The Slip Dress Has Subverted the Industry: The Key Pieces Defining the Shift
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NodressWhat's in a slip dress? Practically speaking, it's a garment usually composed of silk or some other slinky material, but generally, the slip dress has come to represent one of fashion's great wonders. A dress that looks great in its simplest form with minimal accessorizing and does the job from day to night. At most, when it's cold you can throw on a little cardigan or a blazer, but a slip dress is truly perfect.
When going to the office five days a week was a regular part of my reality, my protagonist (RIP) slip dress was the piece I reached for when I was sick of pants but wanted to look like I had my stuff together. It was black, made of 100% silk with thin straps, and designed with a bias cut for extra figure-framing ability (a bias means it's sewn at an angle rather than straight on, which narrows at the waist). There wasn't any dainty lace or flashy bedazzling on it, but back then, slip dresses were beloved for their utility rather than their artistic declaration.
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Sleeper's "nighttime" pieces have a twist: they also function as glamorous ready-to-wear garments.
A thick hem of black lace isn't something you see every day.
Christopher Kane is a master of subverting traditional staples like this seductive slip
dress.
The one shoulder is a welcomed twist here.
Rodarte's recent collection is a love letter to the slip dress with variations on the staple including psychedelic prints and cutouts.
This deserves a spot in your summer lineup.
A piece high on my personal wishlist.
It's only a matter of time before every fashion girl wears this.
It's a splurge but worth every penny in my eyes.
From weddings to dinners, this dress does it all.
I love how this looks like distressed denim.
Pink and green is a combo that remains undefeated.
Always down for a little humor.
Subversion doesn't have to mean edgy, such as this pretty take which features an interesting trim around the bust.