Skirts

Spring has finally arrived this week, and boy, we couldn’t be happier. We can finally pack away our Michelin Man puffer coats, swap our chunky boots for Velcro-strap sandals and reacquaint ourselves with the magical, eye bag–covering joy of big sunglasses. This year, we have also found ourselves falling back in love with skirts, a wardrobe category that has played second fiddle to the dress in recent years. Designers and high-street brands alike have turned their attention to the humble skirt in all its facets for spring 2022, which has manifested in a wide range of styles and silhouettes coming to the fore. Column skirts, slips, circle skirts, midis, minis, leather, denim… You name it; a brand will have&...

If you’re one of these people who is dedicated to a seasonal wardrobe switch (or your just do it for the space), you’ll know that some items are always destined to hop in and out of vacuum bags. Cosy cashmere jumpers, for example, will be packed away as spring/summer approaches and linen shirts will be ready to emerge. But some pieces will always stay on the rail. And the humble midi skirt is one of these few versatile love-all-year styles that takes to be layered or striped back depending on the season. With Y2K trends – including bandeau tops, wide-leg jeans and double denim – making a resurgence this year, it’s no surprise mini and maxi skirts are also appearing once again. But when it comes to skirts that are universally flattering, it’s always all about the midi. Whether you opt ...

The last five or so years have seen midis dominate the skirt stakes, manifesting in everything from slinky, ’90s-inspired slips (remember that sellout Topshop style?) to form-fitted knitted styles (#lockdownlife), but 2022 is set to bring a more eclectic selection of skirt silhouettes to the fore, and we couldn’t be more excited. The S/S 22 runways were awash with a plethora of skirt trends: Nanushka experimented with a throwback maxi-skirt-over-trousers pairing, while Miu Miu opted for preppier pleats that had a definitive school-days spin. Of course, we also have to acknowledge the storming return of the miniskirt, with Prada sending out silken minis styled with oversized leather biker jackets and COS adding an edge to its bla...

There’s aren’t many wardrobe categories that I haven’t plundered over the years. Jackets? The more the merrier. Trousers? I’ll have a pair in every colour, please. But skirts? For some reason they’ve never really piqued my interest. Maybe it was their fussiness that required more thought, whether it was around shoe pairings or seasonally-appropriate lengths. I also like to feel free to move, and in this context, trousers tend to best serve me best. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back ...

There are two types of people right now: those who are already in the festive swing and playing Mariah Carey from the rooftops, and those who are not quite there yet. If you’ve already got the party playlist on then you may be ready to embrace sequins in all their sparkly glory. If you’re sticking to a classic cold-weather wardrobe, you may need some gentle encouragement to embrace sparkles. And this is where we come in.  The sequin–most likely midi–skirt has been making an appearance on our Instagram feeds lately, and we are here for it. An inevitably cool way to step (not leap) into party season dressing is to follow the London laid-back look. Similar to wearing a dress with trainers, wearing a sequin skirt with a casual chunky knit, a humble cardigan or polo top is...

If I had to pick one trend that dominated the S/S 22 runways, it would have to be the miniskirt. Firmly sidelined by the midi skirt’s calf-grazing lengths over the last eight years or so, the mini is seeing a resurgence across the board, with countless designers—from Prada to Proenza Schouler—introducing their own take on the ’60s fashion icon. Prada’s iteration caused a particular stir amongst the fashion crowd, with Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons making a satin mini a core part of their summer line, pairing it with everything from chunky knits to leather biker jackets. They made this wardrobe classic feel fresh and exciting and certainly had me rushing to Vestiaire Collective to search for black miniskirts. While the nature of fashion month m...

There are also brighter iterations of animal-print skirts to choose from. From Faithfull the Brand’s now-reduced wrap style with an orange base to Aligne’s cutesy sunshine-yellow ruffle mini, you needn’t stick to beiges and browns when it comes to selecting an animal-print skirt for you. For maximum outfit mileage, first, consider what it’ll work within your wardrobe, and if you can think up a handful of pieces you already own that you can wear it with, an animal-print skirt might be the missing piece from your warm-weather fashion line-up. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rew...

Of course, I made it clear in my headline that we’d be talking about Zara. Ah, Zara. My wardrobe would be a threadbare place without you. While I don’t shop all that often, when I do, you can bet that my wish list is full to the brim with Zara items. I don’t know what it is, but the brand has an innate ability for identifying what I want to buy before I even know what I want to buy. And true to form, just as I began looking for a new skirt, Zara proceeded to serve up the best I’ve seen this season.  I’m a midi-length kind of girl, of which Zara has plenty—everything from chic, creamy linen in simple silhouettes to statement wrap-over numbers in electric blue—but I was uncharacteristically taken with many of its mini options, too, particularly, i...

Think back to the sartorial leaders of spring 2014, and you’ll get a fond recollection of pleated skirts. Seven years ago, pleats made a cool-kid comeback thanks to the runway shows of Proenza Schouler and Timo Weiland, and as predicted, the elegant ’50s silhouette flooded the high street, too, with brands from Zara to H&M stocking iterations of the style. Everyone owned one and wore it proudly with a white tee all summer. Well, if you were savvy enough to cling on to your pleated skirt, pat yourself on the back because pleats are making a surprising resurgence this year. Instagram’s best dressers are making strong cases for pleated skirts once more, adding a few styling updates. Whether you prefer your pleats in midi or mini length, belo...

As someone who, prior to lockdown, only owned a couple of pairs of jeans and gym leggings, it’s hard to believe that the aforementioned items, along with the joggers I purchased last April, have become the most-worn items in my wardrobe. I used to live in dresses and skirts, and without meaning to sound overdramatic, I feel like I’ve lost a bit of my identity having not worn them for so long.  However, with temperatures slowly starting to climb and the days becoming brighter and longer with each passing week, I’m seeing this as my opportunity to break myself out of my style rut and slip into something fresh. So why not make for a spring/summer 2021 hero skirt?  Frocks might have reigned supreme in recent years, but it seems as if skirts are g...

Skirt and top sets aren’t exactly new, but we couldn’t help but notice that the co-ord is dominating not only our favourite new-in sections but also our Instagram feeds right now. What we love most about skirt and top sets is the fact they require almost zero effort on your part to look good—pop them on, add your favourite shoes, your go-to jewellery, et voila—you look like you’ve put a great deal of thought into your attire, even though that wasn’t exactly the case.  You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back t...

Over the last few years, a subtle alchemy has occurred, both in my personal wardrobe and the wardrobes of fashion editors across the land. From season to season, month to month, hemlines have gradually been making their way southwards, creeping past the thigh and heading towards the knee. Rewind to last summer and it seemed as though everyone was wearing midis and maxis, and a large proportion of the high-street’s dresses and skirts stopped mid-calf. The hemline index theory states that hemlines tend to rise and fall with stock prices, so perhaps it isn’t such a coincidence considering the current state of affairs (we’re looking at you Brexit and Covid). Whichever way you look at it, it seems as though the poor miniskirt has well and truly been sidelined in...