Tulip Skirts and Pencil skirts have been in for several seasons, yet until this season, they have been quite hard to get hold of; much in the same way as skinny jeans have proved difficult to find until now.
Tulip skirts are being sold quickly across the UK. This tulip skirt is from River Island and the top features puff sleeves a very young look. The bob haircut looks pretty good too. See another here.
River Island Spring 2006 - Womenswear
Metallic shirt and tie £29.99/€50.50
Metallic linen tulip skirt £39.99/€67.00
Beaded necklaces £9.99/€16.50
You can wear the softer looks, which men love, when you adopt a fuller high waisted tulip shaped skirt and draw the waist in with a waist cinching belt. If your waistline can tolerate the look of increased volume, then the tulip skirt can draw attention to a neat waist and to good lower legs, whilst disguising the hip heavy. Remember that theory of men seeking lifetime partners, the ratio they subconsciously look for is (0.7), small waist to round hips. Need all the help you can get - then this is your chance to show off your contours.
Fuller Slouch Skirts
In this new fashion era, fashion trendsetters everywhere will love wearing these comfortable and fashion trend setting shapes. This year the fuller skirt will take on a fresher look as individuals start to wear colourful contrast net petticoats to show just at the pushed out the hemline can can style.
Accentuate lower skirt fullness with a neat cropped jacket or a belted fitted cardigan as shown in the outfit available from 2006 Spring women's wear at John Lewis and from the collection by Principles.
The line which has proved to be growing in popularity in the past season is the full slouch skirt with fullness set from the hips. Most women now have much thicker waistlines than in the 50s, so this fullness dropped to the hips is more flattering to wear than a skirt gathered directly from the waistline area.
This skirt style is also much more luxurious looking when made up in rich taffetas. Some versions of the full skirt are softly pleated as the one below, whilst other skirts are gored in panels giving lots of hem width only. These styles that get fuller from the hip can really increase the lower volume without adding too much waistline bulk.
Being fuller, these style variations are also very comfortable skirts in wear. I am sure they will be worn everywhere this summer, and at last will overshadow the gypsy skirt as a practical easy moving skirt for most women.
Other variations of the full skirt include sunray pleated skirts and these could be a good investment as metallic sun ray skirts should be part of autumn looks.
Bubble and swag skirts that look like Austrian blinds are a new style fined down from the puffball, but this last look may seem strange to many. The latter garment would have to look just perfect on you to make it a wise purchasing choice. Celebrities have been seen wearing puffball skirt gowns in rich satin fabrics, but mainly to awards ceremonies, rather than as about town day silhouettes. So far most stars are confining the puffball look to event wear. You will find puffball and bubble skirt variations at ranges like that of Linea at House of Fraser. You are reading an original fashion article written by Pauline Weston Thomas© at www.fashion-era.com ©
