does anyone here own a slip for under skirts/dresses?

groovygrl

YES I am apparently 70 yrs old. haha! I bought a dress that I think is pretty cute/hip/whatev this week (it's from romeo & juliet couture, I swear it is not a big huge frump dress!)  but it is short & a really light fabric & you can see my legs & undies through it and it seems like it could be a bit static clingy too...so I wanted to get a short skirt slip to go under but apparently this is a thing of the past. (disclaimer, haven't hit a dept store yet). I went to victoria's secret which doesn't have anything that is actually meant to be worn UNDER clothes, LOL and then I went to one of those underwear type stores that has tons of stuff and oh man were those slips hideous & long and bulky! I need something short & relatively form fitting so that it isn't all bunched up under the dress..

I actually have a really old one of my mom's that I cut at the bottom to make it short but would love to get a 'real' one that fits better & suits the purpose of decreasing see-through-ness.

Anyone besides me have/want this????  

mrsfirefly

Yes, I used to wear slips to work all the time so my skirts and dresses wouldn't cling to my tights!  I don't know why nobody wears slips anymore.  They are so practical and I am not at all a frumpy type.  In fact, I think there is little frumpier than wearing a skirt that sticks to one's tights!  I think you could get them at any department store and I think I've even seen them at Target.  I have 4 slips, one that is mid-calf length and white, two just above the knee length -- one white and one nude, and a mini length black one.  If you don't find them in-store, just shop online because they sell them in a variety of lengths.  All that being said, with the sort of dress you are describing, you are probably best off with a nude dress slip (they sell clingy ones in department stores), a nude slip with a matching nude cami, or just getting some nude undies with seams.

mrsfirefly

Sorry, I meant to suggest nude undies WITHOUT seams! 

leslie13510

I'm pretty sure places like Dillard's and JC Penney still carry slips.  I have a couple, but I haven't actually bought one in several years.  I can't stand how freaking thin so many dresses are made today.  You pretty much HAVE to wear a slip under about a lot of what's out there if you don't want the world to see the outline of your crotch every time you stand near a window with the sun shining through. 

And how short are you talking?  Because the shortest I have is probably about 6-7 inches above my knees, and I don't think I've seen any that are shorter than that. 

lil_rhody

I don't wear slips (I barely wear dresses), but how about one of those spanx sort of things?

just_peachy

I love slips....seriously there something so vintage and Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof about them.

I even was known to wear them to bed because they have that sexy lingerie look to them.

I'm bringing slips back, that is my mission.

The end.

groovygrl

just_peachy:

I love slips....seriously there something so vintage and Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof about them.

I even was known to wear them to bed because they have that sexy lingerie look to them.

I'm bringing slips back, that is my mission.

The end.

awesome! I love them as nighties too (although i don't own any, I like the concept & they're comfy)

Well I am only 5' tall so that is why short is important- the dress is like an inch or two above my knee so I need the slip an inch or two shorter than that & I'm so short...

But thanks for the suggestions! And ditto pp, more than seeing my undies I hate that if the light shines right you're seeing the full outline of my thighs up to the crotch. wth is wrong w/ these dress makers? cheap cheap cheap IMO, all these dresses need is a little thicker fabric or a really thin lining.  

pinkcallalily

I had to find a slip last year because I cut the waistband on my only black one when I was pregnant.  I had no idea how hard it would be.  I asked at several department stores and they all said they don't carry them anymore.  I tried Target, Wal-Mart, etc. and then I finally found one at Kohls.  I don't understand why no one wears them, I would much rather wear a slip than have everyone see through my clothes.

lemonJAM

I have a short, nude color slip that I got from Kohl's.

C-Charm

I had NO idea that slips were old school.  I have/wear them.  Does that mean I'm old?  :-(

Go_Dawgs

leslie13510:

 I can't stand how freaking thin so many dresses are made today.  You pretty much HAVE to wear a slip under about a lot of what's out there if you don't want the world to see the outline of your crotch every time you stand near a window with the sun shining through. 

THIS.

All of my work clothes are high quality (from stores like Talbot's) and are lined, but pretty much every moderately priced or inexpensive casual dress I own is see through in the light.  I can't believe that people wear these thin dresses without a slip, but people must be because slips are hard to find!

I own one nude half slip that I bought when my two previous slips disappeared, and I remember being shocked having to run around to nearly five different stores to find one.  I think I finally found it at Dillards.  Next time I need one I'm just ordering online because it was such a pain to find. 

greengirl0909

Speaking of grandma underwear...I have 2, and they're actually the shorts type, like you could wear under slacks? When it's hot, I hate to have my legs touch at all! I got mine from JCP. 

LSU628

I bought a cute white sundress that definitely needs a slip. I ended up cutting one of my knee length ones so I could wear the sundress.

Hip2Bsquare

I have a few...I haven't worn them really in years since I was teen and going to church but I keep a few different lengths for just in case.

 

One slip I had my aunt re-hem for a much shorter length