40 Boat Neck Blouse Designs To Bookmark in 2024

Did you know that the right blouse neckline can effortlessly make any of your bridal looks more flattering? Boatneck blouse designs are one such style that often goes unnoticed in the camouflage of plunging or U-shaped necklines, but they complement drapes and skirts and work well with all kinds of bridal jewellery. 

This read is a complete guide to understanding a boat neckline and who can benefit most. We have also compiled a list of 35+ boat neck latest blouse designs that are trendy, effortlessly chic and will match all of your Indian ensembles for every occasion! 

In this article:

• What is a Boat Neckline?
• Back Boat Neck Blouse Designs
• Boat Neck Latest Blouse Designs
• Front Boat Neck Blouse Designs
• Boat Neck Blouse Designs With Net

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What is a Boat Neckline?

A boat neckline, also called the bateau neck or Sabrina neckline, is a wide neckline that runs horizontally across the collarbone. This stylish neck design gives Indian outfits a modern look without exposing too much skin. The key here is to create a balance in the overall look.

Boat neck blouse designs work well and accentuate your form if you have the following body type:

• Small to medium bust
• Pear shapes
• Slender shoulders

Back Boat Neck Blouse Designs

Bejewelled Boat Neck Blouse Design

Why bejewel just the front of your neckline when you can add bling at the back of your boat neck blouse's back design, too? Since the boat neck blouse neck design is broad at the front, the backside automatically becomes broader, allowing the addition of a string of beaded tassels on the capeline to make it appear like a necklace for the back. Keep the lower back strap of the blouse simple for this style.

Deep V-Neck Back Boat Neck Blouse Designs

Designer: Payal Singhal

A simple and sultry boat neck black blouse design that you can try with a dramatic saree style is the hooked deep V-neck blouse design. To keep up with the broadness of the boat neck's front neckline, connect the back side of the shoulder straps with a thin strip for an elegant-looking blouse design. Book an appointment at your makeup salon to get your back de-tanned, scrubbed and ready to flaunt this look.

Trapezium Cut Boat Neck Blouse Back Side Design

Give a backless, trendy back boat neck blouse design touch with your lehenga skirt with a trapezium cut choli blouse back. Instead of hooks, add strings of triple nots at the lower back and a single thread knot on the upper back and decorate these strings further with bell-shaped tassels to match the delicate pearl embroidery of this mint green blouse design.

Deep U-Shaped Back Side Boat Neck Blouse Design

Another great way to design a simple backless boat neck blouse is to give its broad shoulders a deep U-shaped back. To make this georgette design look seamless, the back strap is attached with hidden hooks, and the borderline running across the blouse has been decorated with a golden border lace embellished with metal circles, pearl embroidery, and cutwork.

Boat Neck Blouse Design with Net

Ante up the plunging U-shaped back design of your net boat neck blouse design by adding embellished strings crossing from the centre of the shoulder pads down to either side of the back strap. The heavily embellished strings act as jewelled straps, beautifying the simple back of your blouse design!

Boat Neck Back Hook Blouse Design

Designer: Prevasu

The beauty of motifs embellished net boat neck blouse design lies in keeping the blouse style simple and letting the embellishments flourish in all their bling glory. Check out this simple back blouse design with a round keyhole that can be resized depending on your preference. The backstrap comes attached with a hook to make the blouse appear seamless, which will go well with a simple net or georgette saree drape.

Boat Neck Back Side Blouse Design with Grecian Sleeves

Sangeet ceremonies with ballroom setups deserve a little bit of animated dramatisation to reflect on the ensemble of the bride-to-be, too! Adding floor-length Grecian sleeves in the net is the aptest way to add drama to your simple zipper-down boat neck blouse design back. You can add mini floral buttis in zari and glass bead embroidery to make it wedding-ready for the occasion.

Simple Boat Back Neck Blouse Design

Seamless razor-back blouse designs are chic and go well with flirty summer skirts and saree styles, perfect for pre-wedding celebrations. Keep the border of the waistline cut in a loop of scalloped curves, and add embroidery or patchwork in the centre of the razor-back sleeves for added beauty. If pairing this boat neck blouse design with a lehenga, drape the dupatta around the wrists instead of resting on one shoulder.

Asymmetrical Boat Neck Velvet Blouse Design

Velvet lehenga styles are a big hit with winter brides. If you, too, wish to adorn a velvet lehenga for your wedding ceremony, then we have a royal boatneck blouse design for you. This asymmetrical deep neck blouse design in velvet comes styled with a sequin-work borderline around the abstract back cut, threadwork embellished sleeves, and a top strings knot attached with bell-shaped tassels and fringes in threads and beads.

Boat Neck Back Blouse Design

Crop choli-style blouse designs with churidar sleeves give a modern look to a simple boatneck blouse design and look stunning as a bridal or even bridesmaid dress for any wedding function. Go for intricately done threadwork all over such a blouse design and match it with an open-hair hairstyle for a fresh evening party look.

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Boat Neck Latest Blouse Designs

Boat Neck Red Blouse Design

Designer: Neeta Lulla

One can never go wrong with the colour red for weddings. Red-hued blouse designs go well with all wedding outfits, like a lehenga or cocktail saree. Keeping it simple with a broad boat neck blouse design, this blouse style accentuates the cut dana and crystals embellished all over, giving an elegant and luxe look to match an equally embellished dupatta drape.

Tropical Boat Front Neck Blouse Design

A full-sleeved high-neck boat-neck blouse design is the best way to flaunt a heavily embellished blouse in printed fabric. Check out this tropical or beach wedding-worthy blouse style, where the boat neck has been kept to a minimum, the waistline border sits right above the abs, and the sleeves wrap up on the wrists. With this blouse design, you can ask your hairstylist to give you a sleek braid at the back.

Trendy Boat Neck Net Blouse Design in Chantilly Lace

Instead of a high boat neck blouse design, you can also go for a slightly plunging boat neck style with a hint of triangle cords around the arm area on each side. This Chantilly lace blouse design goes well with a heavily embellished bustier and net half-sleeves. Add beaded tassels on the sleeves and a choker necklace around the neck to complement this look. 

Threadwork Boat Neck Blouse Design

If you wish to keep the bling quotient of your silk saree modern boat neck blouse designs, you can opt for machine thread embroidery, Gota Patti, and mirror work to beautify the front side of the blouse design. You can even enhance the look of such razor-back styles with princess-cut blouse designs.

Simple Front Boat Neck Blouse Design

Another way you can subtly embellish your simple boat neck blouse design is by keeping the neckline lined with a simple thread borderline and embellishing the sleeves. A cotton tissue blouse will effortlessly go well with a delicate zari word, floral buttis, and Gota Patti lace.

Wrap-Around Boat Neck Blouse Design Photos

A wrap-around blouse design can elevate the boatneck blouse design to a modern style. Keeping up with the broad-shoulder neckline of a boatneck style, this trendy design demands a heavily embellished or textured fabric and a cinched waistline. If you plan to keep short hair for the wedding, this blouse design can be your hot pick!

Silk Saree Boat Neck Blouse Design

Concept saree and blouse designs have been in demand since the last few wedding seasons. So, if you, too, wish to drape a contemporary saree style, then complement it with this simple ancient Rome-style boatneck blouse design. Add Swarovski crystals around the neckline to go well with your cocktail earrings for the evening.

Floral Threadwork Boat Neck Blouse Design

Wedding Lehenga: Patine

Spice up summer wedding ensembles by adorning a boat-neck blouse design with fine multi-coloured threadwork featuring floral patterns around the neckline and waistline. You can even add a criss-cross-style embroidery for a unique-looking blouse pattern.

Boat Neck Blouse Back Design Image

Cocktail Sangeet functions are all about jazzing up traditional Indian attire. If you also wish to elevate your Bollywood night attire, opt for a side boatneck blouse design on a beads-embellished bustier. Use tulle pleats to create the side neck style, embellish with pearl studs and a borderline of pearl-drop beads as tassels.

Boat Neck Full Sleeve Blouse Design

Bridesmaids, twirl in a glittering lehenga at the wedding with this Aztec embroidery full-sleeve boat-neck blouse design. Hand-embroidered in pearls and beads, this heavily embellished blouse can be styled with sleek hair at the back and luxe diamond or emerald jewellery.

Front Boat Neck Blouse Designs

Boat Neck Silk Blouse Design for Haldi

For your haldi ceremony, if you plan on wearing a yellow saree, you can get a simple boatneck blouse design with princess cut seam beads and embroidered short sleeves to be ready for the Ubtan application fun. Add a pair of stylish earrings or floral jewellery to match the simplicity of this blouse style.

Silk Boat Neck Blouse Design

Shine like a true princess and adorn this majestic-looking boatneck blouse design covered in the reflected shimmer of mirror work accompanied by glossy threadwork in gold and silver. To add another layer of glamour to this extraordinary blouse design, get a whole bridal jewellery set of pearls and Kundan jewellery to wear with this blouse style.

Boat Neck Blouse Design Back

Tarnished Zari work on blouse designs makes them look like vintage royalty and an elegant garment to match all sorts of Indian looks. This high-neck boat neck blouse design includes threadwork, embroidery and crystal embellishments against a printed base. Match this blouse style with oxidised jewellery.

Boat Neck Brocade Blouse Design

How to make a brocade boat-neck blouse design wedding ready for the upcoming season? Add a thin border of Zari work on the waistline, sleeves, and neckline, and cover the lengths of the blouse with Zari embellished floral motifs. Instead of wearing a heavy necklace, wear a pair of Chandbalis for this blouse style.

Boat Neck Lehenga Blouse Design

Designer: Irrau By Samir Mantri

If you are a pear-shaped bride-to-be, a boat neck blouse design is best suited for your bridal lehenga style. With the seamless amalgamation of thread, Zari, and sequins working all over the blouse and geometric-style embroidered net sleeves, this blouse design will look beautiful with all your traditional gold bridal jewellery.

Boat Neck Sleeveless Blouse Design

Match a simple lehenga set with an inverted boatneck blouse design for a fresh look for a summer wedding. Sleeveless, the only embellishment to add to this blouse style is the mid-riff beaded tassels stitched across the inverted sweetheart waistline. Avoid adding any jewellery on the face and match sets of bangles or handcuffs with this look.

Latest Blouse Design Boat Neck

Abstract embellishments on a blouse look as good as traditional ones do. So, if you are looking for something simple and distinct, go ahead with this sleeveless boat neck blouse design, which has been embellished with sequins in abstract patterns and patchwork. 

Latest Boat Neck Blouse Design with Full Sleeves

Designer: House of Kotwara

Look elegant and sophisticated at the reception party with this vintage rose boat neck blouse design. It features geometric sequin embroidery in Aari or Maggam work running across the seams of the neck to the waistline, pleated sleeve cuffs, and a side zip for the perfect fit. You can match this blouse with an equally embellished georgette saree or opt for a plain drape as well.

White Boat Front Neck Blouse Design

Wedding Lehenga: Arpita Mehta

Match your white bridal lehenga with this mirror-cut dana and thread hand-embroidered boat-neck blouse design with pearl tassels on sleeves for the Varmala ceremony. An oversized earrings set, cocktail rings, and statement bangles will add a touch of colour and contrast to this white blouse style.

Boat Neck Full Sleeve Blouse Design

Boatneck blouse designs look eccentric with resort wear as well. So, if you have a poolside Haldi ceremony and the dress code is casual, you can wear this simple full-sleeved Azulejo printed blouse design. Match pearl ear loops with this blouse set for the occasion.

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Boat Neck Blouse Designs with Net

Boat Neck Blouse Net Design

Designer: Torani

Adding a delicate butterfly net blouse style to your bridal wardrobe will help you gracefully uplift all types of sarees that you can adorn for post-wedding events. This vintage boatneck blouse design comes hand embroidered with pearl, Zari, and Dori work and matches well with Pearl Jadau oversized earrings and a timeless 60s hair bun.

Boat Neck Saree Blouse Design

Another classic boat-neck blouse design that you can pair with all kinds of summer saree styles is this undertoned crepe blouse style with net full sleeves and floral embroidery in muted hues. You can pair this blouse design with Pearl dangler earrings and neutral makeup.

Blouse Boat Neck Design Images

Make your shoulders look broader by adding a boatneck blouse design to an illusion choli blouse style. This blouse also features a heart cut on the torse with thread and sequins work embellishment, cold shoulders, and a neckline on the net equally embellished in a similar fashion.

Boat Neck Blouse Design Image

Invest in a crop-style boatneck blouse, as you can not only adorn it with a lehenga skirt or a saree drape but also match it with a pair of party pants or a cocktail skirt. This floral, heavily embellished blouse style on tule works well for weddings all year long.

Boat Neck Blouse Front Design

Designer: Chhabra, Chandni Chowk

Wear a sleeveless blouse with a sweetheart neckline for an illusion-style boat neck blouse design. The blouse has been decorated with black and white pearls, keeping the embellishments quotient subtle. Match it with a ruffled saree style for the wedding reception.

Boat Neck Full Sleeve Blouse Back Design

Drape sleeves can make the simplest boatneck blouse designs look dramatically ready for any wedding function. Check out this illusion blouse with cut dana, Zarcon, and sequins embroidery, a boat neckline, and elongated unique sleeves that give the impression of a dupatta without having to carry one with your ensemble.

Boat Neck Front Blouse Design

The boat neck blouse design is versatile enough to complement a cape-style blouse design with perfection. Keeping the cape not extremely broad but rather well-fitted around the bust and waistline, the focus shifts to the boat neckline, which offers a perfect balance of broadness to the torso. This blouse design is ideal for the mehndi function, where the sleeves won't get in the way of the mehndi design while it dries out.

Boat Neck Transparent Blouse Design

Delicate blouse designs are statement makers, whether matched with traditional drapes or Western attire. This pristine boatneck blouse design has a bustier and illusion blouse style embedded with sequins and threadwork embroidery. It also has three-quarter sleeves and sleeve cuffs set with faux feather fringes. Wear this for your Sangeet ceremony's grand entrance.

Boat Neck Blouse Sleeves Design

Designer: Suruchi Parakh

Smaller boatneck blouse designs are apt when the blouse design is compact and covered in heavy embellishments. This illusion boatneck blouse design comprises a sheer mesh covered with stripes of embellished beds and an attached corset with multi-coloured Boota detailing. The sleeve cuffs have been decorated with faux feathers, so you can skip jewellery on the wrist and instead focus on a pair of oversized stud earrings to match the neckline.

Net Blouse Boat Neck Design

Designer: Mini Pataka by Kudi Pataka Designs

Lightly embroidered boat neck blouse designs not only look delicate but look elegant upon wear as well. The idea for the mehndi, Sangeet and even reception ceremony is that this yellow net embroidered blouse design with multi-coloured thread and sequins embroidery only requires a pair of statement earrings to get your wedding ready in a jiffy!

Boatneck blouse designs help create a sensual vibe without showing too much skin, making them perfect for various traditional functions. This neckline can add the perfect touch of modernity where needed and suit many styles of cholis, provided you have the confidence to rock it. Keep in mind that the right jewellery designs and creating a balance can accentuate the excellence of these blouses and keep you from looking stubby in pictures.

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