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Thin, usually bias-cut dress with narrow shoulder straps, similar to a woman's slip
Slip dress at Plaza theatre
A slip dress is a woman's dress that closely resembles an
underslip or
petticoat .
[1] It is traditionally
cut on the bias , with
spaghetti straps .
[1] The slip dress looked like an undergarment, but was intended to be seen, and through the use of lace and sheer elements, offer glimpses of the body beneath.
[2] Designers associated with slip dresses include
John Galliano , whose debut design for
Dior was a lace-trimmed slip dress worn by
Diana, Princess of Wales in 1996;
[3]
Calvin Klein and
Narciso Rodriguez .
[1]
[4]
History
Slip dresses first became widely worn in the
last decade of the 20th century , as part of the
underwear-as-outerwear trend, when they were made from layered
chiffon ,
polyester
satins and
charmeuse , and often trimmed with lace.
[5] The dresses typified the sartorial minimalism of the 1990s.
[6] The slip dress became associated with the decade's
supermodels , notably
Kate Moss , who garnered attention with a sheer version in 1993.
[7]
Courtney Love's fondness for the style granted slip dresses
grunge credibility.
[8]
The style enjoyed renewed popularity starting in the late 2010s and continuing into the 2020s as part of a broader revival of 1990s fashion trends.
[9]
[10] The spring 2016 collections of both
Yves Saint Laurent and
Burberry featured the garment.
[8] Since then, slip dresses have been a red carpet staple.
[11] The
Versace spring 2021 ready-to-wear collection included slip dresses with a beachy theme.
[12]
References
^
a
b
c McKean, Erin (2013).
The Hundred Dresses: The Most Iconic Styles of Our Time . A. & C.Black. p. 82.
ISBN
978-1472535856 .
^ Martin, Richard; Harold Koda (1993).
Infra-apparel . New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 18.
ISBN
9780870996764 .
^ Modlinger, Jackie (1998). Diana : woman of style . Godalming: Bramley. p. 126.
ISBN
9781858339658 . ...the first sighting of a dress made in the Dior couture workroom. It was the designer's controversial long lace-embellished slip-style evening dress
^
"Girls Dresses" . Tuesday, 10 August 2021
^ Amy T. Peterson & Ann T. Kellogg, ed. (2008).
The Greenwood encyclopedia of clothing through American history 1900 to the present . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 229.
ISBN
9780313358555 . [
permanent dead link ]
^ Lerma, Martin.
"How Calvin Klein's Slip Dresses Came to Define 90s Fashion" . Heroine . Retrieved 26 September 2020 .
^ Moss, Kate (April 2019).
"Kate Moss: My Life in Slip Dresses" . Vogue . Retrieved 26 September 2020 .
^
a
b Bahn, Jenny (15 April 2016).
"4 Times the '90s Slip Dress Made Fashion History" . Who What Wear .
^ Kedar, Namrata.
"We Are Throwing Back To The '90s With Slip Dresses" . Luxeva . Retrieved 26 September 2020 . [
permanent dead link ]
^ Fox, Imogen (2016-03-07).
"The big reveal: deconstructing the slip dress" . The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-05-04 .
^ Gonzalez, Tara.
"Jennifer Aniston Has Been Wearing This One Sexy Wardrobe Staple to Award Shows for Years" . In Style . Retrieved 26 September 2020 .
^ Adducci, Shannon (25 September 2020).
"Versace's Sporty-Sexy Platforms and Colorful Slip Dresses Just Gave Us Something to Look Forward To For Spring 2021" . Footwear News . Retrieved 26 September 2020 .
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