Scoop neckline
A wide U-shaped neckline cut lower and broader than a jewel neck—common on T-shirt dresses, bodices, and casual knits.
How to recognize it
Origin and history
Where it is used
What is worn now
Editorial styling suggestions from MsDressly—not strict rules.
How it differs
Expression and impression
Common questions
Sources
- Neckline . Wikipedia Off-shoulder, scoop, square, portrait, and plunging neckline vocabulary.
- File:Bodice, dress (AM 11265-1).jpg . Wikimedia Commons Historic bodice with wide scoop neckline; Auckland Museum; CC BY 4.0.
- File:A complete course in dressmaking, (Vol. 4, Blouses) - Fig 56.png . Wikimedia Commons Early twentieth-century blouse neckline drafting diagram; public domain.
September 19, 2026

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