Off-the-shoulder neckline

Off-the-shoulder neckline sits below both shoulder points.

One-shoulder bares only one side. halter ties at the nape with different strap geometry.

Neckline lists off-the-shoulder among bare-shoulder cuts in evening and day dress.[1] Metropolitan Museum painting photography documents off-the-shoulder bodices in historic portraiture.[2] Silk and cotton off-shoulder tops need grip elastic or structured boning.[3]

1950s Bardot film dress popularized the name in Western fashion.[1] Off-shoulder differs from sailor flaps and Peter Pan flat leaves.[2] Peasant gathered necks may read similar but use elastic ruffle.[3]

Today off-the-shoulder neckline appears on wedding guest dresses, summer tops, and red-carpet gowns in silk, jersey, and cotton.[1][2] Add strapless bra or silicone grip tape.[3] When both shoulders sit below the bodice edge—off-the-shoulder neckline applies.[2]

Summer weddings, cocktail parties, resort evenings, prom, and red-carpet summer events.[1]

Off-the-shoulder neckline needs secure inner elastic or boning.[2] White off-shoulder midi reads Bardot summer.[1]

One-shoulder bares one side. Portrait is oval not horizontal. Peasant gathers with ruffle.[1]

Off-the-shoulder neckline reads romantic, summery, and bare-shouldered. Silk Bardot dress reads fifties glamour.

Off-the-shoulder vs one-shoulder? Off-shoulder bares both; one-shoulder is asymmetric.[1]

Off-the-shoulder vs halter? Halter uses neck straps; off-shoulder uses horizontal bodice edge.[1]

Off-the-shoulder bra? Strapless, bandeau, or stick-on cups.[3]