A black skirt might sound like the most boring purchase imaginable and yet it’s actually one of the most useful things in an entire wardrobe. The colour means everything works with it. The style you pick determines everything else. We’ve pulled together black skirts across every silhouette, from pencil to pleated to maxi, because a great black skirt deserves more credit than it gets. These are the specific ones we’d buy. The ones that aren’t just black but are genuinely well made and well designed within that.