The rear view is really rocking, darlings! First, some editorial and runway inspiration. Next, a buying guide ~ add one backless top and a back-detail dress to your repertoire this season!Fashion Flashback: Gucci, Fall 2001.
Brazilian Vogue, December 2008.
Bon, Fall 2004.
Bazaar, January 2009.
This photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Absolutely Fabulous.
Italian Vogue, February 2009.
Velvet, January 2009.
W, October 2004.
Numero, June 2008.
Chanel Couture; this and other runway photos via style.com.
Moschino Resort
Sonia Rykiel Resort
Laeken Sapporo teal top, at laeken.com.
Lucca Couture low-back tank, at urbanoutfitters.com.
Sequin crochet detail v-neck, at alloy.com.
Aqua navy blue open-back ruffle dress. at Bloomingdales.com.
Free People Dynasty shift, at winknyc.com.
Josh Brody v-back mini dress, at shopintuition.com.
Love Our Stuff blue origami playsuit, at pixiemarket.com.
Neurotica low-back Spider tee dress, at shopacrimony.com.
Roberto Cavalli plunge-back jersey dress; this and next two at net-a-porter.com.
Rick Owens Lilies twist-back jersey dress.
Zac Posen Carmen silk-blend dress.
Sunner Florent dress, at sanitystyle.com.
Tart Jacqueline dress. This and next two at shopbop.com.
Geren Ford open back dress.
Antik Batik Wallace sequined chiffon dress.
Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent embroidered cutout dress, at shopplanetblue.com.
Last Look: a beautiful backless gown rendered by Artist and Fellow Fashionista Fifi Flowers.Guess we’ll be making a beautiful exit, darlings!
xoxox,
CC
Stunning. I want a gold one like that :(
ReplyDeleteBackless is ALWAYS so sexy and sensual. Loving the Wallace dress. x
ReplyDeleteLovely collection! The Sonia Rykiel resort purple striped dress is my fave- the bow is so cute!
ReplyDeleteahhh, I'm in love!! That first Gucci picture...I die :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd - yes! This is one of my top favorite styles! Nothing is so sexy like backless!
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A nice back can be so sexy! Time for me to hit the gym! ;)
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The Antik Batik sequin backless dress = awesomeness! I think my back is probably one of my best features... too bad I can't show it off everyday at the office :D
ReplyDeleteHot selection. I own the Free People top & love it!
ReplyDeleteTo Bazaar Jan. 2009.. so hot!!
ReplyDeleteI'm drooling over the Chanel Couture. Stunning!
ReplyDeleteSuch sexy backs! i kinda need that gold one...and a dramatic long black backless gown too...
ReplyDeleteyou are speaking my language again, CC! i love an open back...so dramatic!
ReplyDeleteI love every single piece!!
ReplyDeleteLove the styles.. sexy but not too revealing.
I especially love backless evening wear! So many great picks!
ReplyDeleteFabulous post!!! I love all of the models they're all the so gorgeous and all of the dresses are amazing!!
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I'm in love! so sexy and glamorous, must get one for myself!
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I think a (beautiful) back is one of the most sexy parts of the body! Thanks to pilates of course ;)
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Please forgive my commenting absence, doll! I'm just now getting caught up with my Google Reader.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to see the "back" coming back in - such an elegant, understated look if done well. That dress from the Jan. '09 Harper's Bazaar is particularly TDF.
I have been eyeing that Sequin Crochet Detail V-Neck from Alloy for quite some time now. It seems like a sassy way to ease yourself into the showing off your back trend. Ooh, now I'm obsessed with showing off my back. It's such an uptown girl way of being sensual - somewhat like the off the shoulder top look. :)
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ReplyDeletethese are all so beautiful
a woman's back can be so sexy
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Ohhh that Gucci...lust!!
ReplyDeleteI love an open back...so sexy!
I have never dared to wear low back because of a bad birthmark! But you've just inspired me <3
ReplyDeleteThese are ~ ALL ~ delicious!! The woman in the white Gucci had better not bend forward for, like, ANY reason though or else that dress will turn pornographic! *heehee!*
ReplyDeleteAn open back really is uber sexy. One of the only things I like about my teensy tiny breasts is the fact that I don't have to wear a bra. Backless is totally possible.
ReplyDeleteAh, a look oh-so-close to my heart. I adore back detail, such amazing coverage carrie, as always.
ReplyDeleteWonderful picks! I love how beautiful and sexy showing a little back can be.
ReplyDeleteBacks are wonderful - being backless says so much more!
ReplyDeletelove this post...a woman's back is so sexy
ReplyDeleteOoh I love everything you picked out! Backless dresses are so sexy.
ReplyDeleteIt's about time we bring focus to the back... So subtle but very sensual..
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Backless gowns are stunningly sexy! I love the Zac Posen Carmen dress, as well as the Rick Owens twist dress. The editorials of the full-length backless gowns are amazing too!
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Oddly, my back is my favorite part of my body so I think I definitley need to add one (or all!) of these stunning numbers to my closet. Such a stunning and elegant look.
ReplyDeleteGreat! YSL captivated the women's back. Sex-ay! This is true... :-)
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i love backless dresses. it is so much sexier than showing off the front.
ReplyDeleteLove that pic from the Brazilian Vogue. That golden dress is impressive, love it so much. And I love backless dresses in general.
ReplyDeleteSo LOVEly!
ReplyDeletesometimes we do forget that people do look at our backs...so easily neglected part...just like the ceiling in our room! But I'm not about to paint dreamy clouds on my ceiling darling...not today at least!
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backless is so sexy. :O
ReplyDeleteCarrie and Fifi got back( or backless)!!!! Love the understated sexy of backless.xoxo
ReplyDeleteBackless dresses are the only way to make an entrance. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love all the photos and I adore that gold dress in the second photo. So stunning.
Sublime! The dresses are gorgeous.
ReplyDeletep.s. Your blog is very inspiring!
That silver sequins dress at the end is hot.
ReplyDeleteVery fashionable backs. You're ideas for these posts are very creative.
ReplyDeleteLove it all. Especially the one from Numero
ReplyDeleteHow sexy!!
ReplyDeleteActually the " back it up " piece I prefer from the ones I own is... a bathsuit ! It's incredible how dressed up it makes you look, even if it's actually UNdressed up ! xD
Fantastic post, thanks !!!
Wow... Sexy...
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Christina
I love backless dresses. I don't know if I'd have the confidence to wear them though. I do love those with a slight dip on the back, or a design at the back. I particularly like the Zac Posen silk dress.
ReplyDeleteShowing your back is so much more attractive than baring your stomach. I love the shopping guide finds!
ReplyDeletepeace&love,
nicole.
I would love to wear that Antik Batik to my next red carpet appearance. Ah ha
ReplyDeletestunning, wow!! love the gucci, i saw this should padded open back at shopbop--too fab!!
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hot hot HOT! this post makes me want to go to the gym ASAP!
ReplyDeletethe pic of the brazilian vogue is magnificent!
ReplyDeletelove love love dresses with no back, at times i wish i had itty bitty boobies so I can actually wear them ahahah
ReplyDeletelove your picks!
bravo!
ReplyDeletebackless is so fashionably sexy!
HG
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Thanks, Carrie! Do you have Kipling in the USA?
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Loving the backlessness, so stylish and elegant without being trashy. Love it!
ReplyDeleteOpen backs are so sexy!! I wish I wasn't so busty so I could pull this off.
ReplyDeleteI love the aqua navy blue open-back ruffle dress!
ReplyDeletethe challenge for me is finding a bra bc my girls definitely need support but I love the look of backless dresses...I love these. I DIE!
ReplyDeleteI love love backless styles... part of that whole Grecian goddess look I admire.
ReplyDeleteGorg! i love the backs of these dresses.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful and sexy dresses!
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one could be fully covered up in front but with a backless dress, it could be unbelievably sexy and provocative!
ReplyDeletelove the dresses!
great post ! love backless tops and dresses, so sexy...love the blue origami playsuit.
ReplyDeleteSo stunning. There is something so sexy about backless.
ReplyDeletethats a variety of sexy backs you got there :) im loving all of it!
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blackcoffeecrumbs
I love backless dresses. You always gather such great photos. I love the chanel one. I own a vintage Miss Sixty that I adore. Would have been great for this post
ReplyDeleteI'm obsessed with all things backless, its ridiculous. Though be careful, because butt crack is horrible!!
ReplyDeletei like it but i don't think i could pull it off!
ReplyDeletelove it.
ReplyDeletelove, love, love the antik batik sparkly dress.....so very chic!
ReplyDeletethank you love :)
ReplyDeleteit's very awesome, i want natalia's dress, the back is very pretty :)
ah yes! an exposed back is unbelievable sexy! I love the American Apparel backless dresses
ReplyDeleteyes please the gold sequined dress
ReplyDeleteAW i love this post, i've always had a thing for interesting 'backs' to dresses.
ReplyDeleteI can't pull this off
ReplyDeleteI need bra's.
These looks are just stunning and so sexy. The Gucci ad is amazing!
ReplyDeleteBackless dresses are sooo hot. Great picks, Carrie!
ReplyDeletePut ur back into it babes!! lol, nice to show some skin on there i find it enticing...
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. I really enjoyed looking at all the photos. Its true that back is sexy!!!
ReplyDeleteOhh woah. so many stunning backs!!
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That backless gold shimmery number is the bee's knees!
ReplyDeleteI love those dresses - but you always have that problem with the bra... ;-)
ReplyDeletei love the gold sequin dress, and the black one with the multiple cut-outs!
ReplyDeletelovely post! =)
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Whan it comes to backless, it has been always a Gucci dress for me, Gucci by Tom Ford, of course.Thank you for the great post!
ReplyDeleteLove all of these, but especially the Brazilian Vogue sequined one (I'm so predictable). However, I don't think I'd ever wear something quite so backless. Would you?
ReplyDeleteI adore low back dresses and tops! one of my favourite dresses as a low back line and its black which is the perfect combination i think.
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oh how i love the rear! lol
ReplyDeletei actually wore a dress VERY similar to that last picture you have- the painted image- to my prom! i was so Audrey so ahead of my time! : )
BEAUTIFUL!!
ReplyDeleteThe photos of W mag and Harper´s Bazaar are HEAVEN!!!
Have a beautiful day, CC!!!
nothing like a sexy back!!!
ReplyDeleteHey CC,
ReplyDeleteI'm so much more enticed by a sensual low cut back on a dress than the obvious low cut front. These dresses are all divine and I wouldn't say no to any of them. Perfection and just the right amount of bare skin to be sensual and seductive AND fashionable.
Love this post bella ;)
backless is so sexy!
ReplyDeletewonderful selection of photos, darling!
have a lovely day, xoxo
So gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI need to drum up the courage to pull a bare back off. There's something about it that is so revealing, isn't there?
<3 Kelsey
I think my designing friend Zang Toi does the BEST backless dresses.
ReplyDeleteThough I should add that I have the Antik Batik in gold!
ReplyDeleteRe your comment on my blog, yes, that pink backless gown in my old profile picture was Zang's...I also have this short dress from him: http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/02/congrats-to-zang-toi-cfr-and-me/
ReplyDeleteFrank Tell ... the black or dark brown ... is my fav cc, but many ruffled me to grinnin' within with creativity a flutter.
ReplyDeletepreview? we'll have to seesee.
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I wish I could buy something from every one of your posts! The Geren Ford is calling my name today.
ReplyDeletemy how could i've missed yesterday..love bare backs in dresses. I think they are very sexy, sensual and glamorous..
ReplyDeleteFabulous post!
Great way to be sexy and show some skin withought being overly provocative! Love it!
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I am loving backless at the moment! Thanks for all the inspo.
ReplyDeleteI have only one word for this: stunning.
ReplyDeleteAdore these fabolous selects.
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So many of the dresses are just so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWonderful picks. The back is very sexy ... 'nuff said.
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