How to Rock a Slip Dress Without Looking Like You Rolled Out of Bed

The garment resurgence of the season is the slip dress and while they’ve become so ubiquitous we hardly need offer proof of concept with statistics or runway roundups, we’ll humor any naysayers with the latter.

Exhibit A: Calvin Klein Spring 2016

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Exhibit B: Celine Spring 2016

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Exhibit C: Givenchy Spring 2016

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We’re hopping on the bandwagon for more than one reason. For one, slip dresses are ridiculously comfortable. Two, they’re incredibly flattering and wearable on a myriad of occasions. Three, they make us feel like noughties paparazzi bait. Four, in the right length, they flatter any figure, strategically clinging and concealing with natural instinct. Finally, they take all of five seconds to slide over our heads when we need to get dressed, but would really rather not.

It’s in that last bullet point that you’ll find our major sticking point, though. When you wear what are essentially elevated pajamas, it’s important not to appear as if you just rolled out of bed. Styling tricks for avoiding such disasters include pairing with a well-coiffed head of hair with one or more of the following.

A structured button-down:

A photo posted by Federica Zizzari (@fzizzari) on May 17, 2016 at 8:27am PDT

A chunky, oversized sweater:

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Strappy sandals:

A photo posted by Modern Ensemble (@modernensemble) on May 16, 2016 at 7:13am PDT

Thigh-high boots and a tee:

A photo posted by Kendall Jenner (@kendalljenner) on Apr 10, 2016 at 10:06am PDT

Just a tee:

A photo posted by thehautepursuit (@thehautepursuit) on May 9, 2016 at 11:59am PDT

A chain belt, Wallabees and a fanny pack:

A post shared by Paloma Elsesser (@palomija) on Sep 11, 2016 at 10:16pm PDT

Cowboy booties and a floral print:

A photo posted by Jaded LA (@jadedla) on May 14, 2016 at 2:57pm PDT

Tennis shoes:

A photo posted by FashionCo.de (@fashionco_de) on May 16, 2016 at 6:22am PDT

Jeans:

A photo posted by Ina Becker (@floatingbohemian) on May 17, 2016 at 11:54am PDT

Chunky, low-heeled sandals and a borrowed-from-the-boys blazer:

A photo posted by STYLEBOP.com (@stylebop) on May 12, 2016 at 8:52am PDT

Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz’s genes:

A photo posted by Zoë Kravitz (@zoeisabellakravitz) on Apr 19, 2016 at 2:01pm PDT

Below, find our favorite base options. Then, go forth and start your own slip dress styling microtrend.