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Round neckNECKLINESNECKLINES CAN BE ANEXCELLENT WAY OFELONGATING YOUR NECK. THEREARE MANY CLEVER TRICKS YOUCAN WORK WITH A WELL CHOSENNECKLINE. A HIGH NECKLINE, FORINSTANCE, HAS GREAT BENEFITSTO A SLENDER OR PETITE BODY.A LOW NECKLINE WILL ALWAYSWORK FOR FULLER SHAPES. FORTOP-HEAVY SHAPES YOUR BESTEVER STYLING TOOL WILL BE THENECKLINES YOU CHOOSESO READ ON FOR MY TRIEDAND TESTED GUIDE.ROUND NECKThis is a softly rounded neck thatoften appears on t-shirts, shift dressesor fine knitwear.I have met so many women just like you who are looking to create animage that reflects who they are. One of the reasons it seems to be sodifficult is that the things we feel about our bodies and our image isconstantly manipulated by the media. We are encouraged to thinkabout dieting, toning, looking younger, looking better and of course weare shown pictures of beautiful women looking effortlessly stunning. Asa result many women feel at odds with their bodies and spend a lot oftime focussing upon their imperfections.Your best travelling companion through this e-book will be youracceptance of your own body. Whatever its shape, it is healthy and it isyours. It is doing its best to support you through the day with a myriadof clever functions that you take for granted. Sadly many of us aren’tin touch with this and forget that, before it is a clothes-horse, it is asophisticated biological miracle! Clothes then are the icing on the cake.Use them to celebrate all that you can be to yourself and others!I believe that styling is all about knowing your body and understandinghow to use clothes and accessories to flatter. As a professional stylist,my job is one part clothes know-how and two parts clothescounselling! We all have insecurities and comfort zones, which arethere for a reason and clothes can work as a variety of things to oneperson – from camouflage or comfort blanket to corporate uniform.Caryn Franklin’s How to Look Good