Thursday’s TPS Report: Commando Slipology’s 20″ Full Slip

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1. Spanx actually make one i prefer…and it’s a little cheaper. If you don’t like the slimming, size up.
   Also, they have one with lace trim now, so it looks like a cami if it peeks out.

2. Necessary under a wrap dress? Are you wearing super sheer dresses or something? I gave up slips in high school and have never looked back (except for spanx under evening wear). Thongs and nude bras are the answer!

3. I don’t know, I kind of like the idea of a (pretty) slip under a dress. They can make you feel kind of secretly sexy.

4. L: You must have less wind where you live! Here, a wrap dress without a slip is asking for a wardrobe malfunction.

   I have been on the hunt for a good full slip for a lovely cream colored DvF sweater dress that I found out was a little more see-through than I thought the hard way (thank goodness I stopped in the ladies room first thing that morning). Anyone else have any suggestions?

5. I don’t have a slip, but I’ve been in a few situations where I should’ve had one. Sitting in a flowy dress with a thong underneath is fine until you get up and realize that your dress is stuck in your butt. If this has ever happened to you, you know what I mean! Thongs are great, but many summer dresses are too thin.

6. I bought this slip (in the nude color) at Macy’s. http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=321813&CategoryID=40579. It says it hits at the knee, but it actually hits about 6 inches above the knee for me (I am 5’8″). I wear it whenever I wear a dress to work — since knee-length or just above is where my work dresses hit, the length is not an issue. It definitely makes my dresses feel more work-appropriate, especially those in a clingier fabric.

7. This is a slight diversion, but the slip-or-not question brings to mind something I’ve noticed lately—crossing the legs vs. crossing the ankles (or just sitting with your legs closed) while seated in a dress/skirt. By crossing the legs (at the knee), you are concealing “in between” while giving everyone a look up the outside of your legs… all the way up. Sorry to be graphic but I’ve noticed this phenomenon at a couple of recent meetings, and I wonder if some women just don’t know how much they are exposing when they clearly intend to be appropriate.

8. I have not worn a slip since I was about 8. I’m just not sure I have any dresses that need one! With my wrap dresses, I safety pin the inside of the outer layer to the inner layer so it stays shut. Maybe this is an “if you have to ask, you need one” question….hmm.

9. A slip not only makes the dress look nicer, but it adds a nice layer to keep me warm in the obnoxious A/C. The slip lowers the likelihood that I will need a granny sweater . . .

10. Wow — I totally need a slip for beneath my DVF dresses. I’ve got one where I have to pin the darned thing at the top (to prevent it from flashing too much of my bust) and one that I have to pin at the bottom in two places to prevent flashing other bits, and and without a slip I would totally be without. (The weird thing is that the dress has pockets which sit in exactly the right place, so it can’t be the wrong size for me.)

    In general, though, I find that the plainer the slip the more useful it is — I like sleeping in pretty lacy chemises, but for beneath dresses I prefer something that’s plain and won’t be noticed at all.

11. Hasn’t anyone worn a dress and turned around and is able to see their thong line? Slips are necessary, whether one feels that they are sexy or not. Underwear lines are awful, but nothing is worse than a thong line.

12. After a *really* bad experience with a jersey skirt about 10 years ago, I almost always wear a slip unless it is a winter-weight, fully lined skirt. Most summer-weight jersey fabrics are just too see-through during the day if you’re out and about in the sunshine. I even think that some of my DVF wrap dresses can be too see-through when the sun is coming from behind. I like this slip! I just found a strapless spanx slip at Saks the other day, too, that’s sitting in the shopping cart waiting for the next purchase (not fun enough to order on its own :) – looks like it’s a good mid-thigh length.

    As for the wind problem – rather than use safety pins, which tend to leave holes and pull at the fabric, I’ve started having the tailor sew on a snap at the bustline. I don’t know of a good solution for the bottom half of the dress though, other than the slip.

13. Kat in NY – I have the same problem at the bustline – wrap dresses can be really revealing if you’re busty and aren’t being constantly vigilant of the neckline. The snap really helps, and no fussing with pins. And I also wear plain camis/slips – I don’t want lace showing! Then it looks lik you’re showing your undergarments rather than purposely allowing a tank to show.

14. DND: yes, slips do keep a full skirt from sticking where you don’t want it to stick! I love slips, especially full ones. They really smooth out the line of a dress. I do avoid slips with lace, because sometimes it’s scratchy, sometimes it shows through a white shirt, and often it decays after a few washings and looks sad and scraggy.

15. Thank you for showing the slip! They are hard to find these days. I always wear one, and just get Vassarette at Target. A slip makes dresses lie better and look more substantial and nicer on the body. Thongs alone don’t always cut it; and not everyone wears thongs anyway!

16. For slip-wearers–is it better to get one that’s tight fitting, like a spanx one, or one that’s a bit looser, like the one above, if what you’re looking for is the dress that you’re wearing it under to be less clingy?

17. KC – a loose-ish slip will work better for un-clinging a dress. The idea is that the slip is acting like a lining to the dress, rather than another layer of undergarment for your skin. If that makes any sense. Anyhow, it’s always worked for me.

18. Does it strike anyone else as odd that the brand name of this underwear line is Commando? When commando is a term often used for someone who isn’t wearing underpants? No? Just me? Ok.

19. I have this exact slip–I love DFV wrap dresses for the office, but find that the silk jersey can, in fact, be a little sheer. This slip works because it fits relatively close to the body, has a low neckline, and has the afore-mentioned weights in the hem. It also seems to do a good job of smoothing things out underneath a clingy dress. It’s a good investment.

20. I have this slip in both black & nude and I love it! It is well worth the price and can be worn under just about everything.

21. I like the idea of a full slip to avoid wardrobe malfunctions and for slimming, however I can’t see investing this kind of money in something with a built-in bra. I want slimming, but I also want to be able to wear a separate bra with it, so I can suit the bra to my own support needs and the cut of the dress. I have unusually high breasts, for example, so when I wear a wrap dress with a full slip like this the “bra” of the slip is clearly visible in my cleavage. But if I wear a slimmer that only comes up to just under the bra, it doesn’t come with straps so it is too tight to be comfortable or practical (rolls down, creates other bulges, etc.). Is there any slimming undergarment out there that comes with shoulder straps, but does NOT include a bra? Please help!

22. I wear slips under everything. They make a dress or skirt look better and and seem very feminine to me.

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