I always figured it was for that purpose. I've just never made one that's actually off the shoulder, so it never occurred to me that there could be additional creasing. It makes sense, though. Proper strapless gowns have boning all the way over the bust, at a minimum, and in the 1950s when they were first really done there was a lot of padding as well.
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Date: 2017-04-05 08:46 pm (UTC)