Plaid Skirts
Early 2000s American Flare Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wrap Skirts
2010s Pencil Skirts
1980s Italian Skirts
1980s Unknown A-Line Skirts
1970s French Circle Skirts
1930s A-Line Skirts
Late 20th Century Italian A-Line Skirts
Early 2000s Pencil Skirts
1970s Scottish Skirts
Late 20th Century Italian A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary French A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Pencil Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Skirts
Late 20th Century French Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary American Skirts
1990s Japanese Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary British Skirts
Early 2000s Italian Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary British Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary British Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary American Skirts
1960s French Wrap Skirts
1970s French Skirts
1990s French Skirts
1970s Italian A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Pencil Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Pleated Skirts
2010s American Ruffled Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary French Flare Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Pencil Skirts
Late 20th Century Italian Flare Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Pencil Skirts
1970s Italian Pleated Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Pleated Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Pleated Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Flare Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary British A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Ruffled Skirts
1970s French Skirts
2010s American A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Pencil Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary British Skirts
2010s A-Line Skirts
2010s A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary British A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Italian A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Italian A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese A-Line Skirts
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese A-Line Skirts
2010s A-Line Skirts
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For everyday casual wear, elevating your look at the office or making a dramatic entrance at a formal event, authentic designer and vintage skirts are reliably versatile garments.
Skirts have been around for thousands of years. A woman’s straw skirt found in an Armenian cave is believed to have been handwoven in 3,900 B.C., and long, full skirts were worn by men and women in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia. Over time, the hemlines might have changed significantly but the skirt’s integral role in fashion has remained in place.
By the early 1900s, skirt hemlines had crept up slightly to ankle-length height from the densely layered floor-length style that dominated the Victorian era — a radical shift. As women in the United States began to live more active lives during the 1920s, designers such as Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel sought to free them from the long skirts and other constrictions that persevered in fashion by introducing her first little black dress. That same decade, she debuted her perfume, Chanel No. 5, as well as the Chanel suit with a fitted skirt, inspired by the boxy lines of men’s clothing and employing a sporty tweed.
Advancements in swimwear during the 1920s and 1930s also reflected a climbing hemline. Visionary designers such as Elsa Schiaparelli eventually pushed the boundaries of modesty with her backless suit, but women still wore long garments in public. Also during the so-called Roaring ’20s, short flapper dresses that fell at the knees and boasted a free-flowing sack-like silhouette, as well as chic beaded evening gowns and floral day dresses, paired fabulously with the dazzling jewelry of the era. This proved to be just a fleeting deviation from prevailing social convention, however. Skirts grew longer again in the 1930s, even if bows and other embellishments were added. As women entered the workforce in large numbers, clean lines accentuated curves and flared slightly where the material resolved at the ankles.
After World War II, France earned recognition as the center of fashion design for women. It was the golden age of haute couture, and women, quick to dispense of the drab utilitarian wartime garb that hung in their closets, pined for luxurious, elegant skirts designed by Christian Dior, Chanel, Givenchy and others, which were splashed across the pages of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar in richly colored photographs shot by the likes of Richard Avedon and David Bailey. The 1960s introduced narrow pencil skirts and provocative minis emblazoned with geometrically dazzling patterns or bright floral prints by designers such as Emilio Pucci, Pierre Cardin and Lilly Pulitzer. By the 1970s, women felt emboldened to wear different varieties of this all-purpose garment, exploring wraps, crushed velvet maxis and other styles crafted by Halston, André Courrèges, Yves Saint Laurent and others.
On 1stDibs, find a wide range of designer and vintage skirts for any gender by Prada, Dolce Gabbana, Alexander McQueen and more. Whether it’s a skirt that can be altered to suit a specific style or an addition that’s ready to join your cherished collection, find exactly what you’re looking for today.
- What does a plaid skirt mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022What a plaid skirt means is largely a matter of personal interpretation. Some people associated pleated plaid skirts with private or parochial school because they are a common feature of uniforms. In kilt designs, the type of plaid represents one's heritage. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of plaid skirts.
- Is a plaid skirt a kilt?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Whether or not a plaid skirt is a kilt depends on its style. Kilts are a type of wrap skirt usually fashioned out of twill or wool. Many feature plaid prints, but not all do. Plaid skirts come in a wide range of other styles besides the Celtic kilt. On 1stDibs, find a collection of kilts.
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