at the back. A pearl peg soldered to the end holds a large freshwater pearl, so the closure is also the most decorative point on the piece, and fastening at the front gives the 12-gauge collar the rigidity to hold its shape.
Will the stones stay put?
Yes. Andrea Li drilled two large pale amethysts and one aquamarine with a diamond bit, threaded several wires through each, and spaced them along the cluster as anchors. Any stone that needed more security sits in a hand-formed gold-filled wire bezel with a barrier of smaller stones around it.
Is there a matching pair?
Yes. The Halo Earrings repeat the choker's cascade: 14k gold-filled sequin chains topped with moonstone rondelles, hung at staggered lengths below a moonstone cluster. Worn together they read as one set.
