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Necklines can be grouped into categories according to their shape and where they cut across the body: Boat neck (one edge, nearly linear) A high, wide, slightly curved neckline that passes past the collarbones and hangs on both shoulders; also called a bateau neckline or Sabrina neckline. A variation is the portrait neckline. Deep or plunging neck
The final dress featured a bateau neckline that became popularly known as the décolleté Sabrina, or Sabrina neckline, which Hepburn became fond of as it emphasized her shape rather than her thinness. [15] One of her most-worn ensembles premiered in Funny Face (1957), where her character, a studious Beatnik librarian, comes out of her shell.
Halterneck is a style of women's clothing strap that runs from the front of the garment around the back of the neck, generally leaving the upper back uncovered. [1] The name comes from livestock halters. [2] The word "halter" is of Germanic origin and means "holder" or "that which holds". [3].
Boat neck. A boat neck, also called a bateau neck or Sabrina neckline, is a wide neckline that runs horizontally, front and back, almost to the shoulder points, across the collarbone. It is traditionally used in nautically inspired sweaters and knitwear, but is also featured in more elegant cocktail dresses and eveningwear.
In Mugler Fall/Winter 1986 ready-to-wear, Al Zain necklace, Le Vian, Anabela Chan, and ZYDO rings, and Marco Morante custom neck sash. Gilbert Flores - Getty Images Cillian Murphy
A scoop neckline is a rounded neckline on a garment which is conspicuously lower in the front than in the back. Typically, this style of neckline is associated with skin-baring clothing, including undergarments and activewear. Since its earliest days, the high-energy sport of basketball has often featured scoop neck uniforms.
Inspired by the draped garments of antiquity, Madeleine Vionnet created the cowl neckline in the 1920s using the bias cut technique that she helped to popularize. [3] The cowl neck enjoyed the peak of its popularity in the 1930s. [1] Cowl neck sweaters were popular in the 1970s. [4] Dresses of the disco era also frequently had cowl necks. [5]
Cheongsam (UK: / tʃ (i) ɒ ŋ ˈ s æ m /, US: / tʃ ɔː ŋ ˈ s ɑː m /) or zansae, also known as the qipao (/ ˈ tʃ iː p aʊ /) and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the qizhuang, the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people.