Un time it was the uniform of good girls. Today the full skirt she looks like she came out of the backstage of a concert. The transformation is subtle, but evident: same scenographic volumes, new attitude. Goodbye respectable cardigans, space for leather studs, worn t-shirts, amphibians and metallic details.
This is how a reassuring garment becomes rock, without losing elegance. A silent metamorphosis that tells a lot about the Autumn-Winter 2025 2026 trends: mixing, dirtying, making interesting what seemed already seen.
Where we have already seen it
Never believe appearances. Even before becoming a symbol of the 1950s, the full skirt was introduced into the women’s wardrobe to give movement to the body and discipline to the silhouette, with a romantic touch. Then it arrives the post-war era and, with her, the ladylike version: cinched waist, precise proportions, that slim and impeccable silhouette that still stands out today. On the Autumn-Winter 2025-2026 catwalksIn fact, the current divides.
The new full skirt is maxi.
On the one hand who proposes it clean and rigorousalmost philological. On the other who pushes it furtheramplifying volume and theatricality. Saint Laurent is the clearest example: full skirts with maxi volume, low waist and deep pleats appeared on his catwalk. Curled, with a minimum of queue, recalls those of nineteenth-century ladiesalso thanks to the satin belt with a wide bow that marks the waist.
How to match the new circle skirt
It is precisely by starting from a decidedly romantic skirt that the Saint Laurent look completely changes tone. The monumental, dark and structured wheel is dismantled through styling: above, one Bomber-cut leather jacket in chocolate colour. Below you can see a turtleneck essential, dark green, with single earring golden with pearl that illuminates the face.
From the Saint Laurent Autumn-Winter 2025 2026 fashion show.
For wear the full skirt todaythe key is this contrast. Yes to leather, experimental knitwear, masculine volumes above and affected below. No to blouses with ruffles, high heels or accessories that are too retro. It works in the evening, in urban contexts or social events, less during the day or in formal environments.
The new full skirt should be chosen as structured, important, and then deliberately “ruined” in the styling. For modern court ladies, with a passion for rock.