V-Neck

A V-neck cuts two straight edges that meet in a point below the throat. Depth is the whole vocabulary. A shallow V on a work blouse sits a finger or two below the collarbone, and a deep V reaches the sternum. The plunge, the evening extreme, continues past it. Surplice necklines, the crossed fronts on wrap tops, produce the same V with overlapping panels.

The vertical wedge does measurable optical work. Eyes follow the edges downward, which reads as a longer neck and a narrower shoulder line. That is why the V flatters exactly where the crew fights you: short necks, fuller busts, broad shoulders. Knit V-necks also solve a layering problem crews cannot, sitting over a collared shirt without strangling the collar.

Depth is also the risk, because it moves. A V that behaves on the hanger opens when you lean forward, and knit Vs stretch deeper with wear. Judge the neckline bent over a fitting-room bench, not standing. Bra visibility scales with depth too. Past a certain point the neckline dictates a plunge bra or a pinned modesty insert, and that maintenance is part of the price. A short pendant that echoes the point finishes the line, the inverse of the crew's long chain.