Half Slips

[Big and Bashful]

Looks just like a loincloth to me, you can buy them online.

[couyalair]

In your sketch, Greg, do the almost vertical lines represent tapes or strings to tie up the loin cloth, or the man's legs?

Martin

[Kirbstone]

They're Gerd's legs, of course. Hadn't you noticed that they're knobbly, but he hides them under his kilts!

T.

[GerdG]

Martin, Tom is right about the legs. And I didn't think of tapes to tie the loin cloth up.

[henri]

I am still a relative newcomer to this forum having contributed to a few threads, only 25+ posts. Not really got the time to peruse in depth!
One contributor has suggested as slip, or underskirt. Obtaining one seems to be the problem; as a big framed person, my skirt size ranges from a loose 22 to a tight 28, UK sizes (I think thats 18 - 24 in US sizing). Anyone advise of a supplier? Or someone who makes these?
I have several skirts with polyester or nylon linings, but I would like plain cotton, or poly-cotton mix.
IDEAS? SUPPLIERS? HELP, PLEASE! THANKS. H

[Milfmog]

Henri,

Your best bet in the UK might be some of the less trendy clothing suppliers. I got two half slips from BHS and one from Marks and Spencer. From memory both had them available in several sizes larger than I required (as well as several too small for me). Prices a year or so back were around a fiver in BHS to around 15 quid at M&S.

Good hunting,


Ian.

[Sinned]

Matalan have just above knee and below knee half slips for £4 at the moment in black and white. This is pretty good value for money. Charity shops also have them but in some cases they are no cheaper than buying new.

[BobM]

Half slips go under skirts in the same way that a washer goes under a nut. They are a complete system.

[Lawrence de Grande]

I just bought two 24" half slips at Walmart for $5 each.

[Zorba]

I just bought two 24" half slips at Walmart for $5 each.

Good for you - they can be hard to find at times...

[the_scott_meister]

I've got a whole collection of full and half slips. I hardly ever wear them unless my skirt doesn't have a liner and is an unpleasant material. My Mormon underwear goes down to my knees so I don't usually feel the material much anyway. Besides, in Arizona it's usually too hot to use a slip, except in the deadest dead part of winter.

One other thing I've noticed about slips is that most tend to be straight, meaning that they aren't much bigger around at the bottom than they are at the top. So if my slip is much longer than just above my knees then my legs feel cramped when I move. It's hard to find good ones in A-line that give that flowing motion feeling.

[Sarongman]

One other thing I've noticed about slips is that most tend to be straight, meaning that they aren't much bigger around at the bottom than they are at the top. So if my slip is much longer than just above my knees then my legs feel cramped when I move.

Yes, I know what you mean. I have a cotton slip just past knee length, and find just the same restriction shortening my stride and making the thing just plain annoying to wear. If I could find an a line slip then, just probably, I might, but then again, maybe not---it just doesn't seem worth the effort.

[Sinned]

You could always make some. They are a very simple garments - a truncated triangle with an elasticated top. Shouldn't be too difficult.

[skirtyscot]

I agree that if the slip is more restricting than the skirt, it just feels weird. But a flared slip under a straight skirt would not be right either.

The current styles of skirt presumably dictate what shapes of half slip can be found. Knee-length skirts tend to be straight rather than A-line or pleated, so slips are straight as well. If you could find one with side or rear vents it should allow enough movement.

[Milfmog]

Both the half-slips I have are fairly straight cut and have small rear vents. Neither is restrictive, even when worn under a kilt as they are made from fabric with sufficient stretch that I will reach my elastic limit long before they do! This ensures adequate coverage even if the wind manages to lift my hem (something that one young lady told me was most disappointing )

Have fun,


Ian.