maxi strapless black dress MAJESTIC SILK SATIN | CULT MIA Stretchy crepe knit fabric shapes a seamed Lilliana Strapless Lace Maxi Dress

If pastels are your thing, go for it

Shoulder-baring styles first came onto the scene during the Regency era, but rose to popularity in the 1960's, with style icon, Brigitte Barott, at the head of their resurgence (hence why they're often called 'Bardot dresses')

Whether its an uneven hem that flows delicately, a slanted neckline, or perhaps a dramatic train that cascades more on one side than the other the asymmetry is all about artistic expression

'Thank you!And congratulations on your Oscar, which Mindy thinks is purple and green.' Mother of the bride: Cecelia Bleasdale, left in the dress, with daughter Grace Johnston and son-in-law Keir Johnston