The "More" Child

Go on. I dare you. Go to your nearby mall and try to find a slip. You remember those, right? Silky undergarments that either came in a full style that resembled a dress, or in a half style that resembled a skirt.

They’re gone, vanished–notwithstanding this New York Times article. Heck, I couldn’t even find a good photo to illustrate this post.

Why am I writing this? C. has a coming of age ceremony tomorrow. She picked up a cute H&M dress at a hip consignment store for a song, and it’s really quite modest…but it’s the tiniest bit sheer. Enough that I set out to look for a slip.

I went to Target, both the kids and grown up sections. I went to Macy’s. Ditto. I went to Victoria’s Secret and felt like a total prude asking for a slip. The salesperson was very nice and said, “You know, we do have people coming in asking for something like that, and I just send them to Macy’s.” I had to burst her bubble and tell her I had already been there. All they had were granny panties and industrial strength spandex. Jiggle is *not* the problem. I trudged down to J.C. Penney. Surely dowdy J.C. Penney would have them. No luck. Same granny panty/spandex deal.

So is it just assumed that every garment nowadays comes with the requisite lining? Or do people just not care?

Discouraged, I hiked back to Target. I even cruised the sporting clothes section to see if they might have any bicycle style shorts. Nope. In the end I picked up some colorful, sheer capri leggings that she could conceivably wear with her dress. She liked them, but is going to wear a pair of short knit shorts underneath instead.