Type Of Skirt

11. Trumpet skirt
A trumpet shaped skirt is fitted near the waist and till the bottom hem and then flares outside near the hem. A mermaid skirt is a trumpet shaped skirt. Another name is a fish tail skirt.

12. Wrap skirt
This is a one piece skirt which is wrapped around the body, overlapping and fastened with the help of ties or a button closure.

13. Divided skirt
A divided skirt looks like a skirt with wide flares but is actually divided into two legs like pants.

14. Pleated skirt
This type of skirt has pleats or a single pleat arranged around the waistband or a yoke. Inverted pleated skirt, Knife pleated skirt, Box pleated skirt are different types of pleated skirts. An Accordion skirt is a pleated skirt made of machine pleated fabric.

15. Asymmetrical Hem skirt
These are skirts with a hem which looks asymmetrical ; A Handkerchief skirt is one, which looks like you are holding down a handkerchief pinching its center, with its corners hanging down.

16. Bubble Skirt
This is a gathered skirt with a puffy silhouette just above the hem with the hem gathered (going in) with an elastic casing or a band.


17. Balloon Skirt
The balloon skirt has a fitted waistline and hipline but the fullness at the hem is gathered into a band just like a bubble skirt.

18 Yoke Skirt
These are skirts with two parts to them – the yoke above and the skirt below. The yoke may be of different types – round, asymmetrical or triangular. The part below may be gathered or pleated.

This skirt is also called the hip hugger as the yoke fits around the hip.


19. Tulip skirt
This skirt as the name suggests has the shape of an inverted tulip flower. It is a skirt with overlapping panels in the front with an irregular hem because of the way it overlaps. The skirt is wider at the middle than the hem or waist.