one shoulder black formal dress A-Line Bowknot Ruched Mother of the Bride shoulder black velvet maxi with a fitted bodice One Shoulder Black Lace Prom

Every detail of this contemporary slip dress is so on trend, from the cowl neckline and low back to the fitted bodice

Popular 1920s evening dresses were designed with a straight tabard-style with side inserts, which featured low cut backs and thin shoulder straps

1920s Fashion: The Era That Roared with Style.

A removed dress as the songs central image comes with its own significance for Swift: Shes used her dresses as a metonymic stand-in for her entire image since debut single Tim McGraw (When you think happiness/ I hope you think that little black dress), right up to 1989 s Wildest Dreams (Say youll remember me/ Standing in a nice dress)