Can you believe this is a backless dress from the 60s #fyp #fashion # dresses #fashiondesigner #dress 1. Shirley MacLaine (1964 What a Way to Go!) The original back killer. That bow. That I think I could make this work as my Easter Dress! Shirley MacLaine, 1964 "What a Way to Go!" Costumes Designer Edith Head Edith Head's Colorful and Campy Style in What a Way to Go! The Backless dress from 'What a way to go' (1964) : r TopCharacterDesigns In the 1964 film What a Way to Go!, Shirley MacLaine was at the height of her career, known for both her acting range and bold on screen presence. The movie, a satirical Shirley McLaine in the 1964 movie What a Way to Go!, costume designed by Edith Head with a budget of over $500,000 : r fashionhistory