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Back to the front: necklaces and other rear view surprises all the rage
Fashion trend for backless dresses apparent at Oscars has roots in body aesthetics and even socio-political landscape
At the Oscars, both The Substance’s Margaret Qualley and Wicked’s Michelle Yeoh wore diamond “backlaces” – necklaces that had been purposefully styled backwards so that they draped down the back of the spine rather than chest. Louisa Drake, a personal trainer and pilates specialist describes correct posture as “a functional necessity and a visual status marker in professional and social settings”. Georgina Ripley, principal curator of modern and contemporary design at the National Museum of Scotland, in Edinburgh says fashion regularly seeks “solace in nostalgia or anachronism during difficult times”.
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