How to wear a necklace?

A dozen years ago, we associated this accessory only with an elegant dress or an elegant blouse. Today, many looks are boldly complemented with such decoration, not only for celebrations, but also for everyday looks. How to wear a necklace and what clothes to combine with it, read on.

Rules for adding a necklace to your look

Jewelry is always the final touch, the final chord, for an image. But a necklace is a thing that often plays the first violin, therefore, as a stylish accent, she is directly involved in creating the image. Accordingly, there are certain rules that are followed when adding a necklace to an outfit:

• a simple outfit created with a dim T-shirt and shorts, if desired, can be successfully complemented by a neck decoration;
• the accessory should support the color of the entire image or one of the items or wardrobe details. It can also act as a contrast to the created bow;
• if the top contains a lot of decor, flounces, frills, so that the image does not become overloaded, you should abandon the necklace in favor of a bracelet and earrings.

Important! This type of decoration goes well with different clothes, but only if they are monochromatic. An exception to the rule is shirts and dresses with small prints, polka dots, and stripes.

What to wear with a necklace?

There are currently no restrictions. Women can wear such jewelry with both elegant and casual clothes, combining incongruous items. In addition to a dress and blouse, the necklace will be appropriate with a top, T-shirt, shirt, vest and even a sweater.

With a dress

The most traditional decoration of a dress is a necklace. In today's fashion, it amazes the imagination with its variety of shapes, sizes, and materials. This can be a fairly massive decoration made from a combination of different balls, selected both to match the clothing and in contrast. The dress itself can be not only plain, but also with prints.

With a voluminous sweater

The necklace will be combined with this item of clothing if if the sweater does not have an equally large collar, which will look like an accent detail. The accessory will not be combined with a collar or asymmetrical collar. But if the sweater has a V-shaped or O-shaped neckline, then the decoration will come in handy.

With a classic sweatshirt

By mixing styles, the result is a bright and non-trivial interpretation of the image: an elegant necklace with stones perfectly complements a discreet sweatshirt. Eclectic metal decoration in the form of whimsical geometric motifs goes well with clothes of dark, rich colors. The clear graphic design of the accessory is especially good when paired with a black sweatshirt.

With a blouse and shirt

It will organically complement a stylish blouse or top with pendant jewelry. It will attract attention with its originality or add completeness and integrity to the image. In any case, a necklace is the most successful companion.

It fits perfectly under a shirt collar. The decoration can be made in one color or several, it can be massive or more neutral. Worn over a shirt, it will look great in the office. For a business style, choose a stylish, non-garish accessory in muted shades. The shirt will be good either plain or striped.

Important! The necklace works to draw attention to the face, décolleté and shoulder girdle. If you do not want a similar effect, you should abandon stylish jewelry in favor of chains or a bracelet or ring.

With T-shirt, long sleeve

A few years ago it seemed incompatible - a T-shirt and a necklace. Now this makes a good match. The decoration is placed both in the neckline area and on top of the knitted fabric. You can add several matching chains or even wear two necklaces at once, different lengths, but in the same style. And the accessory will fit absolutely perfectly if you wear denim or a leather biker jacket on top.

Examples of how to combine a top with a necklace

1. A round or long neckline is combined with a small necklace placed around the neck or at its base. For a white top, you should choose a bright monochromatic or colorful decoration made of balls, tassels, chains, and flowers.
2. For a V-shaped neckline, choose a necklace that extends downwards and has a long central pendant. A square neckline will be spoiled by a round-shaped decoration, but laconic geometric rectangular accessories will be in place. Complement the elongated oval neckline with a necklace that will follow this contour - the picture will be perfect.
3. For a dress with a modest neckline of a small size, a blouse with a collar, a shirt, or a turtleneck, you need to select an accessory that falls below the neckline and sits beautifully on top of the clothing. Dark golf can be combined with a laconic metal necklace in the form of a hoop with a pendant. A striped shirt is successfully complemented by a dark monochromatic decoration, and a blouse with a closed Puritan collar is complemented by a knitted floral necklace.
4. Open models of dresses and blouses are simply created for jewelry with stones. For evening dresses, bright, catchy neck accessories with large pendants are selected. A neck-hugging choker with one or more stones will go perfectly with a low-necked dress. A woman looks very interesting and romantic in a long evening dress with open shoulders, complementing her look with a matching choker consisting of lace, velvet, several chains and a large central stone.
5. You can combine it with a scarf or stole, say, over a coat or cardigan, with a massive necklace with large rare beads. You can’t add subtle, elegant jewelry to this look.
6. Pearl items look best as wedding jewelry, because they emphasize the beauty and youth of the bride and are combined with rhinestone decor, which is often found in wedding dresses.

How to combine necklaces with different body types?

1. The accessory must be tried on before purchasing. You should take this matter seriously, because such a small detail of clothing can either decorate you or reflect even those shortcomings that you do not have. Fitting should be carried out in clothes that need to be diversified with additions.
2. A woman with a large figure and a full neck is recommended to choose jewelry that will cover the décolleté area, but not cover the neck closely.The choker will resemble a noose and will look out of place and ridiculous.
3. Small openwork, thin chains, and elegant decor at the base of the accessory will also not decorate the owner of curvaceous figures. Such a thing will emphasize an imperfect physique.
4. To avoid creating dissonance between the figure and the decoration, give preference to a necklace with large elements. Selecting items and accessories that are proportional to your physiological shape is one of the ways to visually make your silhouette more slender.
5. A V-shaped decoration with any vertically directed large pendant, chain, pendant, or tassel will help to visually lengthen the neck, and along with it the entire figure.
6. Fashionable, massive, large jewelry is absolutely not suitable for fragile, thin girls. Elegant accessories of any shape and length will suit them; chokers will be good in a certain situation.