This weekend, Katie Holmes and Hailey Bieber approached summer-in-the-city dressing in the same way: by teaming a spaghetti-strap slip dress with flat pumps. This is the throw-on summer outfit that Kate Moss lived in throughout the ’90s, and it still looks just as effortless all these years later.
Holmes opted for a black slip dress by Rag & Bone, which resembles a nightie thanks to the cream lace trims along the hem of the skirt and the bodice. She made the lingerie-style dress daytime appropriate by adding a giant 3.1 Phillip Lim tote bag and very simple black flat pumps.
Bieber adopted the same outfit combination to take on the rising temperatures in New York but showed it can work just as well for evenings, wearing a sugary pink dress by the Ukrainian designer Anna October out to dinner with her husband Justin. Her satin slip also taps into the lingerie trend, with its scallop trims, cut-out at the back, and bra-like neckline.
Just like Katie Holmes, Hailey Bieber paired her slip dress with a tote bag and flat shoes, however, her Saint Laurent slingback pumps are a dressier take on black flats, thanks to the chain detailing, glossy finish, and square, pointed-toe.
The model is clearly a fan of a ’90s-inspired slip dress, earlier in the year she wore a sheer white mini slip dress with lace detailing with trainers for an iced coffee run. Achieved by pairing a versatile slip dress with the simplest accessories, this celebrity outfit formula couldn’t be easier to emulate.
This article was originally published by British Vogue.
