"For the past few years I have planned my outfits around my obsession with pleated trousers, or my latest experimental jean shape. Or I have worn dresses. Sometimes I have ended up in a skirt, but the skirt was kind of an afterthought. For instance, at one point last year when it was chilly and I needed to look smart as well as cosy, I picked out a sweater and a pair of knee-high boots,"
"I've got a feeling that 2026 could be the year that skirts get main character energy again. For a start: hemlines are getting shorter again, which makes skirts more attention-grabbing. If you left the house with your eyes open at any point in 2025, you will have noticed this happening: generation Z and Alpha wear very, very short skirts she says, trying and failing not to sound about 150 years old but the trend for above-the-knee hemlines crosses all generations."
Skirts were often secondary to pleated trousers, experimental jeans, or dresses in recent years, serving as an afterthought or a filler between sweater and boots. Hemlines shortened in 2025, making skirts more attention-grabbing as Generation Z and Alpha adopted very short skirts and the above-the-knee trend spread across generations. The mini renaissance centers on skirts rather than minidresses, since short skirts feel cooler and emphasize style over body. The recognition of Miu Miu's micro-kilt as dress of the year and the rise of separates underline a wardrobe shift toward tailored separates.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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