Skirt Styles
1. accordion skirt - a form of tight pleating which allows the garment to expand its shape when moving
2. a-line skirt - a skirt with a slight flare, roughly in the shape of a capital letter A
3. bell-shaped - flared noticeably from the waist but then, unlike a church bell, cylindrical for much of its length
4. box pleated - knife pleats back-to-back, and have a tendency to spring out from the waistline.
5. circle - a skirt cut in sections to make one or more circles with a hole for the waist
6. culottes - a form of divided skirt, split skirt or pantskirt constructed like a pair of shorts, but hanging like a skirt
7. full skirt - a skirt with fullness gathered into the waistband
8. gored skirt - a skirt that fits through the waistline and flares at the hem
9. inverted pleated skirt - a skirt made by bringing two folds of fabric to a center line in front and/ or back
10. pleated skirt - a skirt with fullness reduced to fit the waist by means of regular pleats or folds, which can be stitched flat to hip-level or free-hanging
11. short skirt - a skirt with hemline above the knee
12. straight skirt/ pencil skirt - a tailored skirt hanging straight from the hips and fitted from the waist to the hips by means of darts or a yoke; may have a vent or kick-pleat set in the hem for ease of walking
13. underskirt - simple, basic skirt over which an overskirt, or drapery, hangs
14. wrap skirt - a skirt that wraps around the waist with an overlap of material
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