Stick your neck out
FROM SWEETHEART TO SQUARE, PRUDENCE WADE SAYS NECKLINES NEED TO TAKE A FEW RISKS THIS SEASON
IF you want to update your wardrobe in a wearable and easy way, it’s time to play around with interesting necklines. The fashion crowd is currently obsessed with showing off a bit of collarbone, with asymmetric styles, deep Vs and sweetheart cuts all making their mark.
To show off a bit more decolletage and play around with interesting necklines this season, try some of these styles...
SWEETHEART
THE sweetheart style is pretty much responsible for our new obsession with interesting necklines. This is all down to New York cool girl brand Khaite and its cult Maddy top – a ribbed style with a sweetheart neckline. The top has proved so popular it constantly sells out.
Khaite isn’t a cheap brand - the Maddy top costs
£920 - but the silhouette has taken off. To work this look into your own wardrobe, keep things pared back and simple with block colours and sleek silhouettes.
Right, from top:
DESIGN curve rib maxi dress with sweetheart neck and split, £8 (was £22), ASOS DESIGN long sleeve sweetheart neck top in linen with contrast buttons, £10.50 (was £30.00), ASOS
SQUARE
FEW things look as modern and fresh as a square neckline. It’s not something you see often, which is odd considering how easy it is to wear. As with any of these styles which show off a little bit of collarbone, it’s a great way to showcase your best jewellery.
ASYMMETRIC
FOR an edgier take on the trend, experiment with an asymmetric neckline. This essentially means a neckline that isn’t even: maybe it’s high on one side and lower on the other, but all the time showing flashes of collarbone. These kinds of looks work particularly well in streamlined leotards or bodysuits, which look great with mom jeans or a flowing skirt.
You don’t even need a specific asymmetric outfit to get the look – all you need to do is place a loose neckline off the shoulder and you’ll embody the perfect amount of nonchalant cool.