What Do You Wear Under a Backless Dress?

You have found the dress. It plunges to there at the back and now you are panicking about straps ruining the whole thing. Breathe. Here is what actually works under a backless dress, and how to make it sexy rather than stressful.

The quick answer

For a truly backless dress you have three friends: a low back bodysuit, stick on cups, or simply going bare and confident. The move most people miss is the bodysuit, because it smooths, supports and doubles as lingerie your other half was not expecting to find later.

Option one, the low back body

A body that dips low at the back is the grown up answer. It holds you in, gives a clean line under clingy fabric, and looks incredible when the dress finally comes off. The Me Seduce Kair black body is sleek, versatile and made for exactly this.

Option two, go daring

If your dress is more nightclub than boardroom, lean in. A fishnet or mesh body peeking under a slashed back is a look, not a mistake. The Jade black fishnet body turns your underwear into part of the outfit.

Option three, stick with skin

Sometimes the sexiest option is nothing at all. If the girls behave and you feel bold, a little confidence and good posture beats any gadget. Save the drama for what is underneath the front.

What about the bra situation?

Standard bras and low backs are sworn enemies. Ditch the band and reach for a bodysuit, stick ons, or a bralette cut low at the back. The one thing you never do is let a beige strap gatecrash your big entrance.

The questions you were about to type

Can I wear shapewear under a backless dress?

Yes, as long as it is cut low at the back too. A low back body does both jobs at once.

What if it is backless and low cut at the front?

Stick on cups or a plunge body. Match the coverage to the dress, not the other way round.

How do I stop everything shifting all night?

Fit is everything. Snug, not strangling, and give it a wiggle test before you leave the house.

Go make an entrance

The right piece under a backless dress does two things, it saves the look and it sets up the after party. Choose the body that makes you feel unstoppable and let that dress do the rest.