The Complete Handbook of Underwear Slips
A practical reference for buyers, sellers, and users of underwear slips: types, specifications, fitting, care, and commercial opportunities.
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
The only reference you need to specify, fit, care for, and sell underwear slips with confidence.
About this book
Underwear slips look simple, yet their performance depends on precise choices in fabric weight, cut, hem construction, and garment-to-garment interaction. This handbook explains those choices in concrete terms. Whether you are buying stock for a bridal salon, specifying a warehouse uniform program, or restoring a vintage slip for a theatre production, you will find the specifications, procedures, and failure modes you need.
Chapters cover the full product life cycle: understanding how a slip performs under different outer garments, comparing cut and material types, selecting for a specific use case, proper donning and daily wear practices, laundering and repair, and the commercial ecosystem of brands, suppliers, and service niches.
The tone is strictly educational. No hype, no fashion ephemera, no brand cheerleading. If you need a number, this book gives you a number; if you need a threshold, it gives you a threshold. It is written for professionals who need to get it right the first time.
Reader Reviews
Joseph Carter
★★★★★As someone who buys lingerie for a small chain, I found the sizing chapter long overdue. The book finally explains grading differences between brands in a way I can actually use. I knocked off a star because I wanted a few more specifics on plus-size cuts, but overall this has become my go-to reference before placing orders.
Kimberly Young
★★★★★I work in wardrobe for regional theatre and I've been faking it on slips for years. This book gave me the vocabulary to talk to costume rental houses and the troubleshooting section alone is worth the price. The static cling fix involving fabric softener dilution genuinely saved a show night. I've already recommended it to two other wardrobe heads.
Nancy Wilson
★★★★★The maintenance chapter is the best I've read on any garment, not just slips. Concrete temperatures, real detergent amounts, and a clear explanation of why fabric softener helps some fabrics but ruins others. The business chapter was a nice bonus for my side hustle reselling vintage slips. It loses a star only because the photos referenced in the text are not in the print edition I bought.
Anthony Miller
★★★★★It's a fine book if you are buying slips in bulk for a retail setting. The specification tables are clear and I appreciated the comparison of nylon vs. polyester vs. silk for different use cases. That said, I was hoping for more on the sewing and patternmaking side, which is barely covered. It is a buying guide with maintenance notes, not a making guide, so adjust your expectations.
Gary Williams
★★★★★A competent reference, but drier than I expected. The section on how slips interact with different outer fabrics is solid, and I learned why my slips always ride up with knit skirts. But the book repeats itself across chapters, especially around laundering. It's useful, but it could have been a third shorter without losing any real content.
Joshua Young
★★★★★Decent handbook for institutional buyers. I procure uniforms for a hospitality group and the chapter on specifying slip length and fabric weight for sheer uniforms was directly applicable. However, the brand directory is thin, and the companion website referenced in the intro does not appear to exist yet. It works as a general reference, but you'll still need to do your own supplier legwork.