Off-Shoulder Dress Wiki

Tag definition and examples

A dress that is naturally designed with a low and wide-cut neckline, not covering the shoulders and upper chest area, leaving them bare.

Off-shoulder dresses are meant to emphasize and 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.

Character outfit examples

Rice Shower (ie. post #4560423)
Kagerou (common fanart depiction) (ie. post #2866775)

Other examples

Notes

Correct qualifications of an off-shoulder dress

The sleeves must be attached to the dress.
A low and wide-cut neckline exposing the shoulders and upper chest area must be present in the dress design.

Incorrect examples

Any dress that simply exposes the shoulders (strapless, sleeveless, or single-shoulder dresses) without the correct qualifications above.
A jacket or coat is worn along with a dress is worn hanging off the arms, but the dress itself does not fit the above criteria that qualifies it as an off-shoulder dress (ie. post #4842407, post #5056599, post #4946909, post #4590647, post #4462891, etc.). Those should be tagged just off shoulder instead.
A strapless or sleeveless dress is worn with detached sleeves or elbow gloves.
A sleeveless dress that has strap slip.

Other notes

This tag is not meant as a "catch-all" tag for any dresses that simply exposes the bare shoulders.

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