Queen Elizabeth I certainly knew a thing or two about drama. From family backstabbing to her tempestuous relationship with Mary, Queen of Scots—which makes Bette Davis and Joan Crawford look like the Doublemint Twins—it’s no wonder she kept things tight around the collar. She was a woman ahead of her time, so she knew that the right neckline plays up a woman’s greatest asset: her face. No need to get all Elizabethan, though. Find styles that follow her logic by bringing everyone’s attention to your face.

A V-neck is the perfect silhouette to create a mood, especially one whose collar folds onto the shoulders. A shawl collar on Finley’s Big-Button Diva Top drapes gently around the collarbone, accenting the shoulders, slimming the waistline and making your neck look longer, leading right to your face. Feeling a bit more playful? Necklines with flirty detail can be equally shape pleasing. The accents on Kay Celine’s Ruffled V-Neck Jersey Top actually balance your shape and draw everyone’s eyes upward. Score 1 for Elizabeth I.

The best compliment anyone can give is not that they recall what you’re wearing but who you are. Your face creates that memory. In necklines that frame your face, you’ll always be remembered…and you’ll feel like a queen!