What bridal train extends from the shoulders or upper back instead of the waist?

A Watteau train is a bridal train that extends from the shoulders or upper back instead of the waist.

The Watteau train is attached high on the gown, usually at the shoulders or the back neckline, and falls behind the wearer like a cape. Its name comes from the paintings of Jean-Antoine Watteau, whose eighteenth-century scenes showed women wearing gowns with loose back panels.

In bridal fashion, the construction creates a soft, vertical effect rather than the more familiar train that begins at the waist or hem. It can be especially useful for gowns designed with a cape-like or flowing back treatment.

The term is sometimes confused with chapel or cathedral train. Those names describe length and scale, whereas Watteau identifies the point of attachment and the draped construction. A Watteau train can therefore vary in length.