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18th July 2017

Slip of a thing… slip dress

Fashion - By Alexandra Stedman

T-shirt: £14.95, Gap. Dress: £34.99, H&M. Bag: Marks & Spencer (old). Sliders: Topshop (mine are old but the same style available in leather here). Photographs: Ella Sadika.

I’ve resisted slip dresses until now.

I find they’re not all that forgiving. I hate anything clinging to my stomach and bias cuts are never good on my hips. That said, I saw this instore a few weeks back and saw the empire-line detail and thought ‘maybe this I could do’.

I’m not brave enough to wear sans crew-neck tee (just yet) but am loving it all the same. With the humid weather a light dress is perfect for appointments around town (a word of warning though, this dress creases like nobody’s business).

The sandals were a purchase back in January (they sold out fast but have since come back in via an array of colours). Mine are velvet and so comfortable, but there are a leather pair available online now. They toughen the look up with a biker jacket.

Sunglasses: £98 including prescription lenses, Ollie Quinn.

In terms of t-shirts, I love J Crew and American Vintage…but on the High Street Gap is still up there, and I’ve been wearing theirs pretty much all summer so far. The vintage marl of this tee is hard to beat and the cotton is super soft – and they make the perfect airport tee for travelling.

So the slip dress makes its first debut into my wardrobe. I’m hoping to break out of the tee soon and wear it on its own later this summer.

For more summer outfit ideas using clothing items that you might already own, click here.

By Alexandra Stedman

Fashion Editor, Blogger, Realist

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    18th July 2017 at 11:37 pm

    Great as always Alex! Very lovely and inspiring!

    Reply
  2. Jane Cushing says

    19th July 2017 at 12:55 am

    love reading your blog always inspires me to step out of my comfort zone and I love how affordable the options are you feel you can take a risk.

    Reply
  3. Zulily Coupons says

    19th July 2017 at 7:36 am

    Looking cute dear 🙂

    Reply
  4. Frankie says

    19th July 2017 at 10:43 pm

    Such an inspiring outfit…and those Topshop sliders…
    Frankie x

    http://www..joieandthevivre.com

    Reply
  5. Jovita says

    20th July 2017 at 8:27 pm

    I love this outfit. I like that you wear a t-shirt under, it looks very cool 😉

    Jovita from Black Vanilla
    http://www.b-vanilla.com

    Reply
  6. Nicki says

    26th July 2017 at 10:48 pm

    Aaaah I tried this on a few weeks back and it jisy didn’t sit right around the top.. should have thought about putting a tee under it ?

    Reply
  7. Carly - another little world says

    30th July 2017 at 9:26 am

    Ah I’ve only just seen this and wore this to a christening with my black leather jacket and sliders. Great minds hey…
    Always adore your entire style for both home and fashion so feel chuffed to see this x

    Reply
    • Alexandra Stedman says

      30th July 2017 at 9:42 pm

      Great minds indeed! Thank you xxx

      Reply
  8. patricia says

    31st July 2017 at 6:17 am

    Great looking outfits your are looking so glam.. i like your style this slip dress are really adorable and this outfits are perfect match for you.

    Reply

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