Slip Dress Is Already Subversive: 29 Dresses to Shop

The slip dress has never really been a symbol of subversiveness, which is probably why when Kate Moss wore a colorful see-through slip dress by Liza Bruce in 1993 (no bra and just a pair of pants), the moment became an instant zeitgeist. It was shocking and defined Moss as a rebel figure who challenged the industry’s status quo. Ironically, Moss’ opinion doesn’t feel out of place 30 years later when fashion collectively embraces nudity with open arms. Since then, the slip dress has also slowly reconfigured itself as the foundational piece that defined 90s minimalism.

Recently, there have been repetitions with tongue-in-cheek expressions like “Got Milkweed?” from Collina Strada and a coquette graphic of cakes and pastel bows from Nodress. On the edgy side, labels such as ACNE Studios and Christopher Kane have taken to deconstructing slip dresses altogether with double-layering and bust cuts.