March 22, 2004

Auspicious Beginning

I don't know what kind of sign it is, but it definitely is one, when you're on your way to work Monday morning and suddenly realize that your (offwhite, lacy) slip has slid down to hang four inches below the bottom of your (black, sleek) skirt without your knowing it. The freaky part was that I could not even feel it after I realized what was happening. After a discreet (uh-huh I'll bet) hiking-up session, I spent the rest of the walk limping along, one hand in my coat pocket, pressed against my hipbone to keep the errant undergarment in place. Maybe Napoleon had an indifferent tailor, too.

Now, outer bound to inner with some binder clips from the supply cabinet, I question all the things I normally take for granted. We all know that slips are the loose cannons of the clothing world, but this one was so sneaky. What else is happening that I don't know about, what other sartorial plots are hatching as we speak?

Posted by hilatron at March 22, 2004 04:00 PM | TrackBack
Comments

you wear slips? like under clothes??

Posted by: j at March 22, 2004 09:49 PM

Sometimes, yes. I have some really nice vintage slips that you would actually really like as underwear or outerwear. The cause for this particular slip, however, was the fact that my black skirt was clingy in a bad, non-work-friendly way (see recent attempts to eat my way through the last seven weeks, primarily on cheese and candy).

Posted by: Hilatron at March 22, 2004 10:36 PM

My skirt spun 180 degrees around twice today, forcing me to do a full-on spinback in the middle of the T. There is most definitely a conspiracy afoot.

Posted by: EV at March 23, 2004 12:01 AM

Um, not to state the obvious, but maybe your slip was trying to give you, well, the slip.

I'd keep an eye on it if I were you...

Posted by: She-Dork at March 23, 2004 10:36 AM

Can you please add this topic to the list of things that we men don't understand about the life of women? I didn't even know people still wore slips. And how on earth does a skirt get twisted around?

Posted by: Chris A. at March 23, 2004 02:04 PM

Don't even get me started about slips. Mine never falls down, but it bunches all up under my pants.

Posted by: aaron at March 24, 2004 08:24 AM