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slips Sun, 13 April 2008 11:52 Go to next message
misterwilton
I agree with Skirtman. Slips are fantastic.

Reading Anghared's ideal costume thread is interesting. In the end of course the question seems to boil down to whether women dress to please themselves or their partners.

I think the reason I like the fifties look so much has something to do with exactly this question. And with what Lacewing posted too. In the fifties, stockings were an essential part of an elegant wardrobe, and even ladies who were naturally slim had girdles to hand for special occasions. So when a woman dressed the question of whether or not a man would be excited by what she was wearing was not by any means a priority. Skirts went below the knee precisely because there were things to be hidden underneath - suspenders, stockings, the hem of the slip - and whether or not these things were to be revealed became the woman's conscious and personal decision.

Perfect! But impossible today as a rule, precisely because, as Ellen says, forcing women back into this sort of clothing would be oppressive. But for me the real answer to Anghared is that my ideal is a woman who dresses elegantly to please herself. The woman who does so is, to me, intensely attractive ...
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Re: slips Sun, 13 April 2008 12:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dirk
Excellent post misterwilton Cool

Although (personally) I don't share your appreciation of slips .... I DO appreciate " [i]a woman who dresses elegantly to please herself. " The woman who does so is, to me, intensely attractive .. " That's a great one-liner ! Very Happy

Your other words / observations also ring true, and encompass the ideals of style and elegance, that many on these forums happily subscribe to Nod

[Updated on: Sun, 13 April 2008 12:21]

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Re: slips Sun, 13 April 2008 19:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mich
I would say that I like wearing slips, either full or half ones. They are very good for wearing with split skirts where the issue of showing stocking tops is a possibility and they go some way to achieving a degree of modesty.

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Re: slips Sun, 13 April 2008 20:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
misterwilton
It would appear that we form a small but exclusive club of three Smile
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Re: slips Sun, 13 April 2008 21:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Strawberry
I rather like wearing slips, usually just half slips though.
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Re: slips Mon, 14 April 2008 01:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
misterwilton
four! I've always liked half slips ...
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Re: slips Mon, 14 April 2008 02:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
landwhale
Mmmm

I have several half slips as well has full slips. I must admit i prefer full slips!!

In fact i feel like a lot of women here like vintage undergarments including corselettes and OBG. I have yet to find a corselette that will fit me but i really like waist cinchers, corsets and OBGs.
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Re: slips Mon, 14 April 2008 03:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
misterwilton
five! I've bought my wife several corselettes and the key to getting something that fits is not - apart from approximately - the stated bra size. It is

1/, dumb luck, and
2/. in the absence of dumb luck and a trained corsetiere, buy something reasonably modern.

In other words, as I walk down the street I seem happy. But when I reflect on the number of ebay auctions I've won, only to be forcibly reminded (again, and again, and again, because hope springs eternal) that 38B really did mean something quite different in 1965 - that, in other words, there was not a ghost of a chance of my wife being able to struggle into said garment until she was only marginally fatter than Posh Spice - then my smile turns upside down. There wasn't any stretch in those days! Or not really. On the other hand I have been lucky three or four times, and these occasions, as you can imagine, are very cheering ... because when they do fit, a proper old corselette knocks the socks off anything recent. (By the way, true vintage St Michael are almost the worst for this. No stretch at all! Be careful!) As to the unfortunate victim of all this - my wife is very nice about my obsession and obliges on special occasions. Evenings out and such. And always with slips ...

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Re: slips Mon, 14 April 2008 10:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sally-Anne

I have many half & full slips and wear them almost daily.

I think a slip is a necessity with most skirts, I hate seeing the 'leg gap' when the sun shines through!
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Re: slips Mon, 14 April 2008 19:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
misterwilton
Six!
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Re: slips Mon, 14 April 2008 21:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mich
Quote

In other words, as I walk down the street I seem happy. But when I reflect on the number of ebay auctions I've won, only to be forcibly reminded (again, and again, and again, because hope springs eternal) that 38B really did mean something quite different in 1965 - that, in other words, there was not a ghost of a chance of my wife being able to struggle into said garment until she was only marginally fatter than Posh Spice - then my smile turns upside down. There wasn't any stretch in those days! Or not really. On the other hand I have been lucky three or four times, and these occasions, as you can imagine, are very cheering ... because when they do fit, a proper old corselette knocks the socks off anything recent. (By the way, true vintage St Michael are almost the worst for this. No stretch at all! Be careful!) As to the unfortunate victim of all this - my wife is very nice about my obsession and obliges on special occasions. Evenings out and such. And always with slips ...


I know what you mean. I tried a girdle on a few years ago and couldn't understand how my poor grandmother wore one for years. I also bought a Rago all in one as well and haven't worn that at all, being much bigger than the bra size.

Nowadays, I stick to suspender belts, especially the deeper ones which give a vintage look but not the 'vintage' hassle. I have found that I'm not used to the 'tightness' of the garment and now it looks like being far too hot to wear one!

Slips are great! I have about three or four including one nice full length satin effort in cream which looks fantastic. I also bought a white one and a black one for the evenings out. Nowadays I always feel undressed if I don't wear one with a skirt.

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Re: slips Tue, 15 April 2008 19:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
misterwilton
I've recently snared a couple of wonderful slips on ebay. Van Raalte, vintage. Both nice and slinky. The black one has several inches of translucent concertina'd something at the hem, very floaty and swirly; the white one has this fantastically loopy slightly stiffened ruffle, almost sheer, getting on for a foot deep ... It's still smooth to the touch but is designed not to lie flat, and when it's on the stocking tops can clearly be seen.

I'm particularly pleased with them because my wife admits that when she puts either of these on she feels somewhat femme fatalised ... We've had them for a couple of months, and they always lead to what can only be described as saucery.

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Re: slips Tue, 15 April 2008 20:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
tommybananas
My wife too has recently discovered the allure or sensuality of the slip. Her grandmother had a closet full of vintage items and after trying them on we both found the look, fit and feel of them scintalating.
Worn under and skirt and over stockings is extremely sexy.

[Updated on: Tue, 15 April 2008 20:25]

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Re: slips Tue, 15 April 2008 20:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
misterwilton
yes, yes. Yes!
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Re: slips Thu, 17 April 2008 15:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Lincoln Lady
Until very recently slips had not featured on the clothes to wear list. Just one of the things that gets forgotten over time. A slip did come this way, and it has to be said it is very nice. We did a set of pictures showing it, and the response was very good. It will be a to wear item in the future, it is lovely.

Les and Paul
xx
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Re: slips Thu, 17 April 2008 15:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
misterwilton
and I'm sure you will look lovely in it ...
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Re: slips Fri, 18 April 2008 01:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
blkseams
I love the feel of a satin slip under a dress or skirt
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Re: slips Sat, 19 April 2008 17:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rosie
Slips are wonderful! They also keep your clothes looking nicer and hide sussie bumps, so what's not to like? I'm still questing for the perfect silk slip, but I suppose things like that are meant to be elusive in life.

Half slips- I hate the elastic, if I could find (or make) a good one with a button at the waist instead I would be sold on them.
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Re: slips Mon, 21 April 2008 13:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Strawberry
misterwilton wrote on Mon, 14 April 2008 03:04

five! I've bought my wife several corselettes and the key to getting something that fits is not - apart from approximately - the stated bra size. It is

1/, dumb luck, and
2/. in the absence of dumb luck and a trained corsetiere, buy something reasonably modern.

In other words, as I walk down the street I seem happy. But when I reflect on the number of ebay auctions I've won, only to be forcibly reminded (again, and again, and again, because hope springs eternal) that 38B really did mean something quite different in 1965 - that, in other words, there was not a ghost of a chance of my wife being able to struggle into said garment until she was only marginally fatter than Posh Spice - then my smile turns upside down. There wasn't any stretch in those days! Or not really. On the other hand I have been lucky three or four times, and these occasions, as you can imagine, are very cheering ... because when they do fit, a proper old corselette knocks the socks off anything recent. (By the way, true vintage St Michael are almost the worst for this. No stretch at all! Be careful!) As to the unfortunate victim of all this - my wife is very nice about my obsession and obliges on special occasions. Evenings out and such. And always with slips ...




I received a vintage corselette ebay purchase this morning, unfortunately I'd placed the bid before reading MrWiltons above post!

My how right you are!

Have inches really shrunk that much?? Were our mothers actually measuring in metric before 1970? Do emaciated women need shapewear??

Better luck next time ! Rolling Eyes
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Re: slips Mon, 21 April 2008 20:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
juliesara
As the only grandaughter of my gran to actually wear skirts & dresses, my granny when she died left her collection of half & full slips. Compared to the ones that are made today there are lashings of lace on the bust & hem.

I have priced some of them on e-bay and the Kayser ones go for a phenomenal price, though I wouldn't part with any of them as they are so comfortable to wear with stockings or hold-ups.
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Re: slips Wed, 23 April 2008 18:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
misterwilton
Oh dear Strawberry. My sympathy! What make was the vintage corselette - was it ST Michael by any chance?
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Re: slips Wed, 23 April 2008 19:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Strawberry
The corselette was a 'fantasie'

[Updated on: Wed, 23 April 2008 19:46]

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Re: slips Wed, 23 April 2008 19:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
misterwilton
The first one I bought my wife was a Contessa Di Roma - sized a 36B. The seller assured me that it was sufficiently stretchy to fit my wife's 38B, 32" waist etc - and it did!

That led directly to me assuming that the same would be true of other vintage corselettes. Several of which - in 36 AND 38B - are now in a box. Not gathering dust, but not seeing any use either. The Contessa was the only example I've come across of a real vintage garment being stretchy in the way we now expect these things to be in the era of S, M, L, XL etc ... Everything else might just have fitted her around the bust but ALL assumed a waistline of about 29" at the extreme outside ...

Sigh. Moan, whimper.
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Re: slips Thu, 24 April 2008 11:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
miss fox
Ebay the ones which don't fit and replace with newer ones!
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Re: slips Thu, 24 April 2008 12:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
richandpaula
Can someone point me in the direction of wht you mean by 'slip'...is it like an underskirt ?
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Re: slips Thu, 24 April 2008 15:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sally-Anne

Yes, a slip is an underskirt or petticoat.
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Re: slips Thu, 24 April 2008 16:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
richandpaula
how can bra size affect slips from fitting or not then ?

Unless you wear them like Simon Cowell wears his trousers ????
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Re: slips Thu, 24 April 2008 17:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Strawberry
Full slips or half slips!... full slips are like fitted satin nightdresses, hence you need a bra size
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Re: slips Thu, 24 April 2008 17:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mich
My full slip is based on a standard British dress size, not a bra size, otherwise I wouldn't get into it.

It fits very well and lends an air of modesty.

I wear a half slip to work most days, again for modesty purposes. It works particularly well when you have a split skirt and don't want to show all and sundry everything.

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Re: slips Thu, 24 April 2008 20:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
misterwilton
Rich and paula - we are slightly at cross purposes! In the middle of the thread we digressed to vintage corselettes, which are sized by bra size, but of course were much less generously sized at wasist and hips than the modern stuff.

Slips, as mich says, are sized by dress size. And ladies look lovely in them. Smile
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Re: slips Fri, 25 April 2008 09:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
richandpaula
Bugger - i just find out what a slip is then you all go and confuse me even more with 'corselettes' - its a weird world out there...

Shocked
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Re: slips Fri, 25 April 2008 10:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
miss fox
I'd love a corselette but sadly they all seem to be too small. Anybody know of anywhere that does them for a G cup?
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Re: slips Fri, 25 April 2008 11:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sally-Anne

Here Miss Fox, have my dish of hens teeth...
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Re: slips Fri, 25 April 2008 12:38 Go to previous message
Sussex nylons
G cups.........and 10 strap belts - I have got get to Hull Very Happy Laughing
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