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[[Image:Spaghetti Strap.gif|right|100px|Woman with back turned wearing spaghetti straps]]
[[Image:Spaghetti Strap.gif|right|100px|Woman with back turned wearing spaghetti straps]]
A '''spaghetti strap''' is a very thin [[shoulder strap]] used in women's clothing, such as [[camisole]]s, [[cocktail dress]]es, and [[evening gown]]s, so-named for its resemblance to the thin pasta strings called ''[[spaghetti]]''.
A '''spaghetti strap''' is a very thin [[shoulder strap]] used in men's and women's clothing, such as [[camisole]]s, [[cocktail dress]]es, and [[evening gown]]s, so-named for its resemblance to the thin pasta strings called ''[[spaghetti]]''.


Some ultra-conservative institutions ban spaghetti-strap and other bare-shouldered garments on grounds of [[modesty]]. <sup>[http://www.fellowshipbaptistyouth.org/service/dress.htm] [http://www.southfield.k12.mi.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=11612]</sup>
Some ultra-conservative institutions ban spaghetti-strap and other bare-shouldered garments on grounds of [[modesty]]. <sup>[http://www.fellowshipbaptistyouth.org/service/dress.htm] [http://www.southfield.k12.mi.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=11612]</sup>

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Woman with back turned wearing spaghetti straps
Woman with back turned wearing spaghetti straps

A spaghetti strap is a very thin shoulder strap used in men's and women's clothing, such as camisoles, cocktail dresses, and evening gowns, so-named for its resemblance to the thin pasta strings called spaghetti.

Some ultra-conservative institutions ban spaghetti-strap and other bare-shouldered garments on grounds of modesty. [1] [2]

See also