ctask of the holidays: to confuse night with day. That will be why in this warm season the dress petticoat long is the most spotted on the red carpet, on the streets, on the catwalk, at any time and occasion. If once upon a time the petticoat still caused a stir, today for fashion it is to all intents and purposes a dress. By definition, it slip dress with thin straps, in soft fabric with a slippery effect, often cut on the bias and with a V-neck.
In the classic shiny silk satin, or in cotton, muslin, jersey; simple, with entredeux or edged with crystals. An intimate and unscrupulous piece at the same time: in its golden age, the nineties, it was all a wave of visible petticoats on and around the catwalks. Merit, first of all, of the queen of the most fashionable celebs: Kate Moss.
From the beginnings of Kate Moss to today
Forerunner of the slip dress, Kate Moss, still nineteen, in September 1993 for the Elite Model Agency party she showed off a transparent dress with visible black lingerie. The shot goes down in history. And from then on, the petticoat began its ascent, ending up straight on the most famous catwalks, from Gianni Versace at the Gucci Of Tom Ford.
One piece, the one worn at the time by the budding supermodel, more current than ever. The see-through model was spotted in 2023 on divas the likes of Irina Shayk And Olivia Wilde. Black mesh for the former, mesh for the latter, with underwear I see more than I don’t see. To dare so much there must be a good reason – specifically, it’s called after party, the Cannes Film Festival for the first, the Met Gala for the second. Just the right piece to stay up late into the night.
Kate Moss, in slip dress with Naomi Campbell in September 1993 for the Elite Model Agency party (Photo: Getty Images).
The awakening of a trend
More generally, the awakening of a trend that is no longer hidden under layers of clothing but comes out into the open. The shapes in 2023 are different: the slip dress edged with lace, more than just a lingerie effect, it is among the most popular. And it is worn with veiled stockings, as they teach Stella Maxwell And Alexa Chung. not only thelong black petticoat dress in silkwhich still remains a great classic: just think of one of the latest looks of Kate’s daughter, Lila Mossvery elegant in a slip dress designed by Donatella.
Hailey Bieber, 26, in a pink midi slip by Anna October (GC Images).
Gigi Hadid opt for a midi dress in stretch fabric (Miu Miu) and combines it during the day, for an event on the beach, with loafers and terry socks. While for the other It Girls, like Hailey Bieberand the rose the color of the moment; and style ally, the soft boots to the knee, as mentioned Emily Ratajkowskiwho matches them with her check print slip dress with slit by reform.
Trusted companion for relaxing in your free time, the “sottana” is popular, among divas, even at ceremonies. The piece of the special guest, as demonstrated by the unforgettable look of Victoria Beckham for her son Brooklyn’s wedding in 2022: a silk slip dress trimmed with lace made by her brand’s atelier.
How to match the slip dress in 2023
Short sugar paper color for Emma Corrin; white and edged with crystals, with a plunging V-neck reminiscent of the one worn to the cinema by Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface (1983), the option of the actress of Sex Education Emma Mackey.
Emma Mackey, 27, with the slip dress in satin trimmed with rhinestones, Saint Laurent (Photo: Saint Laurent).
Different profiles, original petticoats: even if all the stars agree on one point. The only beauties of the slip dress remain minimal accessories and jewelswith some digressions: the sandals with laces and the net bag by DevonWindsor, for example. Above, to shelter from drafts and underline the vintage effect, a short cardigan to copy a Laura Harris. And a pair of oversized glasses, to mask – just a little – that relaxed air of someone who has just gotten out of bed…
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