15 Chic Ways You Can Wear a Slip Dress for Fall
Slip dresses might be fashion's laziest and most stylish garment—and that's exactly why we love them. We've seen how our favorite style stars have mastered the nighttime-inspired look during the summer (e.g., with slides and a basic white tee), but with the arrival of fall, you don't have to discard them just yet. Instead, you simply have to add more layers and get creative with your styling. A few things you'll need to achieve wearing slip dresses during fall: trusty sweatshirts, cozy turtlenecks, and light jackets. Now, since you probably have these in your closet already, read on to get inspired with 15 ways you can wear our favorite effortless dress for fall.
Pro tip: Sweatshirts are your slip dresses' BFFs.
How comfortable does this whole outfit look?
You can never go wrong with the dress-over-jeans combo.
Contrast the flowyness of your slip dress with a boxy blazer.
The only thing better than a black lace slip dress is one paired over an animal-print turtleneck.
Chic and casual.
Keep it on the neutral side.
Black on the top; velvet on the bottom.
Yep, you need a red moto jacket.
Tie your button-down over your slip dress.
Such a fun styling choice!
This outfit oozes cool.
Your next fall look, found.
A laid-back but stylish outfit.
A+ in layering.
Time to get creative!
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