Petticoats

When I was a child it was my ambition to own an 'underskirt' as they were called back then - and since I could afford to buy my first one (I think I was 17) I have dutifully worn one under dresses and skirts that are unlined. I love the feel of one and if I'm honest I still equate wearing an underskirt with being 'properly' dressed.

I'm wearing one as I write, underneath an unlined linen dress.
charnos superfit full slip

Not advertising anything, just saying they are really comfy and look very elegant!

I wear a waist slip in winter, but being a "shorty", find problems buying the correct length.

I always wear one with an unlined dress or skirt otherwise I find they don't hang well.

NancyDrew I had quite forgotten that one! Thanks for the reminder.

Thought they had gone the way of liberty bodices I have hung on to a long half slip which has been borrowed several times by people with clingy/transparent long dresses. Haven't worn it myself for about 20 years!

No, not for years.

If I wear a skirt (seldom) unless it's lined I always wear a half slip. It stops the skirt from wrapping itself around your legs, especially linen skirts.

Remember "Charlie's dead" comment made to anyone whose petticoat was showing below their skirt?

Live and die in trousers, so no but there have been times when a full length slip as opposed to a waist one might have made dresses.hang better.