Yes, I definitely wear half slips. I wear a lot of filmy/fluttery skirts in the warmer months and I don't want anyone seeing the outline of my body through them (especially at work!). The only time I don't bother with a slip is if I'm wearing a lightweight skirt on vacation at the beach.

I virtually always wear slips with skirts/dresses, unless I'm wearing a thick casual fabric like denim, or the skirt is already adeqately lined. It prevents see-through with lighter fabrics, keeps the skirt from creeping up (especially if you DO wear hose, as I often do), and minimizes opportunities for the Dreaded Wedgie. I do agree they've gotten horribly hard to find - ten times so in plus sizes. I usually end up back with Old Reliable, the Penneys catalog.

I rarely wear a dress and skirts only occasionally. But, if the skirt is sheer, I'll wear a half-slip. I cannot remember wearing a full slip, since childhood. LOL

tina

Half slips and pantyhose. I don't understand why women think push up underwire bras to expose their cleavage are not uncomfortable, yet won't wear a slip and hose! Bare knees, veiny legs, chipped toenails, etc., are not at all pretty, even on young women, IMO. And I'm not that old, either!

Another slip wearer here. I have both long and short half slips.

I guess I'd rather die. Possibly if it's a really sheer skirt, but I'm not likely to wear one in the first place. Having some extra bunch of nylon around my middle isn't flattering or comfy.

If it's that sheer, you could try boy short panties.

I love dresses. I wear dresses like the average person wears jeans. Almost daily. I have many slips and always wear one. That said, I freely cut them to various lengths. I have full slips and half slips. They keep my dresses from edging up by my tights. My dresses are casual for every day. I have many solid color dresses and only a few prints. In winter, I wear them with boots and tights. Sandals in summer. I have been a fan of casual dresses my entire life. They are easy and flattering. I have a great collection of 40s and 50s house dresses.

Also, I have a huge collection of vintage full aprons. I love soft aprons that match my casual dresses. (Color match, not print.) Sometimes I forget and wear my apron to the grocery store, which is why I try to match my aprons to my dresses! LOL! I always wear an apron when traveling, just in case I spill my Latte.

Here is a link that might be useful: Golddust's typical apron. (Yes, I bought this one.)

I have an assortment for any occasion, both slips and camisoles. I worked at Macys in my youth and got great deals on some really nice items. I cannot stand when skirt clings to the leg or tights. I tried to get my dd to wear one with a tight skirt to keep it from creeping up and she freaked. It was like I was putting armor on her or something. I gave in and luckily it was ok without one.

I don't see how boy short panties could possibly take the place of a slip when wearing a sheer skirt. It's not just the undergarments that shouldn't show through a skirt, you shouldn't be able to see the outline of your legs or the junction of legs and body.

I wear these pants/slip things. I think slips help smooth out any lumps. Plus, they are another layer between your bare skin and the world.

I tried to get my teen daughters to wear slips when we had to go to a wedding. They freaked out! You would have thought I was trying to make them wear orthapedic shoes. They wear cotton athletic shorts under all their skirts and dresses. They don't wear anything sheer (yet) so we will cross that bridge when we come to it.

Here is a link that might be useful: pants that are slips!

LOL! Who knew some people reacted so violently to the very idea of wearing a slip? Mine aren't bulky whatsoever, but help to keep things bunch-free. I agree with terriks about not envisioning how boy-short panties would help.

This:

Funny timing on this one, since I was just cleaning out my "slip drawer" and discarding all those that I've not worn in several years! When I was married in 1986 I wore a Jessica McClintock antique lace dress that had a thin cotton underslip. It was lovely, but I still needed a full length slip underneath to keep the outline of my legs from showing through. This was back in the days when fashion mistakes, like Princess Di's famous back lit sheer skirt faux pas were considered improper!

Nowadays, I only wear a slip if the fabric is sheer, otherwise, that drawer in my bureau isn't even opened. I discarded at least 5 slips that I haven't worn in over 5-8 years.

Here is a link that might be useful: scroll down the page to see Princess Di

I wear 'em too!

deee, I totally forgot about petti-pants! I used to wear those all the time - in the 60s & 70s.

I don't wear dresses, but in the few (very rare) occasions I've worn a dress, I wore a slip. Not a modesty thing, a sleeker finish thing. I swear they DO cover some of the lumps. I'd die first if I had to wear panty hose.

My DD's didn't know about slips till I helped one when she had to wear a sheer dress. Then the girls fell in love with them. Of course, most of the young girls wear short mini dresses, but anything past mid thigh gets a slip.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I wanna see some pictures of golddust in her dresses and boots. I am so intrigued by your sense of style, golddust... and I mean that in the nicest way.

I'd love to wear casual dresses every day because I think they're flattering and comfortable-- I do wear them quite a bit in summer. In winter, I just haven't really found casual everyday dresses that are warm enough.

With a casual cotton summer skirt, I don't wear a slip, but I do make sure they're not see-thru before I leave the house! Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I wore a slip.

I wear the petti pants as well (I get them in different lengths at Sears). I wear skirts almost every day and the petti pants make me feel comfortable that in any situation nothing will be showing (like if the wind were to blow your dress up). I was standing in line at Walgreens waiting to check out when I turned around to look for my toddler. Apparently he had gotten shy and lifted up my long skirt and was hiding. I have no idea how high he lifted my skirt, but I really didn't care that much because I know that nothing could be seen except the petti pants. If I had been wearing a slip he probably would have hiked that up too!

I have some really short ones that I wear with my summer wrap skirts.

Thanks ladies for all your thought and input on the slip thing!!! I had several slips but they are gone due to a flood, so I guess I do need to replace them or at least one half slip! Thanks again...now to just find some in a store somewhere local.

On some decor/craft show, a woman put half slips over lampshades, pinned a brooch on them, and called it done. I do not recommend this.

I wear a slip if the skirt is at all sheer. I often wear knee length skirts to work in the summer. I have knee length and one mid-calf length slip. I don't think I've ever owned a full slip. My mother (I am 37) told me about petti pants and I think they're great! I also have some cotton underwear that are biker short style and the legs come to midthigh. They are the best when it's really hot, because I cannot stand (sorry for tmi)sweaty thighs. Ick!

Palimp, I live in the Gold Country, where there is a rich history of red light districts and such. The lamp shade you described would fit in just perfectly at our local 'Lola Montez' house.

So people wear slips with sheerer long skirts to avoid others seeing the outline of the legs. Hmm, but what do people see when the same person wears shorts or slacks? The outline of the legs. Not sure I get the point.

I do agree, tho, that they make sense for keeping dresses and skirts from clinging or creeping, and being uncomfortable.

Considering the last time I wore a skirt or dress was in 1991, I can assure you that it all should be a personal preference issue. LOL

Definitely wear a slip. Just looks a little unclassy (is that a word?) to me to see through a ladies dress - especially at a funeral or church event!

Some dresses now days have a lining and I've at times not worn a slip with those, but if they are really thin material, I still slip on a slip! Just feels better and makes the dress drape so much nicer too.

Sortof like interlining in draperies!

We're not talking about girdles and corsets - it's a slip! I'd rather people noticed what I am wearing, rather than what I am not.

Cracks me up that women spend time carefully shaving their legs to their thighs, then apply artificial tanning sprays, just to avoid wearing hose! Then, they wear Spanks (or something like it) and push-up bras, but not a slip! Oy.

Les, surely you're joking? You really don't see the point? LOL.

I wear long skirts to work everyday and ALWAYS wear a slip. One day I forgot somehow and I ran out and got one at the closest store. :)

Nope, I am not joking. What is any different about seeing the outline of a leg in a skirt or the outline of a leg in shorts? Actually, the leg in shorts is MORE exposed. What do you think is being seen under the skirt? As far as I can tell,nothing you can't see in pants, shorts or a bathing suit.

Oh my, since I am hopelessly countri-fied and haven't worn a skirt (and rarely anything much fancier than jeans or Carhart overalls -hey, I live on a farm!) in years, I was shocked awhile back to learn here that people aren't wearing stockings or pantyhose anymore. (Question: if no one's wearing hose any longer why does Victoria's Secret have garter belts on display in their windows?) Now it seems there are people (but not as many if the replies above signify) who don't wear a slip with dresses or skirts.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised since I recently saw a Bennington College girl who was wearing one of those full slips made of slinky, heavy satin with wide bands of lace along the top and bottom edge and slightly gathered fullness over diamond-shaped, bias-cut cups and built-up shoulder straps. (If you're too young, you won't recognize this description.) Now, Benn. Col. girls are notoriously free thinkers (at least according to the locals), so you might have wondered if this girl would get a chill in that get-up. No, she wouldn't because she was wearing the slip over a pair of very tight dark jeans and knit top. It was bit startling to those of us who might remember when a (good) friend might sidle up to you and whisper "it's snowing down South", just before one scurried to the ladies to correct the problem.

Les - I think some of us old folks think that being able to see through a skirt is more provocative than just wearing shorts or slacks. I wouldn't wear a sheer blouse with my bra on display and I wouldn't wear sheer skirt with my panties and/or the outline of my crotch on display. To each his own!

Liriodendren that sounds like some get up! I work part-time at a university - the outfits you see - oh my!

Stockings and garter belts are for *playtime*, although there may be some who actually wear them. . . (wink)!

tina

Les - some of us don't wear short-shorts or a bathing suit in public. We have a thing called modesty. Also, tell me when it is appropriate to wear a bathing suit or shorts into a professional work environment?

Does anyone remember the scandal when a picture surfaced of the soon-to-be princess Diana wearing a skirt with no slip?

Yes, I (obviously) wear slips. I think that is a part of "proper raising" to be honest. My goal is to only buy fully-lined skirts b/c I hate having to find the appropriate length slip in my morning rush, but when I do end up with an unlined skirt, I definitely wear a slip!

Deee....I'm with you! Though I admit that I have no hesitation on wearing a bathing suit at the beach or pool, or shorts, for that matter, at locations where this type of attire is appropriate. Then again, at venues where a skirt or dress is the norm, (usually more "formal"), I would feel awkward in something so sheer that the outline of my legs, and/or crotch, is shown.

That's right. I suppose sheer gauzy pants have their place, but not in a professional setting, or even in the mall! Especially on mature women - and mature means being older than, oh, let's say 12! Big difference, les.

I don't think wearing short-shorts or a swimsuit in public necessarily means you aren't modest. Those things are appropriate in certain public places. I think the difference between showing the outline of one's legs and crotch in shorts/pants vs. in a skirt or dress is that in the latter, it's not a part of the look. It's distracting and takes away from the flow of the dress as it's intended to cover those parts of the body, not reveal them.

I see Les's point in keeping with today's st yle, but I was also brought up to wear slips. I think today we wear them more so that we don't offend other women, as most men couldn't give a rats a$$, and many would prefer sans slips ;-) I do think high profile women (like Di) should never be without them if they're "needed".

That said - I have to attend a wed ding this weekend and need to wear a dress - first time in probably 5 years. I am already committing one faux pas by wearing black, so I just couldn't commit another by going sans slip with gauze material. I could have gone to Catherine's and spent $23 on a black half slip or pettipants, but instead I went to GW and got a black half slip and a nice black cami sole - both for $6! In an age when many are not wearing them, there are plenty of used available and for what will be a single use item, I think I did pretty good ;-)

I think it's actually easier to get a very sheer voile skirt lined than to wear a slip, but I'm not likely to wear a sheer skirt to a wedding/funeral/work-related event. It's just what you're comfortable with, I guess, but I don't think wearing one makes someone more modest or denotes a proper upbringing any more.

Sheer skirts might just be intended to show the outlines of the wearer's legs--naughty but nice?

Just opened this back up today and didn't read them all but wanted to say I think seeing legs through shorts is different than seeing through someone's skirt.

I probably shouldn't even go here but anyone think it's ok to see your bra through your shirt?? I hate to even see lace bunching.

IMO, wear a slip if the skirt is going to show like Jen's photo above.

Correction... seeing legs when wearing shorts. Not through the shorts.

Don't believe they make short slips. :)

What is any different about seeing the outline of a leg in a skirt or the outline of a leg in shorts?

Normally when you wear a skirt you don't intend to have what's under it on display. That would be the difference.

Spitfire, are you suggesting that people who wear a bathing suit in public are immodest? I hope not, as that is the only chance most people have to swim - in a public place.

I wore a slip all the time I wore skirts or dresses, unless they were lined, but it was so they didn't cling and wrinkle.

Yeah, boy, that was really bad to see the outline of Diana's legs. I guess most people didn't assume she had them, and merely floated from place to place. LOL

Do I really detect a hint of snarkiness and contention over undergarments? Ohhhh boy ...
;-)

I haven't wore slips in years, not to say that I wouldn't. Come to think of it I haven't worn nylons in years, except to my aunt's funeral a few months ago. I am one of those that goes bare legged, but I use tanning stuff and moisturize always.

I love dress's for evening and they are always lined, so no need for slips.

....Jane

I am a Man and personally I find Unattractive and somewhat disgusting (my personal opinion) for women to wear slips specially if it can be seeing on a skirt slit or on the lower portion of the skirt, it makes me get away from that woman.
So this is what I donÂt get why women are so worried of legs outline while wearing a skirt when they wear Pants and SHORTS, isnÂt that more revealing????? I totally donÂt understand that but I guess because I am a Man thatÂs why.
Now on the picture shown above of the lady in the garden what is wrong with it? If that is what women are concerned about then WHY wear Sheer Skirts and Dresses?????
That Picture posted is artistic and beautiful, and as for my point of view All women who donÂt wear slips and happen to somewhat see the legs outline are beautiful. Yes I repeat, in my opinion women who donÂt wear slip are Beautiful.
I DON'T like it when Women/Girls wearing SLIPS at all, to me it is Disgusting and I feel nauseas when I see that.
My mother wears them and I have a very difficult time talking and or dealing with her when she wears them, I told her this but she doesnÂt get it, it is very difficult for me to give her a hug and a kiss because of that I am being 100% honest, maybe I need some help but thatÂs the way I feel since I was 11 or 12 year old.
I wish those things (slips) NEVER Existed.
A Woman who donÂt wear slips to me is the Perfect Woman and this has nothing to do with anything sexual to be very Clear about this subject.

Thank You
Sarge