To say that Ms. Prada is a skirt devotee would be an understatement. “The skirt for me is like a T-shirt,” the fervid wearer and designer told Ingrid Sischy on Charlie Rose in 2006. “You can dress very easily with a sweater or a shirt,” she said. “It can be… eccentric, but it doesn’t change you as much because it’s waist down.” It’s a sentiment she clearly still stands by, as for spring/summer 2027 she presented a skirt-centred collection, leading Nicole Phelps to unearth the quote for her Vogue Runway review.
Prada SS27.
Her lifelong skirt devotion has even been immortalised in exhibition format – most notably the aptly-named “Waist Down” exhibition from the early 2000s, which showcased Prada skirts made between 1998 and 2004. They have become collector’s items – every fashion month you’ll see the Prada Skirt Fan Club out in force, sporting a vast range plucked from every era, covered with crystals, florals, gossamer-thin mesh overlays or sprouting trains. Unsurprisingly in response to the spring/summer 2027 show, the rest of the season looked like a vintage Prada skirt convention.
Shop top skirt trends at a glance:
Skirts have long been a wardrobe workhorse for many, but Ms. Prada was right on the zeitgeist with her spring/summer 2027 skirt encyclopaedia (as ever). There’s been a demand for skirts that lies beyond the Prada Skirt Fan Club; an enthusiasm for pencils, minis, maxis and everything in between, in a breadth of finishes, silhouettes and colours. Part of the appeal lies in the unlimited styling potential, whether it’s a floral-swathed midi worn with a structured, peak-collared silk shirt, an acid-hued tulle skirt with a simple white T-shirt or a punchy, heavyweight leather companion with a cropped bomber jacket.
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The key style takeaway from those who championed skirts at the shows? Let the skirts do the talking. Scroll on for the standout skirt trends that emerged on the pavements outside the venues this fashion month.
Pure Leather Knee Length Pencil Skirt
Satin Floral Knee-Length Slip Skirt
Printed Silk Crêpe de Chine Midi-Skirt
Paneled Cheetah-Print Calf Hair Knee-Length Skirt
