a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps
<noun.artifact> [ adj ]
having no straps
<adj.all> a strapless evening gown
Big color prints burst out here, too, on flowered strapless bustier sheaths with puff-sleeved boleros.
He likes standing next to his wife while he sneaks peeks at his mistress eating hors d'oeuvres across the room, looking bored and beautiful in slinky strapless dresses shaped by a push-up bra.
In addition, "Designs are larger in general so they stand out better." The holiday fashion pages of December's Weight Watchers Magazine show a gold Sizzle necklace and earrings highlighting a strapless, sequined top by Mondi.
Besides some short and fitted ottoman cotton suits, Lacroix mixed themes of flower and polka dot prints in crepe de chine dresses or pareo-draped strapless dresses with mid-calf skirts. Tiny boleros heightened the long effect.
But like others, he did not ignore the bare shoulder, showing strapless sheaths and jumpsuits.
Two black, strapless lacey evening gowns were adorned with huge stand-out flowers, in yellow at the bodice or red flowers down the train.
But aside from fashion, there is a practical reason for the strapless Dior.
One strapless, green and yellow cotton dress by Mary Jane Marcasiano was too snug and short for anything but mincing steps.
Marlee Matlin stepped out in strapless, knee-length purple dress with a large bow at her waist.
Gina Fratini has black velvet strapless ones molded to the body and covered with Indian mirrored-cloth jackets.
Like Blass, who is showing strapless gray cashmere for evening, Karan offers an oversize gray cashmere off-the-shoulder cowl sweater teamed with a platinum sequin draped skirt.
Advertised in sexually explicit magazines, the church boasted of services by a priestess wearing a strapless red-sequined gown, high-heeled shoes and fishnet stockings.
Ball gowns were sumptuous as always, whether slim and with plunging decolletes or strapless with full taffeta skirts, some with an iridescent effect.
Naturally, at night these school girls blossom into blushing debutantes in diaphanous strapless ballgowns right out of the 1950s.
Among her charming girlish looks were short lace ballerina dresses and slinky strapless gowns with touches of raffia.
Mary Tyler Moore, nominated for "Gore Vidal's Lincoln," turned heads with a pink and green Arnold Scaasi strapless gown.
She can look demure, like Cinderella at the ball or _ in a departure from tradition _ alluring in a strapless or off-the-shoulder dress with a low-cut neckline.
My legs wouldn't work that way." Princess Diana presented the British Designer of the Year Award to the designing duo of Graham Fraser and Richard Nott, but she stole the show in a stunning white strapless beaded gown and high-collared jacket.
He finally wound up in a Dioresque whirl of strapless ball gowns with tulle petticoats, wrapped sable stoles and jackets, plus huge organza bows, and bouquets of lily of the valley _ a favorite at Dior.
Here there is an evening dress worth blowing the budget for - a black tulip split, strapless cotton and silk affair from the New York collection which has 50 per cent off, reduced from Pounds 940 to Pounds 485.