| If you are reading this, you may be interested in | | | | sit just on the outside of the collarbone. This |
| pearls but unsure what type of necklace to get. | | | | length accentuates dramatic necklines, high or low, |
| Most necklaces will be described by length - i.e. an | | | | and is generally a very safe choice if you are |
| 18" diamond pendant - but pearl necklaces are | | | | unsure what to get. |
| different in that they have specific names for | | | | The next longest length is the Matinee. Matinee |
| each type. Now if you look online most retailers | | | | necklaces are about 20-24 inches long and should |
| will include the length in their descriptions but | | | | fall right at the top of the bust area. This length is |
| knowing what you are looking for before you | | | | often chosen for formal occasions but has |
| start will help you narrow down your search. Here | | | | recently become a go-to style for business attire, |
| I will cover the different lengths available. | | | | and may even work with more casual clothes. |
| The shortest length is called a collar. A pearl collar | | | | The Opera length necklace is 26 to 36 inches long. |
| generally contains 2 or more strands (often 3 or | | | | Its name comes from the fact that women |
| more) and sits right in the middle of your neck. | | | | would wear this length to an evening at the |
| The length should be 12-13 inches long. This is a | | | | opera, a very formal occasion (as far as dress is |
| very Victorian style (remember chokers that sat | | | | concerned). Even now the opera length is |
| at the middle of the neck were popular then) but | | | | considered most appropriate for formal or |
| it is still a very popular choice. Pearl collars will go | | | | semi-formal wear. However, its long length does |
| well with any style that shows off the neck or | | | | allow for some variation in style - you may try |
| shoulders. | | | | wearing it knotted, for example, much as the |
| Pearl chokers are between 14-16 inches long and | | | | 1920s flappers did. |
| are, depending on who you talk to, either the | | | | The last, and longest, type of necklace is the |
| most popular or second most popular length. | | | | pearl rope. A rope is technically anything over 36 |
| Necklaces of this length should sit just above the | | | | inches long, but is generally used to refer to a |
| collarbone. Again, they will look great with styles | | | | necklace that is 45 inches longer or more. These |
| that leave this area exposed - however they are | | | | are reserved for the most formal of events - |
| very classic and will add a touch of elegance to | | | | you may see celebrities wearing them on the red |
| nearly any outfit. | | | | carpet, for example. This look is dramatic and |
| A Princess length necklace is 17-19 inches long and | | | | elegant, though it may also be doubled or knotted, |
| generally seems to be one of the most popular | | | | giving it the same versatility as the opera. You |
| lengths, tied with chokers depending on where | | | | may also consider getting a convertible necklace |
| you look. While a pearl choker should sit above | | | | which may allow you to shorten your necklace or |
| the collarbone, a princess length necklace should | | | | even wear part of it as a bracelet. |