Elowen | Leavers Lace Spliced Silk Mini Slip Dress with Adjustable Straps

Silk has almost no mechanical stretch, so a slip in this fabric depends entirely on how it is cut. The panels here are shaped to fall from the shoulder rather than cling at the hip, which is what produces the drape along the body instead of the flat hang that a woven cotton slip gives.

Lace is spliced into the chest and the back panel rather than stitched on top. A spliced seam sits flat against the skin with no raised edge to print through a layer worn over it, and it removes the bulk that an appliqued lace panel adds at exactly the point where a slip needs to lie closest.

The spaghetti straps adjust at the shoulder, which matters more on silk than on a stretch fabric: with no give in the cloth, strap length is the only way to set where the neckline sits. The dress is machine washable cold on a delicate cycle, so it does not carry a dry-cleaning cost every time it is worn.

Specifications

• Fabric: 100% mulberry silk
• Style: mini-length slip dress
• Detail: Leavers lace spliced at chest and back panel
• Straps: adjustable spaghetti straps
• Closure: pull-on, no zip
• Care: machine wash cold on delicate in a mesh bag with pH-neutral detergent; hang dry away from direct sunlight; do not bleach, do not tumble dry; iron on lowest heat, reverse side, while slightly damp