Skirts are versatile and can be dressed up or down for any occasion. Different shapes include pencil, tulip, A-line, mini, and full. Pencil skirts are popular and flattering on all figures. Tulip skirts add volume around the hips, A-line skirts are flattering on plus size figures, and miniskirts are considered the sexiest. Full skirts can balance out a slim-waisted figure. Diagonal cut skirts have a flowing hem and can be long or short.
Skirts are an important part of women’s fashion. Extremely versatile, skirts can be dressed up and down to dress up or down for every occasion, from a business meeting to dinner. Some of the many different shapes of skirts include diagonal cut, full, mini, A-line or princess, tulip, and pencil.
Shaped long and straight like a pencil, the pencil skirt was inspired by the limp skirt of 1910. The limp skirt was designed by Paul Poiret and was unpopular due to its too tight and narrow shape. The limp skirt was modified into the straighter, looser pencil skirt in 1915 and the pencil skirt, both short and long, remains popular today.
Shorter versions of the classic pencil skirt reach just above the knee and can be worn anywhere, from to work with a blouse and pumps, to a party with elegant sandals and a stunning top, and the weekend week with tights, flats or boots, and a sweater Long versions in cashmere or jersey are especially comfortable. Pencil skirts can be flattering on all figure types. A dark pencil skirt worn with a dark or medium-colored top that rests just above the hips can visually slim down to a fuller figure.
Tulip skirts have more fabric around the hips than pencil skirts, giving them the shape of an inverted tulip. Tulip skirts look good on most figure types, especially slim ones, as the fabric of the tulip skirt tends to add a bit of extra volume around the hips. A-line skirts, also called princess skirts, can be especially flattering on plus size figures, but can be worn well by all figure shapes. An A-line skirt is shaped like a capital letter “A,” with a fitted waist that extends into a triangular shape. A-line/princess skirts are considered a wardrobe staple, especially in a neutral color and season-spanning fabric like lightweight wool.
Miniskirts arrived on the London fashion scene in 1966 and the ultra-short miniskirt is still worn by those who “dare to bare”. The miniskirt is often considered the sexiest skirt shape. Miniskirts can be very simple in shape or they can be pleated, but they are always very short and are available in a wide range of materials including denim, cotton, leather and wool.
Full skirts have even more fullness in their fabric than tulip skirts and can overwhelm a petite figure or add more fullness to a full figure. Full skirts often balance out a busted, slim-waisted figure. Low-waisted full skirts with fabric flowing from the hips into soft pleats can be very flattering on a plus-size figure type.
Diagonal cut skirts are cut across the grain of the fabric diagonally. Cutting on the bias creates a flowing hem that can look ultra-feminine and romantic. Diagonal cut skirts can be long or short and have panels or multiple layers.
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