Strapless Dress

Strapless can trace back to ancient Egyptian, their custume "Tunic" is the first strapless dress.


Strapless become more and more popular since 1940s, the successful woman liberty revolution brought the renew style of fashion to people.

Dancer/Actress Lucille Ball in Strapless Black Lace Evening Dress, Holding Lit Cigarette on Couch, 1940
Black strapless evening dress with layered ruffles of floral black lace and light pink net overlaid on pink taffeta, 1947.
The strapless gown with sweetheart bodice remained the favored look for evening wear for most of the fifties.
Great 50s lame tulle strapless party dress.
Model Wearing Balenciaga Satin and Lace Evening Gown, 1951
Model wearing a strapless short evening dress: fitted to the hips in a lemon color with lace, baby blue bow, baby blue satin shoes and grey black pancake hat, 1953
Model wearing strapless tiered dress with roses by Chanel, 1954


1960s

80s strapless dress