What is it about the square neckline on wedding dresses that makes them alluring and iconic? Why do they look good on most wedding dress styles? We explore this style of wedding dress in 30 solid and fashionable examples after the jump.
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1. The Frankie Linen Maxi Dress
Maxi dresses and square necklines match in a beautiful way. Both become even more immaculate in white linen. This square-neck and cinched waist wedding dress by Reformation takes advantage of this situation.
Light, form-fitting, with sultry thin straps, a low back, and a back skirt cutaway, it exudes simple, sexy elegance. It looks great for spring and summer weddings, with breathable and light comfort fabrics.
2. Embellished Square-Neck Mini Dress
Check out this simple, hi-cut skirted Meadow Mini Dress, with a square neckline and floral applique by BHLDN. This is a great combination of a simple, short skirt, sexy mini-dress with a floral textured top bodice, a low back, that square neckline, and medium-sized straps. The light polyester material makes it comfy.
A personal fave, this dress makes short minis work in the context of wedding fashion.
3. The Clarissa Corset Dress
Brides feel lovely and sexy in this Clarissa Corset Dress by Mumu. The simple square neckline and medium-thick straps flow down beautifully with a fitting but adjustable corset top with bone frame, a low back, and a long flowing skirt with lower frills and a front cutaway. The light and luxe satin flows with every movement with grace. When you want that corset top and flowing skirt without a long train, this is the perfect dress.
4. Long Tapered Sleeve and Square Neck Bridal Gown
Enchant your groom with this custom Modest Square Neck Bridal Gown by Movous Dress. It’s one of the few long-sleeved dress options we have that sport the sultry and simple neckline. The low square back has a corset-like zipline that complements the high-waistline and shape.
One of the highlights of this style is the use of tapered long sleeves and a square-neckline top with a long flowing skirt and a modest train. It is wedding-ready with some classic vibes. I’d say even perfect with or without headgear.
5. Trumpet Wedding Dress in Ivory
Square necklines are compatible with different dress styles. This sequin lace trumpet wedding dress by Dessy Group features that square neckline with a plunging oval-shaped back, a fitted bodice, and a mermaid-style midsection with a moderate train. It looks mean and happening with these combinations.
One of the highlights for yours truly is the combination of its square front and low back. Plus, loads of sexy allure and graceful looks with its fitted top and waist.
6. A-Line Square Neck Sleeveless Mid Back Dress
This A-line silhouette dress by Ismatyra with the square neckline offers lovely variations. The decorative, textured, and patterned bodice in lace and sequins includes a mid-length back. Then, it flows down to a grand frilled skirt with a sexy front cutaway and a long train. It combines wedding dress and gown elegance with a simple but flawless white wedding look.
7. Lovely Patterned Square Neckline A-Line Wedding Dress
Layers and textures are a go with square necklines and deep backs with thin straps. This gorgeous tulle and lace A-line gown from Krystal uses these attractive features by adorning the whole top with bridal and floral patterns that disperse after the waist area. The heavy, layered skirt carries the flow of the dress downwards and spreads on the train.
This is one of our hottest offerings on this list of square neckline wedding dress sets. An added functional feature that makes it stand out is its pockets.
8. Off Shoulder Wedding Mermaid Dress
Yes, textured all-over lace and satin motifs are a fave of many brides. This Mermaid dress from Lalagen has all the right elements too, such as the lace-edged off-the-shoulder top and long-sleeved lace. The mermaid waistline style has a fitted top until the knee, ending the hem near the ankle. Such an elegant long-sleeved lace dress with a slim feature, instead of grand, wide wedding skirts and trains.
9. Low Back Square Neckline Soft Satin Wedding Dress
The thin strap, square neckline, and low back with a long skirt combination always works. These features are on this lovely wedding gown by RENGVO. It’s simple, elegant, and pretty. Smooth, light, and comfy satin is the best material choice for this look and elegant flow. The wide, flowing skirt and train create dramatic entrances to swoon over.
10. A-Line Sweep Train Wedding Dress
For a simple and elegant wedding dress, this is a classic-looking and timeless option by Ideal Robe. It has all the classic elements of the wedding dress in white, starting with the textured lace bodice and medium-thickness straps. The waistline midpoint tapers then flows down with a long-trained skirt with a side cutaway. It looks pretty and even more stunning with the veil and bouquet.
11. Sleeveless Square Neck Fitted Trumpet Gown
The curves and sultry silhouette of this sexy trumpet dress by Ines by Ines Di Santo make it another top selection of this top 30 square neckline wedding dress list. Everything is ethereal, from the ivory color to the textured floral surface, and its form-fitting curvatures that end in an inverted trumpet shape with a sprawling dress train.
The medium-thick straps and low back create more skin opportunities, a combined square neckline and low back, which is always effective and seductive. It’s a magnificent white wedding dress.
12. Minimalist Wedding Dress Bridal Gown
A-line dresses are cool and sultry like this minimalist wedding dress by Mikado. The satin dress looks sexy with a square neckline, low back, and very low side sleeve lines. The A-line middle has a smooth transition into the long-ruffled skirt with a court train, perfect for an epic wedding entrance. Simple, elegant minimalism with iconic forms, who can go wrong with that?
13. Simple Square Neckline and Low Back Wedding Dress
This sweet and simple A-line wedding dress by Unona Shop has all the classics of a square neckline dress: a low V-backline, thin straps, and a full, ruffled A-line dress with a moderate train. The back features a trail of satin buttons that intersect the belt. A delightful satin white wedding dress is great on its own and also further customizable with different accents and accessories.
14. Off Shoulder Casual Wedding Dress
What’s not to love about this lovely wedding dress by Ever-Pretty? The off-the-shoulder frills, floral texture, spaghetti straps, form-fitting bodice, asymmetrical hem, and sweep train all look so fierce and lovely. The lightweight and comfy lace and tulle of this very pretty dress add to its standout features. Simple and beautiful with or without a veil.
15. Off-Shoulder Flounce Short Sleeve
LYANER presents you with an evening dress-styled bridal dress with the right features. With this, I mean: a square collar, off shoulder Flounce puff short sleeves, a ruffled wrap hem skirt, and a sexy bodice. Translated to the white wedding dress, it shows off seductive looks and short skirt/evening dress supremacy in a bridal wear setting. Hot and sultry, with evening dress vibes fit for the aisle, The Wedding Scoop approves.
16. A-Line Gown With Square Neckline
This classic, grand, and minimalist white wedding dress with a square neckline is from Charleston. This is your best choice for dresses with a simple and sexy top and a sprawling skirt and train. The square neckline has medium-thick straps that converge at the back into a very low, dipped backline. The midsection gives way to a wide-profiled, sprawling, and beautiful skirt and train for your memorable walk down the aisle.
17. Square Neckline Solly Wedding Dress with Sweep Train
Wedding dress designer Olivia Bottega is responsible for this classic and comfortable stretch atlas satin wedding dress. The square neckline leads to a V-shaped low back and form-fitting midsection, accentuating the bride’s curves. The skirt flows elegantly with a train for an entrance to remember. Meanwhile, these gloves add old-school evening dress motifs in a wedding dress context.
18. Square Neck Puffy Dress
This evening dress styled wedding dress is another major looker and headturner. KOJOOIN made the style and shape of a babydoll-style evening dress and carried it over to fashionable bridal style, using an airy blend of polyester and spandex. This square neckline wedding dress features a square front and low back with ghostly charm puff sleeves with elastic cuffs. The form-fitting bodice and high waist lead to a short, layered skirt that looks pretty in white.
19. A-line Wedding Dress with a Square Neckline
Grazia has a square neckline offering in this A-line Mikado dress. The beautiful corset-like top and low back fit the square neckline to a T. Round cushion puffed out sleeves with the cute tapered ends add even more pretty points.
The wide skirt and train command space and focus as its towering, magnificent form graces the aisle. Adding lace gloves creates more princessy vibes while keeping it bridal.
20. Modern Square Neckline Wedding Gown
The Therese wedding gown (named after the actual model bride) by Trish Peng features a modern square neckline and gorgeous open back. The beaded belt provides a nice accent to the fitted waist. The layers of tulle extend way down in a trumpet dress style, with a memorable train and curvy silhouette. It’s definitely one of our hot dresses in this competitive list.
21. Wrap Square Neck Flounce Long Sleeve
A wrap midi dress style looks great as a white wedding dress. This exclusive Rooscier has those dainty features that make for a pretty midi wedding dress, such as a wrap ribbon at the back, and a square neckline flanked by long sleeves with tapered cuffs. The blend of an evening dress and mid-length skirt gown in white makes it a great wedding dress. It’s one of our sweet-looking bridal dresses in this collection that uses mid-length skirts and long sleeves for that romantic vibe.
22. Floral Applique Square Neckline
One of the top collections from Elie Dress Bridal is this gorgeous Floral applique style dress. The modern square neckline and V-dipped low back create a great sultry top. The dress flows down with a fitted bodice and midsection, leading to a glorious towering skirt and train. The floral bridal motifs and layers of tulle adorn the sexy bodice and spread out on the skirt and train, creating lace textures all throughout. All in all, a stunning dress for me with top wedding dress features.
23. Polka Dots Square Neck A-line Long Sleeve
Here’s another bridal dress exclusive from LYANER: an A-line design dress featuring non-conventional Swiss dot fabric designs and textures. These are set in a mini dress with a short skirt and layered tulle and polyester. Having breathable, light, comfy material makes this an even more desirable wedding dress. Together, these elements work together in a casual style evening dress or gown with the look and texture of a white wedding dress.
24. Square Neckline Wedding Dress
This Chloe model mermaid-style wedding dress by Nava Bride combines some of the hottest features in a wedding gown. It has a modern square neckline and low cutaway sides with a low dipped-V back, creating a very sexy top.
The form-fitting bodice goes into a seamless flow with its sexy, fitted midsection and long flowing skirt. It also features a separate, detachable train at the back, and you can customize the length for a more glorious train. Removing the train can help switch up this dress into a reception dress.
25. Cocktail Party Maxi Wedding Dresses
The gracefulness of casual, light, breezy women’s floral lace dresses like this one from BLENCOT makes it a lovely bridal dress. There are also elements of boho and bohemian dresses and ankle-length maxi dress styles here, but they turn beautifully into the format of a white and laced-up bridal dress. The see-through lace short sleeves with pleated cuffs are a nice touch, while the layered tulle and lace motifs extend down from the form-fitting bodice to its lovely textured skirt.
26. Square Neckline Ivory Lace Bridal Dress
Beautiful floral lace textures and patterns adorn this short-sleeved wedding dress by Monsoon. The edges of its square neckline and sleeves have rosary-style threaded beads that add to its creative motifs. The added boho elements and carefree design of this dress match well with the classic elements of a white wedding dress, including a modest train length. Simple elegance with casual looks crossover beautifully.
27. Satin White Wedding Dress Long Sleeve
This short wedding dress by Sarah Houston combines fashionable puffed shoulder tops with tapered long sleeves, and a square neckline with an A-Line sexy short skirt. And what a mini dress it is. Combining the fancy evening party dress with the purity of bridal wear is a wise move. The lightweight and comfy satin also feels great.
You have a white hair ribbon head piece, followed by oversized shoulder tops, tapered sleeves, and straight to the square neckline and evening mini dress. What a fashion rundown, right?
28. Spaghetti Straps Lace Bridal Dress
Ever-Pretty comes up with a classic bridal wear design with modern touches. They do it by combining spaghetti straps, square necklines, off-the-shoulder frills, veils, and a layered, ruffled skirt with a raised front hem. It’s a nice combination of lace and tulle layers that are light and sway to your moves. The sexy elements of evening and party dresses fused with elegant, contemporary white wedding wear.
29. Square Neck Bridal Gown
Here’s a classic ivory bridal gown by Viniodress that fuses contemporary modern square-neck bridal gown simplicity with wide long trains. You’ll find it here in spades with that A-Line wide Cathedral-style spread of a train. The square neckline crosses over to the low back line and has a trail of buttons. It also has pockets for important items for the ceremony, I-dos, and afterparties.
Among my top faves, this dress just exudes simple elegance. The quality materials include satin, and the bodice has a built-in bra for convenience.
30. Off Shoulder Fringed Women’s Lace Wedding Dress
Last but not least is our entry from Dressystar. It’s also another simple and minimalist dress for that understated elegance. The sexy off shoulder top features wavy round edges and short, tapered sleeves. All across the bodice are beautiful, spirally bridal motifs. Then, right after its strap belt midsection, we end it with a ruffled floor-length skirt. The layers of lace and chiffon create the perfect backdrop for your bridal wear.
The Allure of the Square Neckline
The actual origins of the square neckline stem from older dress traditions, especially Viking-era and Renaissance Europe. The use of gowns, dresses, aprons, and corsets with square opening tops was dominant in these eras.
This neckline also became a feature in Victorian-era dresses, along with the use of short and long sleeves. Sleeveless gowns and dresses still featured the straight horizontal chestline with either thick or medium-thick straps. They often come with a low back profile for added sultriness to the dress.
The square open top highlights the wearer’s collarbone and lower neck. It has a distinct look with a boxed appearance and straight lines, which is quite unusual compared to other neckline styles. However, it is highly compatible and versatile with a number of dress variations and types.
The square neckline is versatile in many different clothing combinations. It fits sleeveless, short-sleeved, 3/4ths sleeves, and long-sleeved tops. It also looks good on most types of short, mid-length ankle hems, to longer, sprawling dresses and trains.
