41. Throughout the 1950s she scandalized more respectable Hollywood society with her appearances in her daring backless dresses. 42. You forget how to dress, that a black-tights morning may turn into a backless afternoon. 43. Even the boots revealed the legs, being backless with just a ladder of straps up the calf. 44. There were bias-cut white linen and white jersey dresses, the latter backless to the waist. 45. Torsos may be covered, but off-the-shoulder and backless styles are new and interesting. 46. The long dresses with pleats, stripes, corset and whalebone details under backless tops were handsome enough. 47. A controversial element of the renovation were backless benches designed to deter people from sleeping in the mall. 48. The evolution of the chair is from the simple backless stool, commonly three-legged for stability. 49. Forward-facing seats, backless booster seats and torso harnesses did not protect dummies from severe head impact. 50. They're playful backless slides perched on chunky heels originally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
