Jeweled Necklines

Posted by Maire Loughran Aug 18, 2008

I was looked at various fashion magazines at the bookstore this weekend and saw a few peasant type tops that had a single row of jewels sewn around the neckline.

This is a very trendy look for 2008 but one that can be difficult to wear properly. It's just the nature of the beast that gemstones sewn in this fashion are going to weigh down the garment and perhaps make it hang funny.

If you're buying this type of top or dress when you try it on just make sure it doesn't hang all unevenly. For example, there's nothing worse than a neckline that's draping away from the body. And if it looks weird in the store, it's only going to get worse with wear. One possible solution is to sew around the necklace with elastic thread to draw the fabric in.

I do this quite a bit with sweater hems that get baggy. It's an easy way to revitalize the sweater.