backless dress

Spine-baring evening wear

A backless dress is a garment cut to leave most or all of the wearer's back exposed, typically plunging from the shoulders to the lower back or waist.

The style emphasizes elegance and sensuality, common in evening wear and formal occasions: She wore a stunning backless dress to the gala.

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skin · elegant · evening · sexy · shoulders · spine · revealing · skin baring · cocktail · slinky · low-cut · spaghetti · straps · silhouette · glamorous · bra · fashion tape · tape

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Opposites
coverage/modesty

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Restrained, traditional clothing

Victorian dress · burqa · prairie dress · abaya · hijab

formality/occasion

backless dressSunday best

Finest clothing, special occasions

business attire

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G