When some think of power dressing they think big shoulder pads and boardroom-ready suits; but I’d argue that it is in fact the 90s slip dress that’s the ultimate power dressing move.
Typically cut on the bias, meaning they cling in all the wrong places, and made from VPL-showing slinky silk, slips have low backs and lacey negligee necklines; neither of which are happy bedfellows of the strapless bra. As someone not in possession of Gigi’s washboard abs nor Michelle Obama’s perfectly toned upper arms, and with boobs big enough to mean going braless isn’t an option, I have long suspected them strictly the preserve of waifish, naturally tanned and toned model types. However this summer’s more varied iterations on the silky sheath have made me rethink my position: perhaps the 90s nightie is more slip on-able than I thought.
