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The Most Iconic Slip Dresses Ever Worn By Celebrities

The iconic staple has withstood the test of time - by Grace Back
  • 02 Dec 2020
The Most Iconic Slip Dresses Ever Worn By Celebrities

Through countless trends, the slip dress has remained one of the fashion world's most uncontentious pieces—having made its way onto the style sets biggest players for decades, unfazed by what's in and out that season.

Today, the iconic staple is still one of the most versatile and reinvented garments ever and one that continues to transcends seasons, with its layering capabilities and potentials for dressing up and down unrivalled among other items of clothing. 

Some slip dresses are so iconic you can think of them without hesitation—Winona Ryder in velvet purple and Kate Moss in silky Versace among the ones going down in fashion history. 

Below, a visual history of the iconic slip dress over the years. 

The '50s

marilyn

Marilyn Monroe, 1952

slip dress

Marilyn Monroe, 1952

The '60s

slip dress

Italian actress Virna Lisi, 1960

slip dress

American actress Stella Stevens, 1965

The '70s 

1971

Actress Ann-Margret, 1972

slip

Beverly Johnson, 1974

The '80s

model

A model wears a pink bias-cut slip dress, 1982

barbara hutton

Farrah Fawcett as Barbara Hutton, 1987

Model Fabienne Terwinghe

Model Fabienne Terwinghe, 1989

The '90s

1997

Winona Ryder, 1993

kate moss

Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, 1993

kate moss

Kate Moss, 1994

Naomi Campbell, 1995

Naomi Campbell, 1995

sjp

Sarah Jessica-Parker, 1995

drew

Drew Barrymore, 1995

Caroline Bessette

Caroline Bessette, 1996

gwyneth

Gwyneth Paltrow, 1996

Model Elaine Irwin wearing a red and white slip dress walks Gianni Versace Fall 1996

Model Elaine Irwin at Gianni Versace, 1996

iman

Iman, 1996

sjop

Sarah Jessica Parker, 1997

1

Angelina Jolie, 1997

The '00s

kate hudson

Kate Hudson, 2001

2002

Elizabeth Hurley, 2002

aniston

Jennifer Aniston, 2004

lopez

Jennifer Lopez, 2005

The '10s 

kdenall

Kendall Jenner, 2019

lily

Lily Aldrige, 2019

damas

Jeanne Damas, 2019

hadid

Gigi Hadid, 2019

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