Meet Brigitte, Queen of the Shoulderless Dress
Have you ever wondered why we call shoulderless dresses bardots? Well wonder no more! The name comes from the iconic French BAFTA award nominated actress, model and singer (some people just have it all, huh?) Brigitte Bardot. Back in the late 50s, when Brigitte was at the peak of her powers and referred to in the media as the locomotive of women's history, she turned heads in a series of gorgeous shoulderless dresses which would later be referred to as bardots.
Before Brigitte made baring your shoulders cool, women's fashion was a lot more conservative, particularly in terms of dresses. It was more or less unheard of for a lady to reveal her shoulders in public until Brigitte started strutting this brave new look.
