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Necklines for short or medium-average neck, full throat and a round or square or heart-shaped or oblong face:

The classic VEE neckline will give a suggestion of more length to the neck. A slash VEE neckline will tend to suggest more width to the throat and should be avoided. Make certain that the start of the VEE cut begins at a point wider than your jawline. Anything wider will de- feat your purpose and seem to add width to your face, such as the halter neckline.

The shallow-scoop neckline will add length to your neck and appear to slim your throat and face, provided the outer edges of the scoop extend beyond the width of your hair style.

Necklines to avoid: turtle neck, Peter Pan Collar, high jewel neckline, high bateau and pussy-cat bows. Keep in mind that any line which crops the neck at the base of the throat, will shorten the distance the eye can travel between the neck and the head.

Necklines for a long and slender neckline, an oval or thin face: emphasis should be on the softness of lines around the base of your throat. Medium to wide suit lapels are flattering. High round necklines worn close to the base of the throat. A deep scoop creates a fuller throat and facial illusion.

Study the sketches of the various necklines and select the one for YOUR face.

SKIRTS

Now, let's talk about skirts: Figure I shows the simple. straight skirt. This garment is most suitable to the junior figure. It requires a well defined waistline, slight cur- ving hips and slight to medium thighs. When fitted with little ease, it is for the young only. However, with full ease, many an older, more heavily waisted person can wear it with grace. Note that as the body changes with age, the soft rounding line from buttocks to thigh be- comes lumpy and therefore a less desirable point of em- phasis of the figure. hence, more ease or looseness of fit is a way of camouflaging the bumps, if the straight

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