Slash neckline
A neckline cut with a vertical or diagonal slit at center front—the slash opening on evening gowns and blouses, sharper than a soft V and often deeper than everyday necklines.
How to recognize it
Origin and history
Where it is used
What is worn now
Editorial styling suggestions from MsDressly—not strict rules.
How it differs
Expression and impression
Common questions
Sources
- Neckline . Wikipedia Off-shoulder, scoop, square, portrait, and plunging neckline vocabulary.
- File:Dress, woman's (AM 1992.245-1).jpg . Wikimedia Commons Evening dress with low plunging neckline; Auckland Museum; CC BY 4.0.
- Blouse . Wikipedia Women's blouse sleeves including poet, lantern, and flutter forms.
- Silk . Wikipedia Filament fiber in evening sleeves and poet blouses.
September 19, 2026

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