@DS2006 I want to share with you, and any others who might interested, my new thoughts on wearing a 20 motif + 5 motif connected together as a long necklace. I think I love this wearing this combination. It makes a super long necklace, and you cannot see any clasps. I think you might like it too.
I need to frame this in context so you don't poo-poo this idea too fast. As they say... "make your case", which I shall do!
For clothing, my top is usually some type of pullover, whether it be a fine knit, chunky sweater, or striped tee. It is always a pullover. I almost never wear button down shirts. This is most likely due to me not wanting to look like "one of the boys" at my workplace as the boys (aka my colleagues) are always in a button down shirt/tie/jacket. Hence, my dislike for any button downs.
This season, I purchased several Pucci leggings. They are very colorful, and what best to wear with colorful leggings? A solid color, oversized, cotton poplin, button down shirt!So... I bought a bunch of oversized shirts, and I love wearing them. In my opinion, an oversized shirt/tunic looks very casual chic worn with a very long necklace. The long necklace lengthens the torso and swings beautifully with the blouse. To me, this means necklaces 38" or longer. Plus, because a necklace is typically placed on top of a collared shirt, you lose about an inch of length.
I have been wearing other necklaces in rotation and not my WG MOP 20. Why? I find the WG MOP 20 a little bit short (a 20 motif is only 34”) worn over an oversized shirt. I was playing around and decided to connect one of my 5 motif WG MOP bracelets to my WG MOP 20 (you now have 41”). I was worried I would see the clasp (you know my disdain for seeing clasps!). However, the collar hides it, and I love this longer look!
I had tried doing this 20 + 5 combination earlier with a pullover (e.g. striped tee), and I found it too much... too many motifs. However, with a longer top such as an oversized shirt, it can certainly use the length and additional motifs.
I wanted to share this with you as I think you also like longer necklaces. This might also help you decide if you want to get a 20. You already have the bracelet, so you can just connect it on days you want a slightly longer necklace look. Or, perhaps make it your permanent look.
I have only worn the 20 + 5 twice, and both times, I loved the look. I think I will keep doing this for my oversized shirts.
On the downside, my second bracelet is now lonely again. He needs a buddy. If I do continue to wear the 20 + 5 together, I will need to get a third bracelet so I can wear my 20 + 5 as one long necklace and still be able to wear two bracelets on my wrist.
This stuff never ends.
Anyway, I wanted to share this with you and others who wear oversized or long tops. Hope this helps.
Thanks! I think this is a great advantage to be able to lengthen a 20! 34" is too short for me since I am 5'6". So I'd likely only use a 20 with the 5! It's good to know you find that this works! The 20 is on my "maybe" list! I am just trying to see what I wear (or never wear) over the next few months before adding anything significant.
… if the dates don’t overlap with anything else I need to seriously look into this.
