Best skirt varieties for women
Skirts are the most common apparel wear that are known to women. Every woman must have a number of skirts in her closet apart from occasional trousers. The skirt and dress are the basis indicators of femininity in terms of female apparel wear. The skirt comes in a number of design styles and sizes, adopting the overall outlook from the traditional dress and the needs of a woman’s body. In the present fashion industry, the skirt faces stiff competition from newer dress designs that are being preferred to by more women, and also the occurrence of women trousers for formal as well as social functions. The skirt dates its history back to a number of centuries B.C and was worn by both men and women in hundreds of societies in Africa and Europe. The earliest known culture that embraced the use of skirts as female clothing was known as the Duan Qun Miao that inhabited ancient China. The term Duan Qun actually stood for “Short skirt”. This was to refer to the short mini-skirts, which were the earliest recorded miniskirts, and barely covered the rare section of a woman’s body. During the 19th century onwards, the design of women’s dress in the western culture underwent extreme changes than any other century. Waistlines went just below the bust as was the case with the popular Empire silhouette, but later sank to the natural waist section. The narrow designs gave way to the wider skirts including the crinoline, and the hoopskirts that were present in the 1860’s. Many other changes took place in the subsequent centuries, including the heightening of the hemlines for daytime dresses that used to go all the way down to the floor. This was in the early part of the 20th century. For the next sixty years women’s skirts became short, then long, then short and so on, to the shortest of all times during the late 60’s and early 70’s when designs were made as short as possible, without exposing the undergarment as this would have been considered taboo.
Since the 70’s, when pants for women saw the light of day, there have been a number of skirt lengths that have dominated the fashion industry. However, the short versions (miniskirts) and the ankle-length styles of the skirt have seen a fair share of the attention on runways, shopping malls and even fashion magazines. At its simplest design, a skirt may be a draped garment made using a single piece of material. Most skirt designs are made to fit the wearer at the waist section, and get fuller as you move down. Majority of skirts in the current fashion industry are designed using light to semi-light materials including jersey, worsted, denim and poplin. A skirt made from extremely light and thin material may have a slip inside so as to maintain some sense of modesty. The hemline of a skirt may vary depending on a number of factors including the formal or informal context, culture, design styles and fashion. The fashion industry has so far expanded since the early days of the skirt, and improvement in technology as well as creative thinking to stay ahead of competition has enabled the introduction of different types of skirt designs that have been well accepted into the market by women of all shapes, sizes, beliefs and cultures.
Many at times, there is normally confusion between skirts and dresses. Both have a lot in common which makes it hard for the quick-glance type of people to easily confuse one for the other, or simply take both as of the same kind. For starters, skirts are meant for the lower half of the body of the wearer, that is, from the waist down. How low ‘down’ goes will depend of the design of the skirt. If it is a miniskirt, the height won’t go anywhere past the knees or in some cases the lower thigh section. For the full skirt design, the height might extend all the way down to the ankles. On the other hand, the dress is a full body apparel wear and it goes from the neck or shoulders, depending on the design, all the way down to the lower body. However, just like the skirt, the length may vary, being influenced by the will of the designer, the preference of the wearer, or a simple design style. A skirt therefore is like the lower half of a dress and will need a complementing top for it to work well. There are many types of skirts for women to choose, providing them with as much choice as they can manage. This is credited to a number of top designers and design houses in the fashion world including Charlotte Ronson, Alexander Wang and Free People Clothing Boutique.
When choosing a skirt type or style, it is important to know the shape of the woman they suite, the occasion that is appropriate for a particular skirt, and other complimenting outfits that will go well with that particular skirt. Different skirt types also have their own times when they can be worn to either go in hand with an occasion or a season. As a word of advice, as much as it is appropriate to stay in line with fashion trends, it is wiser to choose skirts that will suite you most in accordance to your physical and social outlook. The A-line is one of the most basic skirts that come with multiple variations. The A-line skirt holds firmly on the waist, and embraces the hips and the thigh section firmly as well, though not to cling tightly. The hem falls slightly below the knee section, but this may vary depending on the specific design. It gradually becomes wider as it flows down to the hem. It is mostly recommended for the heavier type of women as it balances well with wider hips and thighs. It may not be that flattery for thin and narrowed hips. The color and general finish of the A-like will depend on the will of the designer. Latest A-line from designers including Luisa Beccaria have incorporated a flare design that makes it a flattery variety of the A-line.
Speaking of the flare, this style is in a way or two much more like the A-line, only with extra flare on the finished design. It is also recommended for plus-sized women as the extra flare goes well with the thickness. Slim figured women may also try out the flare skirts that come in large prints as this can give the wearer a voluptuous appearance. A side or front slit may come as an important accessory within the skirt that may give a slimming impression. Generally, the rule of print applies to the flare as well; big women look good in small and plain prints, while slim women look good in big prints. The pencil is a common skirt style among women whose design is a slim, well fitting skirt that has a straight and narrow cut. The hem of the pencil falls on, or just below the knee and is meant to give a close fit from top to bottom, thus the name, meaning “slim like a pencil”. It may be worn as part of a suit or as a piece of sportswear on its own. The pencil’s slim fitting design can restrict the movement of the legs, and for this reason, they normally come with slits at the lower back section, and less commonly placed at the sides. The pencil goes well with a pair of high heels, stockings or tights.
Straight skirts, as the name suggests, fall down from the hip. They are designed for a number of body shapes, a fact that is determined by the waist line and the length of the skirt. A simple straight skirt that falls on the knees may go well when trying to hide big thighs. Petite women will look better in shorter versions of the skirt that are also slender like the pencil, though not of the same design. Straights also come with high-waists and may flow down to between the knees and the ankle. This may work well for the tall and slender type, and may also go well on medium sized bodies. If well escorted with a pair of high heels, the straight can make a woman look exceptionally tall and well-figured. The list is not complete without mentioning the mini. This is strictly meant to give a woman the casual and sexy look and get more love from the men that the wearers themselves. Over the years, and even presently, the miniskirt has seen drastic reductions in height, but has still maintained the decency and modesty of the woman. The exposure of the legs can make the wearer look taller, and this are quite the thing for short women.
These are just the basic and most common skirt types for women. There are many others to choose from, with newer designs seeing the light of day with every rising sun.