The Plain Skirts Worth Your Money
A plain skirt sounds like the easiest thing in the world to get right, which is exactly why so many get it wrong. Strip away pattern and embellishment and what’s…
A plain skirt sounds like the easiest thing in the world to get right, which is exactly why so many get it wrong. Strip away pattern and embellishment and what’s…
I used to think a black skirt was a black skirt, buy whatever was nearest the till, and then spend the whole night at the bar tugging the hem down…
Orange is not a colour that hides, which is exactly why it earns its place in a season built around layering. The shade does the work that a plain neutral…
Red is the colour that makes a maxi skirt worth the extra fabric. A floor length skirt in navy or black can disappear into the background of an outfit, but…
A wrap skirt earns its place through the tie, not the print. The good ones fasten with enough overlap at the front to sit securely through a day of walking…
A good skirt on a larger frame comes down to three things: where the fabric sits at the waist, how much structure it has through the hip, and where the…
A good summer skirt earns its place through movement, not print or colour. Fabric behaviour matters more than pattern here, because a skirt that clings, rides up, or refuses to…
A good tiered skirt earns its keep through movement rather than print or embellishment. The tiers should be cut with enough graduation that the skirt actually swings when you walk,…
I owned a black tweed skirt for three years before I admitted it was doing nothing. Boxy, a bit stiff, sat wrong at the waist, made me look like I…
A cream pleated skirt earns its place on a night out rail because it does something most going out clothing refuses to do, it moves. The pleats catch light as…