13 Slip Dresses to Copy Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's Signature Look

When it comes to a classic dress that you will wear over and over again, season after season, perhaps there is no style more essential than the cowl neck slip dress. Minimalist, comfortable, flattering, and oh-so sexy, the style was made mega-popular by the ultimate '90s fashion plate and purveyor of all things cool-girl, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

The proof of her influence: 20 years after her death, the dress style that the late icon wore to her wedding to JFK Jr, still ranks among the most popular, both with women who are looking to say "I do," and with those who are simply aiming to turn heads.

At once slightly fancy, but effortless and low-key, with a "I just threw this on," air, a slip dress with a sultry cowlneck is an essential in every wardrobe. Wear it solo during the sweltering summer months or with sweaters, boots and blazers as it gets colder; the slip dress will always serve you. Here, our favorites.