Mock Turtleneck Long Sleeve Shirts for an Alternative

There are a lot of people that simply hate turtleneck shirts.  In most cases this dislike is based on the fact that the turtle neck goes too high up their neck before folding down and it simply is either too hot or too close to the neck and feels a bit like strangulation.  Not a very pleasant feeling.  The design of these shirts though is very flattering in a number of outfits so the mock turtleneck long sleeve shirts have become a great alternative to those who do not want to have a collar all the way up their neck.  In fact it has become a great alternative to the classic turtleneck.

The design of  mock turtleneck long sleeve shirts is simple; take the classic turtleneck, cut it in half, get rid of the fold over and have it come up only halfway up the neckline and viola you will have the mock turtleneck.  These are considered much more comfortable by many as well as less confining yet still have all the fashion plus’s of a turtleneck so in essence they are the best of both worlds.  In all other ways these shirts are the same as the classic turtleneck shirt.  They are usually a bit form fitting and tend to have a tight fit.  There are some styles though that allows a looser look.

The majority of turtlenecks are use in coming up with a layered look.  In this case most mock turtleneck long sleeve shirts are used as a base color with the designs, patterns and stylish clothes left to be the top shirt.  You can find turtlenecks in all of the major colors.  The most popular colors are white, gray, black and tan.  However, you can find all colors out there if you look hard enough so don’t worry about being confined to one or two primary colors.  There are as many out there as you will be interested in finding.

One of the issues with mock turtleneck long sleeve shirts would be the fact that sometimes they actually are not very warm.  You would think they would be, but depending on the fabric they are not always as warm as you would think they would be.  If you buy the knit turtlenecks you will be nice and toasty but some of the cottons and polyesters are not quite as warming as you might want to be.  Keep this in mind when you are selecting your shirt, decide what you want and what you want it for prior to actually buying it.

The convenience of shopping for mock turtleneck long sleeve shirts is only limited by your imagination of where you can go to find them.  Not only are they available in most stores but they are also available on the internet.  You can browse the internet and the various clothing vendors that sell their wares there with the ease of turning on your laptop as you sit in your living room drinking your tea and not exert any other energy other than to look for what it is that you would like.