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Know Your Necklace Lengths
16-inch Choker Necklace
Photo Courtesy of Blue Nile
Standard Necklace Lengths
Most necklaces you'll find in jewelry stores measure one of
several standard lengths, but even when lengths vary you can
use the standards to help visualize how a necklace will fit.
If your overall build is larger or smaller than what's
considered "average," necklaces will fit you differently.
Let the lengths of necklaces you already own be your guide
to new favorites, or go shopping and try on necklaces of
different lengths.
Adjustable Necklaces
Some necklaces have extra links at one end so that the clasp
on the other end can attach in different places to adjust
the necklace length. Adjustable necklaces are versatile,
since you can change their appearance to suit your ensemble,
and the decorative chains that are often used for end
adjustments look attractive as they dangle at the back of
your neck. These necklaces are good choices when you're
giving a gift and aren't sure which length to buy.
Short Necklaces
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Short, fifteen or sixteen inch necklaces are called
chokers. They rest just above the collarbone, accenting
your neckline.
Even
shorter necklaces are called collars. They wrap
snugly around your |