https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:34:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-558143 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:42:09 +0000 Janet 558143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am finding most of my cardigans languishing in the orphanage portion of my closet, but I do prefer V-neck ones. I am on Team Jacket. </p> <p>I have a tip for helping the round-neck cardigans stay in place if you wear them open and want the "flaps" to lie flat open so the effect is a bit more V-like -- use a little bit of fashion tape to hold the "flap" unbuttoned portion folded back in place. It looks like it's just lying open but stays put! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557793 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:58:21 +0000 christieanne 557793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ms KatieKat - that is the same thing I was noticing with vnecks worn open. If the V lapel is too big, I can't get them to lie open properly. It seems ok if the vneck is very slightly cut. </p> <p>Thanks for your input - I am Team Sweater but going in to purge the closet collection today and getting ideas and pictures, etc. before i do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557692 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:27:58 +0000 Anonymous 557692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>V necks. I'm done with jewel necks on cardigans. They never lay neatly for me. The exception may be if you want to wear the cardigan buttoned up all the way as a top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557690 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:25:08 +0000 texstyle 557690@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never wear my cardis - except for one unusual navy one with interesting embellishments. The others I kept thinking I would wear like jackets but ended up replacing them with actual light weight jackets. I just feel frumpy in a cardigan and I don't wear tight fitting tees, blouses or tops so the cardis never layered right. I have four in my closet right now - 1 never worn, 1 worn once and the others worn maybe 2- 4 times. I think they are going to be donated soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557681 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:13:11 +0000 Jem 557681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to prefer v-necks, but now like round necks better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557670 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:56:57 +0000 modgrl 557670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have both but the V necks are more flattering </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557631 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:14:43 +0000 lyn* 557631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both - the higher necks are great for when you're layering a pussy-bow top! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557599 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:03:46 +0000 Anonymous 557599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>V-necks are more versatile IMO. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557582 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:01:07 +0000 Anonymous 557582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear both.<br /> V necks are easier to deal with but seem harder to find these days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557506 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:52:33 +0000 bj1111 557506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>have a short neck...so v neck elongates me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557501 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:46:55 +0000 catgirl 557501@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I barely wear my cardis any more - I used to but now I'm totally Team Jacket. But I think v-necks are more versatile and flattering. I never could figure out how to layer a crewneck or jewelneck properly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557469 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:21:47 +0000 CocoLion 557469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As for cardis, I wear both but prefer v-necks. I have come to prefer v and scoop neck tops for my body type. I am an hourglass with a short, high waist and a v neck elongates my torso. Also, I have a bit of a bust so a high crew neck can make me look bigger. Finally, the distance between my bust and my shoulder is not very long, so a v neck once again elongates the line. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557461 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:15:28 +0000 MsLuna 557461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer jewel necks. Many style literatures say that jewel necks wouldn't look good on busty women like myself, but I do not subscribe to this idea. I wear all my cardigans open to create a column of colour. V-necks just look odd on me, unbuttoned. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557460 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:14:50 +0000 AJ 557460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Actually, I recently decided not to buy any round neck cardigans, but to look for v-necks instead. I think v's are more versatile and seem less frumpy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557458 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:13:07 +0000 fashionista 557458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team V-neck!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557456 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:12:03 +0000 Fruitful 557456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I go for v-necks, and that is based on my body type (pear, want to create visual interest in the upper half of my body and play up the V-shape of my torso as well as give the impression I have a bust - oh, and also elongate my neck). That's not to say I'd never wear a round-neck but I haven't found one that flatters me yet.</p> <p>The v-neck cardis I love the most have a shirt-like collar - extremely flattering. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557450 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:06:10 +0000 Astrid 557450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer v-necks, because just like Sylvie said, anything goes with them. But I've also had round necks, I just wear them unbuttoned most of the time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557414 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:04:21 +0000 Sylvie 557414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>V-neck all the way. I find that there is no under-layer neckline that won't play nicely with an unbuttoned v-neck cardigan, but it is so much harder to work with a round/jewel neck. Plus the little flaps never stay in place on my body.</p> <p>The only time I'd wear a round neck cardigan is if I'm going to be all buttoned up and wearing a high necked underlayer.</p> <p>I found this guide to layering necklines invaluable.<br /> <a href="http://www.alreadypretty.com/2010/11/reader-request-layering-necklines.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.alreadypretty.com/2.....lines.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cardigans---vneck-vs-jewel-neck#post-557409 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:55:38 +0000 christieanne 557409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wondering what you all think is most versatile in a cardigan - the vneck or the round/jewel neck?<br /> Do you choose based on your body type or do you mix it up with some of each?</p> <p>Seems like for a knit or tank or t for layering underneath a cardi or jacket, the rounder neckline is most versatile but i could be wrong on that. Opinions? </p>