4 Tips to Choosing the Perfect Necklace
We talk about how to pick the right shoes, the right purse, the right earrings, but we don’t spend a lot of time talking about the perfect necklace. Do you know the different kinds of necklaces? Do you know which necklace goes with which neckline? Do you know which necklace to where for a specific occasion?
Tip #1 – What is a necklace?
We’ll start our discussion of necklaces by defining what a necklace is. There are several different kinds of accessories that are people wear with their clothes. One of these accessories is placed around the neck and is called a necklace.
There are many different kinds and types of necklaces. Necklaces can be gold or silver chains. Sometimes the chains have another piece of metal such as a pendent or locket that will hang down from the chain.
Tip #2 – Kinds of Necklaces
There are a lot of different kinds of necklaces. The following is a list of the different varieties of necklaces:
Bib Necklace - This necklace has several strands of pearls that are stepped.
Choker - This type of necklace is tight around the neck and is found at the base of the neck.
Dog Collar - This kind of necklace has several strands of pearls that are tight around the neck.
Graduated Necklace - This is a necklace that has one strand of pearls. At the middle of the necklace there is a large pearl. Pearls get smaller as the reach the clasp.
Matinee Necklace - This type of necklace is found around the top of the cleavage.
Opera Necklace - This kind of necklace can be found at the breastbone.
Princess Necklace - This kind of necklace has a length between the size of the choker necklace and the matinee necklace.
Rope Necklace - The rope necklace is a necklace that is longer than an opera necklace.
Uniform Necklace - This kind of necklace is also pearl necklace, but in this case the pearls are all close to the same size. The only place where they are a little different in size is around the ends. The manufacturers make them this way so that the pearls are proportioned.
Tip #3 – Sizes of Necklaces
The collar type of necklace comes in a size around 13 inches. They can vary in size but 13 inches is the typical size.
The most classic style of necklaces, the choker is usually around 14 inches.
The chain necklaces also come in a size of 16 inches and 18 inches.
Tip #4 – What necklaces match what necklines?
In choosing the perfect necklace, we have looked at what a necklace is and the kind's necklaces that you can wear and the sizes that necklaces come in. This section will take a look at what necklaces will match the various necklines and outfits.
If your wardrobe includes v-neck sweaters, or any clothing that is off the shoulder, the collar necklaces go well with this type of clothing.
The chokers have been a great type of necklace to use for just about any type of clothing from business casual to the formal evening dress. The necklace will accent the neckline and can be worn with the casual as well as the trendy outfit.
The princess necklace looks wonderful with a pendent or locket. The princess necklace is goes well with clothes that have a crew neck, a high or low neckline.
Another necklace that looks great with a high neckline is the matinee necklace. This necklace goes well with a sundress, or a formal gown
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