{{short description|Thin, usually bias-cut dress with narrow shoulder straps, similar to a woman's slip}} thumb|Slip dress at Plaza theatre A '''slip dress''' is a woman's dress that closely resembles an underslip or petticoat.<ref name=erin>{{cite book|last=McKean|first=Erin|title=The Hundred Dresses: The Most Iconic Styles of Our Time|year=2013|publisher=A. & C.Black|isbn=978-1472535856|page=82|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T1tY4jXQw08C&pg=PA82}}</ref> It is traditionally cut on the bias, with spaghetti straps.<ref name=erin/> 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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Martin|first=Richard|title=Infra-apparel|year=1993|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|location=New York|isbn=9780870996764|page=18|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2-Vwu3GmwtAC&pg=PA18|author2=Harold Koda }}</ref> 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;<ref>{{cite book|last=Modlinger|first=Jackie|title=Diana : woman of style|year=1998|publisher=Bramley|location=Godalming|isbn=9781858339658|page=126|quote=...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}}</ref> Calvin Klein and Narciso Rodriguez.<ref name=erin/><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nushas.com/category/girls/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA-he-he/ |title= Girls Dresses }} Tuesday, 10 August 2021 </ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Greenwood encyclopedia of clothing through American history 1900 to the present|year=2008|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, Conn.|isbn=9780313358555|page=229|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQCEF-tG77AC&pg=RA1-PA229|editor=Amy T. Peterson & Ann T. Kellogg}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The dresses typified the sartorial minimalism of the 1990s.<ref name="clueless">{{cite web |last1=Lerma |first1=Martin |title=How Calvin Klein's Slip Dresses Came to Define 90s Fashion |url=https://www.heroine.com/the-editorial/history-of-calvin-klein-slip-dress |website=Heroine |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> The slip dress became associated with the decade's supermodels, notably Kate Moss, who garnered attention with a sheer version in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Kate |title=Kate Moss: My Life in Slip Dresses |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/kate-moss-slip-dress-timeline |website=Vogue |date=April 2019 |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> Courtney Love's fondness for the style granted slip dresses grunge credibility.<ref name="www">{{cite web |last1=Bahn |first1=Jenny |title=4 Times the '90s Slip Dress Made Fashion History |url=https://www.whowhatwear.com/slip-dresses-fashion-history-courtney-love-kate-moss |website=Who What Wear|date=15 April 2016 }}</ref> They were usually worn above the knee with opaque tights, leggings, or bike shorts which were seen below the bottom of the dress and a capped sleeved tee usually white or a capped sleeved bodysuit underneath. There were longer versions available but the shorter version was most popular.
The style enjoyed a renewed popularity starting in the late 2010s and continuing into the 2020s as part of a broader revival of 1990s fashion trends.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kedar |first1=Namrata |title=We Are Throwing Back To The '90s With Slip Dresses |url=https://www.luxeva.com/2019/04/we-are-throwing-back-to-the-90s-with-slip-dresses/ |website=Luxeva |access-date=26 September 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fox |first=Imogen |date=2016-03-07 |title=The big reveal: deconstructing the slip dress |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/mar/07/the-big-reveal-deconstructing-the-slip-dress |access-date=2023-05-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The spring 2016 collections of both Yves Saint Laurent and Burberry featured the garment.<ref name="www"/> Since then, slip dresses have been a red carpet staple.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Tara |title=Jennifer Aniston Has Been Wearing This One Sexy Wardrobe Staple to Award Shows for Years |url=https://www.instyle.com/fashion/clothing/jennifer-aniston-black-slipdress-award-shows |website=In Style |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> The Versace spring 2021 ready-to-wear collection included slip dresses with a beachy theme.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adducci |first1=Shannon |title=Versace's Sporty-Sexy Platforms and Colorful Slip Dresses Just Gave Us Something to Look Forward To For Spring 2021 |url=https://footwearnews.com/2020/fashion/designers/versace-spring-2021-collection-milan-fashion-week-1203058452/ |website=Footwear News |date=25 September 2020 |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>
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