According to the skirt waist in the position of the waist section line to distinguish, the skirt waist skirt, low waist, skirt of tall waist; According to the long skirt, a dress (skirt to the tibia in the following), the skirt (skirt is placed below the knee, leg in above), short skirt (skirt to above the knee) and miniskirt (skirt only and mid-thigh); According to skirt silhouette to distinguish, can be roughly divided into skirt, inclined skirt, winding skirt three categories.

SKIRT SHAPES A-LINE or PRINCESS This is a skirt that is fitted at the waist and then flares slightly away from the body roughly in the shape of a capital letter A. These are good for dancing as they leave space in the legs for movement. This was a popular shape in the 1970s. It is a very versatile and elongating shape that is flattering on all figure types. It is a good choice to minimize a larger figure. An A-line can be full or narrow or modified. BIAS Bias cut skirts are cut across the fabric’s grain on the diagonal. This is used to create garments that closely follow the curves of the body. This was popular in the 1930s for gowns and skirts. Cutting on the bias creates a flowing (flared) hemline as well that are feminine and romantic. Bias cut skirts can be long or short and have panels or multi-layers. They have stretch and movement and flare modestly at the bottom. These are nice for swing dancing as they show off your body shape with vintage style and move with you. CIRCLE This is a skirt that is made of a number of flat pieces of material sewed into a circle with a hole in the middle for the waist. The material at the waist is flat where it is sewn into the waistband. This was popular in the 1950s. These are great for the rockabilly gals who sometimes put crinolines on underneath. 1950s poodle skirts are circle skirts with an appliqued poodle.