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5 types of boatneck designs that will rule this summer season

TOI Lifestyle Desk
| etimes.in | Last updated on - Mar 29, 2025, 11:20 IST
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Narrow neck

Wearing a Raw Mango saree with Amrapali earrings, Vidya attended and award show. Balan wore a narrow boat neck blouse with the elegant saree with three-fourth sleeves.

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How to characterise a boatneck blouse design?

The boatneck blouse is a timeless fashion staple, featuring a wide, horizontal neckline that elegantly skims the collarbone and extends across the shoulders. This versatile design pairs effortlessly with lehengas, sarees, and skirts, making it a must-have for your ethnic wardrobe. Here’s how you can enhance a simple boatneck blouse to create a stylish summer look.

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Playing with florals

A floral print detailing automatically makes any fit prettier and is a great choice for the summer season. Taking inspiration from Katrina Kaif’s fashion closet, the diva wore a floral-painted boatneck design blouse, leaving us all stunned by the gorgeousness. She teamed it with a baby pink saree with a matching print and completed the look with a statement belt that held the outfit together.


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Incorporate some pearls

Women are crazy about pearls, and incorporating them into a blouse can truly enhance the overall look. Taking cues from Jacqueline Fernandez, she wowed us in this blush pink-ivory saree and teamed it with a simple pearly boat neck blouse, taking it to another level. A blouse like this can also match the aura of a lehenga and would look stunning at a summer wedding. Bidding goodbye to a neckpiece, the statement boatneck blouse design with pearl straps around the neckline would just be mesmerising to see.


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Embroidered bold boat neckline blouse design

If you wish to show off a royal edge, then opt for an embroidered boat neckline design that would exude a ray of sophistication, elegance, and high fashion. Style icon Aishwarya Rai walked the red carpet at Cannes in a stunning black embroidered boat neck blouse with floral embroidered detailing that looked iconic and one of a kind on her. She teamed it with a mesh-finish net saree featuring a statement embroidered border and exuded traditional glam.


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Frills can never go out of style

Subtle frills and ruffles can never go out of fashion. A vintage statement that is still ruling the fashion world will look great with a ruffle-hemline saree or lehenga set. Bollywood diva Kiara Advani wore a stunning boatneck design ruffle blouse with plunging detailing that created a spin-off look and can easily be teamed with a saree, blouse, and ethnic skirt. Opt for blush pastel colours and bloom this springtime.
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The mesh finish detailing

Kareena Kapoor Khan looks mesmerising in this mesh-net yellow boatneck blouse with a minimal mirror work design around the top. Unlike the traditional boatneck blouses, this mesh-finish style had a sleek plunging yellow patch, taking it a notch higher, with a half-sleeve floral embroidered show with contrasting silver cuffs that were unmissable.
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