dégager son port de tête

English translation: reveal/show off her graceful neck

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French term or phrase:dégager son port de tête
English translation:reveal/show off her graceful neck
Entered by: Jenny Duthie

07:49 Feb 6, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Cosmetics, Beauty / blog about fashion shoots for a haircare product
French term or phrase: dégager son port de tête
Pour un côté bohème-chic en accord avec sa robe fleurie et son dos nu, Emilie a opté pour un chignon bas qui dégage son port de tête et sublime ses reflets dorés.

Emilie is one of the models, any ideas please? I can't quite find the right words for this expression, thanks in advance
Jenny Duthie
France
Local time: 13:31
reveal/show off her graceful neck
Explanation:
reveal/show off her graceful neck

Even though the original doesn't say "graceful", I can't help thinking this would be added in English...

The Director - Google Books Result
https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=1780875568
David Ignatius - 2014 - ‎Fiction
Weiss hadn't had time to dress upfor the sudden visit to the seventh floor. She wore her casual IOC outfit: black jeans, white shirt, short tailored jacket, long black hair pulled up ina bun that revealed her graceful neck. Weber still found Weiss's physical presence disorienting. “Takea seat, Deputy Chief,” said Weber. “We need ...
Books & Novels - Chapter Two - The Crap Fest Called Life - Wattpad
https://www.wattpad.com/11959214-books-novels-chapter-two-th...
Ms. Dhrame, was the most beautiful woman in the world, next to Molly Fennelle, a girl in Jamie's class. Ms. Dhrame was African- American, and always wore her curly hair in a high bun, which revealed her graceful neck. +. "Autumn, Jillian, Luke, and.. Zachary. I'm surpised you've been caught bullying Jamie. I'm sure you'd ...
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Michelle Desaintfuscien
France
Local time: 13:31
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3 +4reveal/show off her graceful neck
Michelle Desaintfuscien
3to reveal her neck
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reveal/show off her graceful neck


Explanation:
reveal/show off her graceful neck

Even though the original doesn't say "graceful", I can't help thinking this would be added in English...

The Director - Google Books Result
https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=1780875568
David Ignatius - 2014 - ‎Fiction
Weiss hadn't had time to dress upfor the sudden visit to the seventh floor. She wore her casual IOC outfit: black jeans, white shirt, short tailored jacket, long black hair pulled up ina bun that revealed her graceful neck. Weber still found Weiss's physical presence disorienting. “Takea seat, Deputy Chief,” said Weber. “We need ...
Books & Novels - Chapter Two - The Crap Fest Called Life - Wattpad
https://www.wattpad.com/11959214-books-novels-chapter-two-th...
Ms. Dhrame, was the most beautiful woman in the world, next to Molly Fennelle, a girl in Jamie's class. Ms. Dhrame was African- American, and always wore her curly hair in a high bun, which revealed her graceful neck. +. "Autumn, Jillian, Luke, and.. Zachary. I'm surpised you've been caught bullying Jamie. I'm sure you'd ...

Michelle Desaintfuscien
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to reveal her neck


Explanation:
I picture her hair swept upwards round the chignon.

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