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Do you wear Slips and/or Petticoats

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Kelsey1964 Tue 25-Oct-22 08:26:54

I often wear a full slip or waist slip and camisole, especially during the winter months as they provide another layer to keep me warm and make my clothes hang better, I always wear them with thinner slightly see through skirts and dresses.
What is your opinion, do you consider them old-fashioned? do you wear slips or would you consider them? are they a sexy addition to your lingerie or just to be used as nightwear?
I would love to hear your opinions

BigBertha1 Fri 10-Mar-23 22:34:59

Haven't worn a slip for forty years!

westendgirl Fri 10-Mar-23 18:22:30

I have fine waist slips in different lengths, warmer in winter and stops dress/skirt clinging.
I love a silk scarf round my neck in winter. Wish I could afford silk underskirts too .

Caleo Fri 10-Mar-23 18:00:20

If I thought a slip would smooth my lumps and bumps I'd get on immediately from Ebay. I fact, I am going to do just that!

SachaMac Fri 10-Mar-23 11:33:52

I have a black one and a white one from M&S. they are just plain cami slips. I wear them under tunics and dresses, I find they help your clothes skim your body rather than clinging to lumps and bumps so look much better. Bonus at this time of year is the extra warmth.

Caleo Fri 10-Mar-23 11:25:00

Oldbat1I never knew that trick. I used to wear a waist slip with the very full skirts, for modesty. It was because of nylon waist slips I began to use laundry softener to stop the electricity.

Oldbat1 Tue 07-Mar-23 09:07:30

Never wear skirts or dresses now. Can anyone remember the tip of turning waist slips inside out to stop static clinging? It must be 2013 the last time I wore a dress or skirt and that was at a relatives wedding.

2mason16 Tue 07-Mar-23 04:30:10

I wear simple camisoles as I'm small, then I can get away with not wraring a bra!
Also I have a couple of shortish slips to wear under jumper style dresses, which stops the cling around the deriere smile

Whitewavemark2 Tue 07-Mar-23 02:22:52

Yes of course with sweater dresses and any filmy see through material as well as any dress that looks better with one.

I have full length and half length petticoats of various lengths and colour as well as camisoles.

And in winter I layer up with silk/cashmere vests which are very thin and very warm.

In winter day to day I always wear trousers etc, but going out my preference is a dress.

In summer it depends how hot it is. Dresses are much cooler in hot weather. Otherwise it is capri type trousers and tops. But a dress for going out.

NotSpaghetti Mon 06-Mar-23 23:24:32

I've just found this:
www.modernretrowoman.com/3-beautiful-reasons-why-you-should-wear-a-slip/

And it even mentions pettipants, dotpocka grin

NotSpaghetti Mon 06-Mar-23 23:10:02

Caleo the way a garment "hangs" is the way it "behaves" when worn - yes it's a cut and fabric thing but sometimes it's to do with having a fabric that needs some "support" or something to help it drape better. A garment may cling awkwardly to the body or it might jut out at an uncomfortable angle or runkle up. Some problems can be ameliorated by a lining or a stiffener or alternatively an underskirt or slip. If clothing skims and drapes beautifully and enhances the wearer then I'd say it hangs well.

Caleo Mon 06-Mar-23 19:29:39

I have never understood what "hang well" means, and ever since I was a girl nearly a hundred years ago I infrequently and vaguely wondered what hang well meant.

HeavenLeigh Mon 06-Mar-23 19:16:11

I don’t own many dresses but the ones I do have are lined I haven’t seen any full length slips for a number of years! Personally it wouldn’t really bother me if they were old fashioned if I liked a dress that needed one I would buy one, but sexy not in a million years!

dotpocka Sat 04-Mar-23 16:53:06

pettipants

NotSpaghetti Sat 04-Mar-23 16:49:27

It's an older topic kircubbin2000

AnnieGransnet (GNHQ) Sat 04-Mar-23 16:13:59

Thanks for the reports! <goes off for a wash with carbolic soap>

Susie42 Sat 04-Mar-23 16:05:42

I always line skirts but I do have one full length slip which goes under an unlined dress.

kircubbin2000 Sat 04-Mar-23 15:53:06

Very strange topic.

NotSpaghetti Sat 04-Mar-23 15:48:16

I have some very plain camisoles (my sort-of skin colour, black and white) to wear under certain tops to make them "hang" better and in one case to make the fabric less see-through.
I also have three old half-slips for the same reasons. One long one and two short.
I don't like lacy ones - as i only want function and the lacy texture sometimes shows through finer fabric when it settles on it.
Mine are only functional, very smooth.

Not at all sexy! 🤣

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Marydoll Sat 04-Mar-23 12:03:52

REminder to self: Check the date of the OP!

BlueBelle Sat 04-Mar-23 11:59:36

Rake not take

BlueBelle Sat 04-Mar-23 11:59:10

Just answered then realised this is two years old what’s the point in that
Where did you take this up from Hilary and more importantly WHY?

Marydoll Sat 04-Mar-23 11:58:55

I wear half and full length slips under some dresses.
As has been said, they also provide an extra layer.

Does anyone remember bra slips? It was a torture getting them on.