How To Make Your Neck Look Longer
A graceful, long neck is often seen as a sign of elegance and poise. If you have a shorter neck and want to create the illusion of added length, strategic styling is key.
While your first instinct may be to cover your neck, avoid high-neck styles like turtlenecks and crew necks, choker necklaces and scarves tied directly across the neck. They create horizontal lines and can make the neck appear wider and shorter by covering too much skin.
The trick is to think vertically, elongate, and draw the eyes down and away from your neck.
Here are a few ways to dress to make your neck look longer.
Long Necklaces
A pendant on a long chain will draw those who look at you to look down, not straight at your neck. Find a large pendant that you love and use this as an opportunity to express your personality with gems and symbolic pieces. You can also layer on additional beaded necklaces, decorative chains and charms. Make sure the necklace forms a long “V” from the neck. You might also want to be careful that the pendant doesn’t rest directly on your cleavage or bust area because you may be asking for unwanted attention there as well. Shop long necklaces.
Scarves
Scarves are a beautiful way to dress up even the most simplistic outfit and are another way to express your personality. The trick with scarves is to use them to elongate the neck, so choose large squares or rectangular scarves and tie them in front well below the neck, again, drawing the eye down. The goal is to create a “V” shape with the scarf with the tie ends flowing downward, and bonus points if you find a pattern with lines that run vertically to boost the effect. Shop long scarves.
V-Necks
When shopping for tops, avoid crewnecks, turtlenecks or high collars that push the eye up and make your neck look stuffed into your shirt. Instead, look for V-neck tops and sweaters that draw the eye down. You can also create this illusion with button-down tops unbuttoned at the top. Adding a necklace or scarf, as mentioned above, will further enhance this look. Shop V-neck tops.
Vertical Lines
Another illusion you can style with clothes is to look for shirts and blouses with vertical lines that will elongate your neck and torso area, making your whole body appear longer. This tip is a great double win for people who also want to appear taller and slimmer. Shop vertical line tops.
Now that you know some ways to make your neck appear longer, will you try it?
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