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The Sexiest Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet Ever

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The Sexiest Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet Ever

On a white-tie red carpet full of princess gowns and cascading trains, sometimes, less really is more

July 29, 2016

On a white-tie red carpet full of princess gowns and cascading trains, sometimes, less really is more. Enter the backless gown; it’s provocative without the overt sexiness of a low-cut gown or short hemline. Click through for the celebs who did it right through the years.

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The Sexiest Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet Ever
Rihanna (2014)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Dolce & Gabbana at the Met Gala. Photo: Wireimage
Princess Diana (1985)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Catherine Walker at the Back to the Future premiere. Photo: Getty / Keystone
Elizabeth Hurley (1999)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

At the London premiere of Mickey Blue Eyes. Photo: Getty / Justin Goff
Cate Blanchett (2000)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Jean Paul Gaultier at the Academy Awards. Getty / Paul Fenton
Kirsten Dunst (2000)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

At the Bring It On premiere. Photo: Wireimage
Halle Berry (2001)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

At the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Photo: Wireimage
Liv Tyler (2002)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Donna Karan at the The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers premiere. Photo: Wireimage
Gwen Stefani (2004)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Valentino At The Golden Globes After-Party. Photo: Beimages
Charlize Theron (2004)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Gucci At The Academy Awards. Photo: Getty / Jeff Haynes
Laetitia Casta (2004)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

At the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Wireimage
Naomi Campbell (2004)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

At Usher's birthday party. Photo: Filmmagic
Hilary Swank (2005)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Guy Laroche at the Academy Awards. Photo: Wireimage
Nicole Kidman (2005)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Azarro at a Tribeca Film Festival after-party. Photo: Wireimage
Gisele Bündchen (2008)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Versace at the Met Gala. Photo: Filmmagic
Sienna Miller (2008)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Dior At The Baftas. Photo: Getty / Dave Hogan
Penelope Cruz (2008)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Chanel Couture At The Vicky Cristina Barcelonascreening At The Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Getty / Anne-Christine Poujoulat/Afp
Jennifer Lopez (2009)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Marchesa at the Golden Globes. Getty / Frazer Harrison
Kate Hudson (2010)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Pucci at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Getty / Kevork Djansezian
Taylor Swift (2010)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In KaufmanFranco at the Grammys. Photo: Getty
Anne Hathaway (2011)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Armani Privé at the Golden Globes. Photo: Getty / Jason Merritt
Diane Kruger (2011)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Vionnet at the Berlin Film Festival. Photo: Getty / Franziska Krug
Emma Stone (2011)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Calvin Klein at the Golden Globes. Photo: Getty / Jason Merritt
Scarlett Johansson (2011)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Dolce & Gabbana at the Oscars. Photo: Getty / Craig Barritt
Rihanna (2012)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Giorgio Armani at the Grammys. Photo: Jason Merritt
Rooney Mara (2012)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Givenchy at the Academy Awards. Photo: Wireimage
Rose Byrne (2012)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Vivienne Westwood at the Academy Awards. Photo: Wireimage
Doutzen Kroes (2013)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Calvin Klein at the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Wireimage
Marion Cotillard (2013)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Dior at the The Immigrant premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Getty / Vittorio Zunino Celotto
Cara Delevingne (2014)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Roberto Cavalli at the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Getty
Cate Blanchett (2014)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Armani Privé at the Golden Globes. Photo: Everett
Emma Watson (2014)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Christian Dior at the Golden Globes. Photo: Getty / Frederic J. Brown
Miranda Kerr (2014)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Emilio Pucci at a Golden Globes after-party. Photo: Filmmagic
Jessica Chastain (2014)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In Givenchy at the Interstellar premiere. Photo: Filmmagic
Miranda Kerr (2014)
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The Most Iconic Backless Gowns To Hit The Red Carpet

In KaufmanFranco at an Oscars after-party. Photo: Corbis / Byron Purvis
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