-Anklet, Anklets, Anklets -

Well summer has already arrived here in Austin, and I have been making anklets for a while. I wondered about when they originated and found the following on Wikipedia:

An anklet, or ankle bracelet, is an ornament worn around the ankle. Anklets historically have been worn for centuries by unmarried women in India, though in the United States both casual and more formal anklets became fashionable in the late twentieth century. While in western popular culture both younger men and women may wear casual leather anklets, they are more popular among women, and more formal anklets (silver, gold, beads) are confined to women's fashion.

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A survey carried out recently in the UK determined that most anklets are worn on the right ankle. The statistics were: 87% right ankle and 13% left. Perhaps this is due to more people being right-handed.

There you have it - are you right-ankled or left-ankled? ;-)

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