Visual Directory of Necklines
Necklines are part of many garments such as shirts, blouses, any type of tops, jackets, coats, dresses, swimwear etc., which makes it absolutely crucial to know which styles and shapes work best on your upper body. Necklines are garnishing your face, so it is the main thing what people see when talking to you and always part of first impressions you leave behind. Therefore you need to analysis your neck on length and width; your upper chest on its length in the décolleté line; your shoulder how straight, sloping or broad they are and how small or big your bust is. Your personality and life style will pull your look together by how you assemble your look, how much cleavage you like to show- which is a matter as well how appropriate it is in that occasion.
Joy of Clothes put here a visual directory of the most common necklines together
Necklines
-
Asymmetrical
-
Bateau
-
Bardot

-
Boat Neck

-
Cowl Neck

-
Crew Neck

-
Cross Over

-
Drawstring

-
Edwardian

-
Gathered

-
Halterneck

-
Jewel

-
Lapels: Regular

-
Lapels: Wider

-
Lapels: Smaller, Narrower

-
Lapels: Higher

-
Lapels: Lower

-
Lapels: Contrasting finishes

-
Neckties

-
Off the shoulder

-
One shoulder

-
Roll Neck

-
Ruffles: Near the neck
-
Ruffles: Décolleté line

-
Scoop

-
Shirt Collars: Regular

-
Shirt Collars: No collars

-
Shirt Collars: Flat

-
Shirt Collars: Small

-
Shirt Collars: High

-
Shirt Collars: High and wide

-
Shirt Collars: Patterns

-
Shirt Collars: Stand up

-
Slash

-
Spaghetti Straps
-
Square
-
Strapless
-
Sweat Heart
-
Tank
-
Turtleneck
-
V-Neck