Are there any slip admirers and wearers like me here

Emma wrote:I don't know if I am literally the only woman on here, although I suspect there won't be many of us if I am not.  Being female puts a bit of a different take on the subject of wearing slips to be honest.  Firstly, my experience of wearing slips is not fetishistic and is more practical than anything else.  Secondly, I don't even feel slips in the same way as a man because I'm not built the same way (think about it!).  Having said all that, I share the love of the glamour and beauty of fine classic slips and wearing them makes a big difference to the way I feel about myself.

Like most little girls, mum dragged me around Woolies and M&S and thereafter slips were an obligatory item under my school uniform.  Later on, as a young teen I followed the trend and abandoned my slips in favour of not wearing one at all.  I was keeping up with my friends who all said that wearing slips was what grannies did.  I admit that I agreed with them and I wore my skirts and dresses slipless.  In fact, I wore jeans whenever I could.  Then, in my very late teens I went to university to study fashion and dress history and eventually bought my first vintage slip in a charity shop.  Intrigued, I wore it a few times under vintage dresses (they were the big student fashion at the time) and I was hooked thereafter.  I started collecting vintage slips and other items of vintage lingerie and my friends did too.  Funny how things turn around, I suppose.  I became a big fan of full slips made from Perlon, which has improved properties over standard nylon, and I still have a large Perlon slip rail in my wardrobe.  

I did a survey of women asking about their attitudes to wearing slips - the results, I bet, are not as you might think.  Read the full article here.

Woolies, 1957.  I was born in 1978 so I missed all that, sadly:



Hi Emma!

I am that other female LOL!
I found this website by accident when I was searching the internet shopping for slips and became fascinated that men have a thing for them

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It's nice to meet you;
Betty Boo
xx

Betty wrote:

Emma wrote:


Hi Emma!

I  am that other female LOL!
I found this website by accident when I was searching the internet shopping for slips and became fascinated that men have a thing for them

.
It's nice to meet you;
Betty Boo
xx

Halfslip83 wrote:Why are you two such a rarity in society? A woman who still embraces a slip as part of her wardrobe (whether practical or allure) is not common these days. Mom and all my friend's mothers from church all wore slips. The late 80s and early 90s - peeks of lacy slips were so common. I always wanted to marry a woman who wore slips....my wife won't wear them, but is supportive of my love for slips.

Betty wrote:

Halfslip83 wrote:Why are you two such a rarity in society? A woman who still embraces a slip as part of her wardrobe (whether practical or allure) is not common these days. Mom and all my friend's mothers from church all wore slips. The late 80s and early 90s - peeks of lacy slips were so common. I always wanted to marry a woman who wore slips....my wife won't wear them, but is supportive of my love for slips.

I don't always wear a slip, in the Summer time I tend to leave them off unless a sundress is very sheer or if I'm going somewhere formal.

I never wear jeans or trousers and I suppose a slip goes hand in glove with a skirt or dress. Sometimes a skirt will gather static electricity and cling to my legs, and a slip helps stop that effect, it also helps a skirt hang smoothly and prevents crumpling.

As to why slips are a rarity? I'm not so sure they are rare, my friends wear them too, but modern ladies fashion has been so masculine lately I suppose it is a knock-on effect. Ladies wear trousers mostly these days for practical reasons, and I can understand that, it's quicker to get dressed in the morning and less fiddly. Personally I like vintage clothing anyway. My Mother was a classy Spanish lady and her dresses where fabulous which sparked my interest in fashion.

My first slip was an old cast-off of my mothers, she gave it to me as my new woolen school kilt was so itchy and I flatly refused to wear tights! I was a bit of a tomboy when I was younger and I had to wear a slip reluctantly.

Guest wrote:Hi all. Do you wear and love seeing others in slips. Miss the chat room, so much and would like to instant message others like me.

silky73 wrote:Hi there,

I am a little of both, I'll be honest. I love long skirts and dresses on ladies mainly. I do also miss the chatroom also. If you would like to PM me, it'll be great to hear from you

Betty wrote:

Halfslip83 wrote:Why are you two such a rarity in society? A woman who still embraces a slip as part of her wardrobe (whether practical or allure) is not common these days. Mom and all my friend's mothers from church all wore slips. The late 80s and early 90s - peeks of lacy slips were so common. I always wanted to marry a woman who wore slips....my wife won't wear them, but is supportive of my love for slips.

I don't always wear a slip, in the Summer time I tend to leave them off unless a sundress is very sheer or if I'm going somewhere formal.

I never wear jeans or trousers and I suppose a slip goes hand in glove with a skirt or dress. Sometimes a skirt will gather static electricity and cling to my legs, and a slip helps stop that effect, it also helps a skirt hang smoothly and prevents crumpling.

As to why slips are a rarity? I'm not so sure they are rare, my friends wear them too, but modern ladies fashion has been so masculine lately I suppose it is a knock-on effect. Ladies wear trousers mostly these days for practical reasons, and I can understand that, it's quicker to get dressed in the morning and less fiddly. Personally I like vintage clothing anyway. My Mother was a classy Spanish lady and her dresses where fabulous which sparked my interest in fashion.

My first slip was an old cast-off of my mothers, she gave it to me as my new woolen school kilt was so itchy and I flatly refused to wear tights! I was a bit of a tomboy when I was younger and I had to wear a slip reluctantly.

Guest wrote:Hi all. Do you wear and love seeing others in slips. Miss the chat room, so much and would like to instant message others like me.

Halfslip83 wrote:

Other rare nylon items I've found from various thrift stores.