Like a Fine Wine..... Pairing the Right Necklace with the Appropriate Body Type

Tips for Finding the Perfect Necklace Style & Length:

Pairing the appropriate necklace with the right body type is like pairing a fine wine with your dinner. You have to carefully consider the attributes of each to make sure they complement each other....

Generally, when it comes to necklace styles, the person's stature (height, body dimensions, bone structure, & bust size) should be in direct proportion to the general dimensions of the necklace. Just like dress prints, in which the size of the print should match the size of the woman, the strand diameter of your necklace should match your body size & the length of your necklace is generally determined by your bust size.

So, here's how this translates into jewelry choices:

When matching necklace diameter with your body frame size, consider the following:

Full-figured women (regardless of height) generally look best in chunky necklaces...


...whereas a woman with a slender frame (regardless of height) generally looks best in delicate necklaces.


Women who fall in between (i.e., medium frame/size) can usually get away with wearing either, but generally looks best when wearing necklaces that aren't too extreme on either end of the spectrum.


When matching necklace length with bust size, consider the following:

A necklace must lay properly over the contours of your body.

For larger-busted women, this means that the most attractive necklace lengths will typically fall no further than your collarbone. (This is because the shorter necklace styles will draw attention to your face, while minimizing the bust area. )


If you are smaller-busted, longer styles will look best on you.


(Conversely, it's especially important that busty women steer clear of long chunky jewelry & small chested women steer clear of delicate, shorter styles.)

For busty women, the only possible exception to this rule is if you have a single long, medium-sized strand of beads that's paired with a jacket so that only a sliver of the jewelry is visible. But it's still a questionable choice, especially since most women will need to remove their jackets at some point in the day, and then you are back to being in the former dilemma.



So that means there are two jewelry dimension/length combinations we still haven't covered: Long, chunky styles & delicate, shorter styles.

Who can wear the former? Tall, small-chested women.


Who looks best in the latter? Petite, slender women with a small to medium bust size.


All in all, the point here is to enhance your best attributes & feel like what you are wearing gives you that extra little "oomph" to make you feel even more fabulous in your own skin.

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