The eternal summer playground that is Singapore’s tropical climate often feels more like a perennial sauna. With your only weather brief being 76 percent humidity, getting dressed can end up being a sweaty dilemma on our hottest days—tank tops and midi skirts strewn across your bedroom floor. Enter the slip dress: the lovechild of your satin camisoles and maxi dresses.
The street style set has wielded this sartorial secret weapon for multiple seasons now, often layered over a graphic tee or—more daringly—over straight-leg jeans. Doubling as a crucial wardrobe staple, the best slip dresses also make for an ideal day-to-night option for balmy nights out. Prints, hemlines and fit run the gamut, too: from animal and floral prints to the most understated satin iterations, shop Vogue’s edit of the most fail-proof slip dresses.
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Olivia Von Halle yellow Issa zebra-print silk-satin slip dress, $277
Available at The Outnet.

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Acne Studios light green bead-embellished snake-print silk-chiffon maxi slip dress, $1,205
Available at The Outnet.

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Ganni button-embellished floral-print stretch-silk satin maxi slip dress, $328
Available at The Outnet.