off-shoulder dress

A dress implicitly designed with a low and wide-cut neckline that leaves the shoulders and upper chest area bare. The sleeves must be attached to the dress.

Off-shoulder dresses are meant to accentuate the wearer's shoulders, collarbone, and neck (or nape), with the sleeves of an off-shoulder dress sitting on the upper arms instead of on top of the shoulders.

Correct examples

Incorrect examples

This tag is not meant as a "catch-all" tag for any dresses that simply exposes the bare shoulders; the following dress styles are not off-shoulder dresses:

Strapless dress with detached sleeves or elbow gloves

Strapless dress

Sleeveless dress

Sleeveless dress worn with a jacket/coat worn hanging off the arms

Kimono worn hanging off the arms.

Shoulder cutout

Strap slip

Mutually exclusive tags

• Strapless dress
• Sleeveless dress
• Single-shoulder dress

See also

• Off shoulder
• Off-shoulder shirt
• Off-shoulder sweater
• Off-shoulder one-piece swimsuit
• Off-shoulder bikini

This tag implicates dress and off_shoulder (learn more).