Wednesday, July 1, 2009

New Ways To Wear A Necklace

2fers and layering were very popular this winter. Since it's currently nice and warm outside, there really is no reason to layer right now (although wearing tank tops or vests over short-sleeved shirts is still a very cool look). I've recently spotted a new trend that seems to be Summer's answer to the 2fer: necklace tops. These are tops that either come with necklaces or have the necklaces attached to them. There are also necklace halters which have necklaces that go around the neck instead of the usual strings you would tie around your neck. Necklace dresses are in style too. Take a look below to see some stylish necklace tops and dresses that will keep you looking good this Summer.


Beaded Necklace Top, $21.99, available in sizes S-L, charlotterusse.com

Bright Beaded Necklace Top, $21.99, shown in ivory; also available in brown, sizes S-L, charlotterusse.com

Chain Necklace Top, $21.99, available in sizes S-L, charlotterusse.com

Eclectic Necklace Top, $24.99, available in sizes S-L, charlotterusse.com


Necklace Halter Dress, $26.99, available in sizes S-L, charlotttrusse.com

Wooden Bead Halter Top, $19.99, available in sizes S-L, charlotterusse.com

Wooden Necklace Dress, $26.99, available in sizes S-L, charlotterusse.com

Wooden Necklace Top, $22.99, available in sizes S-L, charlotterusse.com

Piper & Blue Juniors' Ruched Top With Necklace, $13.49, shown in holly hock; also available in black and enamel blue, sizes Small-Extra large, kmart.com

4 For Tank With Scarf And Necklace, $20.99, available in sizes S-L, mandee.com

Border Print Tank Necklace, $20.99, available in sizes S-L, mandee.com

Cinch Bust Band/Wood Necklace, $22.00, available in sizes S-L, mandee.com

Halter Print Necklace, $10.00, available in sizes S-L, mandee.com

Necklace Halter, $22.49, available in sizes M and L, mandee.com

Necklace Satin/Print, $29.99, available in sizes S-L, mandee.com

Necklace Shirred V-Neck, $20.00, available in sizes S-L, mandee.com

Slub Surplus/Necklace, $24.00, shown in yellow; also available in black and teal, sizes S-L, mandee.com

Surplus/Fuschia Necklace, $17.99, available in sizes S-L, mandee.com

Byline Banded Bottom Gold Necklace Top, $21.99, available in sizes Medium and Large, sears.com

Byline Slub Tongue Necklace Top, $21.99, shown in turquoise; also available in emerald, eggplant, and yellow, sizes Small-Large, sears.com

Hot Tempered Halter Necklace Maxi, $19.99, shown in purple; also available in black, sizes Small-Large (purple not available in small), sears.com

Self Esteem Solid Rib Tank with Wood Bead Necklace, $9.99, available in sizes Medium-Extra large, sears.com

3 Chain Top, $19.50, available in sizes XS-XL, wetseal.com

Chain Necklace Halter, $24.50, available in sizes S-L, wetseal.com

Cold Shoulder Drape Top, $12.99, available in sizes XS-L, wetseal.com

Cold Shoulder Top, $9.99, available in sizes XS-L, wetseal.com

Colored Necklace Top, $12.99, shown in purple; also available in black, sizes S-L, wetseal.com

Drape Chain Animal Halter, $11.99, available in sizes XS-L, wetseal.com

Flutter Sleeve Necklace Top, $18.50, available in sizes S-XL, wetseal.com

Knot Chain Halter Top, $22.50, available in sizes XS-XL, wetseal.com

Mock Neck Necklace Tunic, $17.50, available in sizes XS-XL, wetseal.com

Multi Chain Halter Top, $18.50, available in sizes S-L, wetseal.com

Solid Necklace Top, $17.50, available in sizes XS-XL, wetseal.com

Stone Necklace Halter Top, $21.50, available in sizes XS-XL, wetseal.com


Surplus Necklace Halter, $17.50, available in sizes XS-XL, wetseal.com

Tonal Zebra Halter Top, $21.50, available in sizes XS-XL, wetseal.com


For the tops that come with necklaces that can be unattached, you can remove the necklace and wear it with a different top. You can also try attaching a different necklace to the top. Also, don't be afraid to pair other accessories with your necklace top or dress. Try adding some bangle bracelets (article on bangles coming soon), hoop or chandelier earrings, some rings, and a flower or feather hair accessory for a fun Summer look. The only thing I would not reccomend doing is adding any more necklaces. Let the necklace on your top or dress be the one to stand out and make a statement. E-mail me at Charmed42787@gmail.com or contact me via myspace if you have any of your own styling tips or if you spot any other Summer trends that you would like me to write about.

4 comments:

Jenny said...

i like this website. i was just going thru google, trying to do my website www.agirlslifee.webs.com and i have a section there just like your blog here. and in this section is the week's in style and i found this cute plaid red dress that was linked from your site! lol so i checked out ur site amd ur site is great! Im going to check in all the time! This is a great site! i love it! please DOOOO check out mine Tara! ^_^ thanks so muchh! I WOULD check ur site all the time no worries!

Tara said...

Hi Jenny. Thank you for reading and commenting on my blog. I will definitely check out your site too. I do hope to see more of you around here! :)

Unknown said...

Oh yeah! I saw tops like that around the city! I like wearing a LOT of jewelry...hahaha. Tara, do you think you could do a post about bow necklaces/or bows? Celebrities are wearing bow necklaces a lot and I've been dying to get one(without stones, of course). I love this blog! Forever 21 is my favorite store, so it's nice to find different things here that are cheap! :)

Tara said...

Yeah, I like wearing a lot of jewelry too. :) Forever 21 is also one of my favorite stores (which is why I post a lot of stuff from there on here). I try to make sure most of the things I feature in this blog are reasonably priced. I myself am not exactly financially blessed so I like to feature fashion items that are cute yet still affordable for people like me.

I actually did write an article about bows back in December 08, but nothing specifically about bow necklaces. That's a good idea. I'll definitely look into it. :)