Noteworthy necklines-Apparel design 1

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I hope everyone is having an amazing week so far. Today I am going to talk about necklines and how different they can make one look. First I shall list all the different necklines that are out there that I can think of:

• The classic lowered neckline, or scoop
• The V-neck
• The boat neck
• off the shoulder or close to the shoulder edge
• Boat neck's best friend, the bateau
• this one doesn't go off the shoulder, it stops where the bra straps are or the shoulder joint
• The built up neckline, which can include lots of things
• like the kimono neckline, or a small turtle neck, or anything of the sort. 
• The cowl neckline
• This can be draped a little or a lot, can be big or small
• Can be formal or casual depending on what material it is made of
• The sweetheart neckline
• The turtleneck
• Mid-height or can be super tall
• The square neckline
• Traditional jewel neckline, or t-shirt neck

That is all I can think of at the moment, but there are technically many more, because each can be varied in size or width. And depending on what kind of look you are going for, the neckline is very important. If you want something for the office, but buy something low-cut, that is very conflicting. So hopefully this post will help you un-conflict your outfits and convey the meaning that you want to your audience (which is the people that will see your outfit all day) to see. There are more kinds of necklines in the following pictures, my little pea brain couldn't remember all of them off the top of my head.

Now that we know what we are looking at, I'll categorize the necklines based on occasion.

• For business wear, it would be best to keep the neckline straight, high or a small bateau. And if you do a scoop neck, probably 2 inches at the most would be the most you can scoop it without implying something else besides work.

• For casual wear, you can pretty much do any of these; it depends on how comfortable you feel in these. You can do strapless, turtle, spaghetti straps, or just to the traditional jewel neck or v neck. 

• For semi-formal wear, you can go a little more funky. I classify semi formal wear as not as formal as a gown, but not t-shirts and shorts either. The occasion would probably be like a sunday brunch or a nice dinner with friends or even an evening outing with a special someone.

• For formal wear, you have more free reign. Try not to do the simple ones like jewel necks, unless you have another visual point of interest like a big necklace, or a cool back. I love looking at the Queen Ann neck, it is really interesting. I would probably put that one here. I would put asymmetrical under this category as well.

Queen Ann neckline

Some super cool necks

I hope this post has helped you determine the differences between occasions in which you can wear a certain neckline! I hope this helps you in your search for... Whatever you are looking for lol. 

Vivre la mode, tout le monde!