A Guide To Measuring Jewelry For Your Body Type
A Guide To Measuring Jewelry For Your Body Type
Measuring jewelry for your body type is one of the most essential ways to make certain you feel comfortable wearing a bracelet or necklace. And it all starts with sizing things properly to suit your shape and size. By knowing how to measure necklaces and bracelets, both will be perfectly suited to you, not to mention the look you ultimately create.
We all love to be as unique as our jewelry, but it’s just as important to feel comfortable wearing it.
So take a moment to consider these measurement tips and decide what’s best for you. Whether a choker or full-length necklace, or a bangle or a bracelet, you can choose not only what you wear, but how you wear it. Consider your beautiful body type as you browse our jewelry gallery and then pick what’s best for you.
Necklace Length
Popular sizes range from 16-inches to 24-inches in length.
Here are a few things to think about when you’re shopping for a necklace based on popular necklace lengths. Of course, there are no rules — no right and wrong to looking spectacular in the style and length that suits the mood. So feel free to experiment. And let the results be your ultimate guide.
Ask yourself what you want to accentuate with a new necklace. Just as horizontal stripes on clothing emphasize your shape from left to right, a 24-inch necklace, in contrast, can have the effect of calling attention to the length of your physique from head to toe.
| 14-16-inches | Consider this if a Choker length. |
| 17-19 inches | Try these to for a Collarbone length. |
| 20-inches | Take a look at this length for Below the collarbone. |
| 22-inches | For a Neckline style try this on. |
| 24-inches | To go Below the Neckline have a look at this style. |
To determine the ideal size for a necklace, start by considering your neck size by taking a soft tailor’s measuring tape and carefully placing it around the neck.
(HINT) Keep the measuring tape level with the floor to get the most accurate result.
It’s also a good idea to add a few inches (or approximately 10 centimeters) to the resulting number to determine the minimum necklace length for a collarbone style necklace or longer necklace style. Also, consider height when selecting the best necklace style to suit your build.
Would a longer necklace be more compatible with your stature? Or if you’re petite, would something with a fewer inches be even more flattering?
Visualizing Your Style – The Perfect Necklace
Here’s a visual reference of the necklace lengths so you can visualize what they look like on your neckline.
Bracelet Size
For Your Ideal Bracelet Size…
Give yourself a little room for comfort by adding as much as one inch (if you’d like a looser fit), or as little as ¼-inch for a closer fit. Ultimately, you’ll want to have the bracelet fit securely enough that it only caresses your wrist without feeling as if it has too firm a grip on you, but not so loose that you feel as if it may get away from you.
And for Bangles…
Ensure that you have enough room to place the bangle on comfortably. Ensure you’ve measured around your palm and thumb, taking into consideration the widest part of your palm — and sizing a bangle appropriately so that it can slide onto your wrist, but that it doesn’t accidentally slip off.
From choosing the right design for your skin tone to the perfect length for your jewelry, all of this can help you create a visual statement by sizing jewelry accordingly. And with this in mind, you’ll feel as good as you look wearing new HerMJ jewelry.
Now feel free to put your knowledge to fashionable use by visiting our gallery.
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