For centuries, women wore dresses and skirts. Pants and trouser suits for the beautiful half of humanity were introduced into fashion much later by the famous Coco Chanel, but this only diversified the women's wardrobe. Dresses and skirts: tight-fitting, pleats, a-line, sun-flared - were and remain the main female weapon to win men's hearts. These wardrobe items were modernized and changed every year, over and over again acquiring something new: either a more advantageous length, then the most acceptable color, or the fabric from which the product is sewn. Whatever the case, today we will devote an article to tight skirts and talk about who invented and styled an inalienable feminine garment, and also try to tell about the most relevant models of the season, preferred length and fashionable colors.
A bit of history
Something very reminiscent of a modern person’s female wardrobe item - a skirt, could be found in ancient times. It is enough to look into some history textbook and look at the representatives of ancient Rome. The canvas wrapped on the man’s hips is very much like the current women's skirt. By the way, it is worth saying that women of Ancient Rome wore only dresses. The very concept of "skirt" appeared in the 15th - early 16th centuries at the very moment when this item of women's clothing began to be cut separately from the bodice. This happened in Italy, at least fashion historians say so. They are based on the fact that at that time Italian women preferred to wear scales - these were dresses in which a narrow bodice and a detachable skirt were combined. After this, the skirts underwent dramatic changes, and each era could be characterized by texture, splendor, the presence or absence of a train, and by many other parameters of the female attribute of clothing.
And yet, when and who
Tight skirts appeared quite recently, in the middle of the 20th century. At first they were preceded by wide minis, and only some time after shortening the length and narrowing the cut, mini-skirts appeared, as we know them now: tight-fitting and bold. By the way, almost every fashion designer of that time certainly wanted to be attributed to him the invention of a tight-fitting mini skirt. Among those who shared the championship, it is worth noting the Frenchman Andre Kurrez and the innovative designer from England Mary Quant. They wanted to show the world the beauty of female legs, maximally opening them for viewing, and emphasize the appetizing forms of each of the fair sex, tailoring tight skirts.
Beauty requires sacrifice
Today, a skirt is the hallmark of almost any woman on our planet. Of course, there are those who do not wear them because of certain complexes or individual preferences. Be that as it may, a well-known fact confirmed by statistics is the fact that a woman in a skirt is much more attractive than the one who chose trousers or jeans (even if they are tight-fitting). Modern fashion designers and designers every year try to diversify the assortment of women's skirts, making them sometimes quite uncomfortable, but very attractive. This happened with models of tight skirts to the knee. In them, women look incredibly sexy, but without a cut, such skirts are absolutely uncomfortable to wear. Although this factor does not bother the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity at all. Sometimes women are ready to endure significant inconvenience in order to look perfect.
Knitted skirts that replaced the costume
The outlet, which was proposed by fashion designers and world famous stylists, regarding the relief of women's fate with relatively uncomfortable narrow skirts, plunged some into shock. All because the material from which this garment was proposed to be sewn was selected knitwear. At first, the public could not imagine how a woman would be able to put on a skirt not from a dense dense fabric and without a petticoat. However, after a very short time, knitted skirts were firmly entrenched in the wardrobes of women who keep up not only with fashion, but also with time. Now this item of women's clothing is considered convenient, beautiful, fashionable, and most importantly - affordable.
Fashion is always back
It has long been no secret that the fashion periodically leaves, and then returns again, after some time. At the end of the 90s of the 20th century, at the peak of popularity there were white leggings in a large and small horizontal black strip. This gave the female legs a visual effect of thinness and lengthening. Now fashion has returned, though the strip has migrated from tight leggings to women's skirts. A tight-fitting striped skirt, horizontal or vertical, helps the fair half of humanity to visually reduce the volume of the hips or, conversely, increase them.
Options
In the 21st century, the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity were very lucky. This applies to the entire line of clothing produced for them, and not just skirts. But speaking specifically about skirts, it is worth noting that a huge number of models have been developed that can be worn with pleasure and not embarrassed:
- A narrow short skirt, otherwise called a mini.
- Pencil skirt (a tight-fitting elongated to the knee version of the miniskirt beloved by young girls). By the way, this model was originally invented for business ladies. However, the skirt made a stunning sensation and a few months later was in almost every women's wardrobe.
- Skirts in the floor or until the middle of the female ankle, which fashion professionals and dressmakers call maxi.
- Midi, differing from all previous ones only in length (to the knee).
- French skirt (mid-calf length).
Whatever option a modern girl or woman chooses, a competent combination of a skirt, accessories and shoes can make any of them unique.