Hello there,
Today I thought I'd have a little chat about slips, and why they're awesome! So it's no secret that I tend to love vintage styles and clothing items (see my posts on pantyhose and vintage dresses for more), this love extends to slips as well. For those of you unfamiliar with slips, they come in either full slips or half slips and are typically worn under dresses or skirts. There are multiple purposes for wearing slips:
- Helping dresses and skirts hang properly, and not cling to your body.
- They provide a layer of comfort when wearing dresses that are rough or uncomfortable.
- They can provide modesty when wearing a sheer dress or skirt by hiding underwear or the silhouette of your legs.
So they certainly have a number of important uses, and yet now a days they've largely fallen out of fashion. This is despite the fact that, like pantyhose, in the 20th century they were an essential part of every woman's outfit. So what happened? Well starting in the 21st century women's fashion started abandoning modest looks in favor of more revealing and sexy styles. A slip would be utterly out of place under a short tight dress that shows a lot of skin. Now I'm certainly not here to bash modern women's fashion, I love wearing a sexy skin tight dress as much as the next girl, instead I'm here to advocate that whenever you have the chance to wear a slip under your outfit you totally should! There are still plenty of opportunities to wear a slip in your daily lives: under an A-line, Sheath or Maxi dress, under a blouse and skirt combo, or under business wear just to name a few. There are still plenty of options to fitting slips into your daily life. But why go out of your way to wear one you ask, well let me gush over how much I love them. First of all, it makes any outfit instantly way more comfortable, slips are usually made from very soft materials like nylon which, feels absolutely amazing draped over your body. Also as a guy who wears women's clothes I have to wear a lot of shapewear to help sculpt feminine features, wearing a full slip in between all of that and my outer outfit helps to smooth my body out and hide all of those layers. Lastly, they're just plain fun! It's exciting every now and then when they peek out from your outerwear, they're a bit of a sexy hint at the underwear that lies beneath! To those of us out there who are not genetic women, when we get the opportunity to dress we want to make the most of it, so why not add another undergarment to your wardrobe which is both very functional, and super comfortable to wear? Also much like the first time someone calls you "miss", it's pretty satisfying for someone to lean over and whisper "your slip is showing". Well I hope I convinced you of how great they are, go out and get yours now! Enjoy the slip pics below!
-Carly
