The wardrobe of a modern woman includes different clothes, but the skirt occupies a special position in it. Due to the variety of styles, lengths, colors, fabrics and finishes, each fashionista can choose for herself the most successful skirt models for any occasion.
The most popular styles
The following styles of skirts are most in demand.
Pencil
This skirt has been popular for many years and is most often used to create a business image. Its features are a straight cut and a slight narrowing at the bottom.
The most common are knee-length pencil skirts, but there are both elongated models and shorter skirts. Many models have a small incision, and the decor of such skirts is usually discreet or absent.
Tulip
The skirt of this style is loved by fashionistas for the ability to add volume to the hips, as well as emphasize the waist. Such a skirt sits on the waist, and then smoothly goes around the hips and expands like an inverted tulip flower.
Very popular models of this style with a slightly high waist, as they allow you to visually stretch the figure.
Tulip skirts often use pleats and pockets.
Trapezoid
This woman’s skirt is appreciated for its convenience and ability to improve the proportions of the figure, as it emphasizes the waist and visually lengthens the legs. To finish skirts of this type, wide folds or ruffles are often used.
Year
The upper part of the skirt fits the hips, and the expansion in the lower part due to set-in wedges gives it an elegant and feminine look.Sewn-in wedges can be made from the same material as the top of the skirt, or from fabrics of a different shade or texture.
The most common skirts are a year below the knees, as well as floor models. This style is often chosen to create elegant skirts.
Pleated skirts
The main feature of such models are small vertical folds. In the wardrobe of fashionistas, a pleated skirt is represented by both short models and maxi skirts and products with an average length. According to the color scheme, pleated models can be pastel, and with a rather bright color.
The sun
Such a skirt is in demand due to its simple cut and attractive appearance.
To create it, take a circle of fabric and cut a hole for the waist inside, so there are no side seams in some skirts of this style. Skirts made of air materials are especially relevant, and their length can be both to the knees and to the floor.
Bell
This simple style is loved by fashionistas for the opportunity to create a spectacular and elegant bow. A skirt of this type expands to its lower part, resembling a bell. Such a skirt usually wraps around the waist tightly, which emphasizes this part of the figure.
Since there are practically no draperies and folds on the bell skirt, they are often decorated with prints and interesting patterns.
Models with shuttlecocks
Girls like these skirts for their airiness and lightness. They allow you to make the lower body more voluminous, which is why they are in demand both by women with broad shoulders and girls whose figure looks like a rectangle.
Shuttlecocks on a skirt can be in the form of one row or multiple layers along the entire length of the product. Often they are straight, but there are models with asymmetric shuttlecocks.
Length
Micro
Skirts of this length completely open the girl's legs, leaving almost no room for male fantasies. Choosing this length should be extremely careful so that the outfit does not look too provocative. These skirts are also called ultra-mini.
Mini
In such a skirt, the girl’s legs are open, but not completely. Mini length is especially popular with beauties with long legs.
Short to the knees
This length is considered universal for girls and women of any physique and any age. Such skirts are called the most feminine and are often chosen for a business dress code.
Ideally, the bottom of such a skirt should be at the level of the bottleneck at the knees.
Midi
This length is called dangerous, because with the wrong choice of skirt, the model will fill its owner.
A skirt to the middle of the legs should be avoided by girls with very full calves, and with moderate fullness (provided that the shoes have a heel) and with slender legs, a midi skirt will be an excellent choice.
Long maxi skirts on the floor
Such skirts go to almost all girls. In their choice you need to be careful only very miniature beauties.
Choose the perfect skirt length
- In choosing the length of skirts, you should first take into account the features of your figure, in particular, the ratio of weight and height, as well as the distribution of weight in the body.
- It is equally important to decide what shoes the skirt will be combined with, since shoes (like tights) affect the perception of body proportions.
- The next important point is a realistic assessment of the appearance of your legs. The girl needs to decide whether she is ready to open them and show to others. If the legs have any imperfections (for example, full hips or a large distance between the hips), the skirt is selected so long as to hide them.
- To determine the length of the miniskirt, it is recommended to lower your arms evenly and freely on the sides - the bottom of the skirt should go along the line at which the fingers end.
If we turn to mathematical calculations, then to determine the optimal length of the skirt you need:
- Multiply height by 0.18 to calculate the length of the ultra-mini skirt.
- Multiply the growth by a number from 0.22 to 0.3 (an average of 0.26) to determine the optimal length of the miniskirt.
- Multiply growth by 0.35 to calculate the length of the skirt to the knees.Young girls need to subtract 3 cm, and older women are advised to add 3 cm to the figure obtained after multiplication.
- Determine the appropriate length of the midi skirt by multiplying the growth by a number from 0.4 to 0.55 (an average of 0.5).
- Multiply height by 0.62 to find out the length of the skirt on the floor. The result is adjusted for heels.
By season
Spring
In spring, women like light skirts that fit freely on the figure, for example, tulip skirts or bell skirts. Thick pencil skirts worn with tights and boats are no less popular in the spring.
Skirts of medium length, as well as models to the ankles, are especially in demand for the spring season. The color scheme of spring skirts is usually delicate and presented in pastel colors.
In addition, floral prints are often used for such skirts.
Summer
In the hot season, girls pay attention to the skirts of a free cut. Skirts of bell and tulip styles are especially in demand in the summer, since they do not wrap around the legs, but allow them to breathe.
The color scheme of summer skirts often use bright shades, but white is the leader.
As for length, in the summer both airborne floor models and mid-length skirts are equally popular, as well as all versions of short skirts.
Fall
Cool weather makes fashionistas pay attention to tight and long skirts, but on warm autumn days it is quite possible to wear a skirt of medium length or above the knees, combining it with tights and suitable shoes.
Fabrics for autumn skirts are represented mainly by dense materials. Knitted and crocheted patterns are especially popular.
Winter
Skirts demanded this season are most often sewn from dense fabric, for example, fur, wool or tweed.
The length of winter skirts varies, but most often in winter they wear models to the knees and below. They are combined with a warm top, boots or boots.
Prints
Since the trend is now strips, polka dots and a cage, a large number of skirts are represented by these prints. They differ both in the size of their basic elements and in color combinations. Especially often, fashionistas choose skirts in red and black checkered and black and white stripes.
A delicate floral print is not inferior in popularity. Depending on the figure, the girl can pick up both a skirt in a small flower and a model with bright large flowers.
Ethno motives are popular.
Abstract drawings, animal prints (under a zebra, leopard) and oriental motifs are also in demand.
Fabrics
Organza, chiffon, veil, lace, thin cotton, satin, denim, silk, linen fabric and similar materials are used for sewing light skirts. Such fabrics are especially suitable for tulip skirts, straight floor skirts, bell skirts, summer sun and half sun skirts, short fluffy skirts, tutu or keg skirts.
The dense materials used to create the skirts are represented by dense knitwear, wool, suede, leather, tweed, velvet, thick cotton, jacquard and similar fabrics. Such fabrics that are able to maintain shape are especially in demand for pencil and trapeze skirts.
Knitted skirts are popular these days, which can differ in the thickness of the threads used for knitting, in the way of knitting, and in patterns. They are represented by both light fishnet products and dense winter models.
What to wear: eye-catching looks
A business image is most often created using straight skirts knee-length with a discreet color. They are combined with classic blouses and formal shirts, as well as complemented with a jacket or jacket. Shoes for this image are most often high-heeled shoes.
Creating a casual look, the skirt is combined with a variety of top options. For example, a maxi skirt made of chiffon will suit a T-shirt or a plain top. A skirt with frills looks better with a plain blouse. For a warm everyday model, you can choose a turtleneck a tone lighter than a skirt, cardigan or jacket, as well as a vest or jacket.
A denim skirt looks great with a shirt or t-shirt.
To create a romantic image for the skirt, a delicate blouse is selected, for example, with lace trim. The skirt itself is often chosen with a high waist and complemented with an elegant belt.
Lovers of the now popular sports style combine a skirt with T-shirts, turtlenecks and T-shirts, and in cool weather - with a jumper or cardigan. Lace-up sneakers are often chosen as shoes.