Picking up the right length for your necklace is a great way to present yourself. It enhances your outfit but also your face with it. You should know which necklace length fall perfectly on your body. Selecting the right necklace is easy when you know length for your specific neck, height, face and body type.
Necklace length for women vary between range of 10 to 48 inches. Some necklace are sold in odd-inch lengths, but mostly women buy their necklace in even length.
10 to 14 inches necklace length wraps closely around the neck. 16 inches necklace is called choker length, which wraps closely loosely around the neck.
18 inches necklace, sits on the collarbone. 20 inches necklace, at or above necklace. 24 inches, below the neckline, 28 to 38 inches, hangs below the bust. 40 inches and above hangs below the navel.
You should consider before bringing shorts necklace, according to your neck, 10 to 14 inches, if you want to wrap it closely as a collar necklace. If you desire a looser fit, then go for 16 inch necklace which usually sits just above the collarbone. it is called a choker or lockets.
18 inches are a bit longer than collars and chokers, they are still pretty close to the neck. Pendants that are attached to necklace will be near the breastbone. 18 inches are very common are also referred as a princess necklace. If you want a necklace that sits above the neckline consider the 20 inch necklace, common for chains, also known as matinee.
Matinee range is 20 to 24 inches which will typically lay between a just below the bust. Lastly, one should consider the clasp length while buying a necklace. It is a connector to hold it together which is not included in necklace measurement.
