For some reason, I can only remember two particular backless dresses that have been marked in my memory as perfect, even though there are much more lavish and unique ones. Number one is a dress Sienna Miller wore in 'Factory Girl', and number two is the dress Hilary Swank wore when she won the Oscar for 'Million Dollar Baby'.
As for me, since I don't own one, I've been managing with an open back shirt, and once, in desperation, I wore a sweater backwards, which went pretty well, except for the uncomfortable feeling I had that it would unbutton any moment.