Charting the Evolution of the Sweetheart Neckline

There is something so fun about discovering sewing terms and how they resonate with fashion. The sweetheart neckline is a shape we’ve all seen before. Maybe it was on our prom dress, maybe in a New Year’s Eve ensemble. The sweetheart neckline gets its name for resembling the curves at the top of a heart. It’s also a particularly flattering detail that accentuates and frames not only a woman’s decolletage but the also the much admired collarbone. Come wedding or awards season, it’s the fastest way to get pulses racing.

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Photography by Getty

Photography by Imaxtree

Photography by Getty

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Photography by Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Photography by Imaxtree

Photography by John Sheerer/Getty

Photography by Imaxtree

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A rare 1940s sweetheart- neckline dress pattern

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This 1952 photo shows off the décolletage that made Marilyn Monroe famous.

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Madonna performing onstage in 1990

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Moschino Spring 2017

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Winona Ryder

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At the height of Brangelina, Jolie wore this Elie Saab dress to the 2009 Oscars.

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Oscar de la Renta Spring 2017

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Priyanka Chopra in a sheer Zuhair Murad dress at the 2016 Oscars

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Movie sweetheart Emma Watson wearing Calvin Klein at the 2016 Met Gala.

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Saint Laurent Spring 2017

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Emily Ratajkowski

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Rodarte Spring 2017

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