Things You'll Need:
- A-line Skirts
- Long Skirts
- Skirts
- dresses and skirts
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Step 1
Identify your goal. Are you going for flat-out sexy? Businesslike? Elegant? Striking?
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Step 2
Perform a reality check. Do you have slender legs and a trim bottom? Unless you are one of the lucky few, rule out the micromini.
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Step 3
If you are micromini-safe, congratulations. Short skirts are fun and hip by nature, so you might go for a bold color or even leather, plastic or one of the new wearable papers.
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Step 4
Avoid tight minis. Short and clingy together are too much of a good thing.
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Step 5
Consider fabric and cut. In a long skirt, look for fluid movement to give a sense of your shape. Fabrics cut on the bias (with the grain of the fabric running diagonally) offer especially intriguing movement.
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Step 6
Avoid bright colors in a long skirt unless you want to make a very loud statement.
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Step 7
In a shorter skirt, firmer construction makes for nice, clean lines and a professional look.
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Step 8
Look for slits or an uneven hemline. Slits are a great way to break up the solid lines that can make a skirt dull or unflattering. Anything that creates movement, such as slits, asymmetry, sheer layers or flowy fabrics, will create drama and interest.
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Step 9
Make sure you can sit and walk comfortably. A skirt too short to sit in is a pain in the neck. Full-length skirts should just graze the floor.
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Step 10
Ask yourself or a friend if you are making the most of your figure. A skirt cut just below the knee will flatter slender calves, for example.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 No matter what the hemline, A-line skirts are flattering on everyone.