With Spring just around the corner (we promise it is, even if you’re still knee-deep in snow), you’ll finally be able to start showing off those legs with some fun and flirty skirts! While the runways at Fashion Week were all a-buzz with the latest and greatest high-priced offerings from designers, the styles they featured are already available at much more budget-friendly prices (thank goodness!). And we’ve got the top 5 styles you absolutely must add to your closet before those first blooms blossom!

Pleated – In the past, a narrower accordion pleat was popular, but it wasn’t universally flattering. Luckily, the pleats that will be big for Spring 2016 are wider and softer, featured on mostly full skirts with a nipped-in waist. Playful and feminine skirts like this, this, this, and this will flatter every silhouette!

Pencil – Has this skirt ever really gone out of style? Nope. And for good reason. It’s ultra-feminine, sexy, yet classy and refined. Perfect for work and play. Not many skirts can boast that! You can pair skirts like this, this, and this with either structured button-up shirts, or flowy and frilly blouses. And for a little bit of sass on an evening out, try this subtly-shimmery one!

Midi – Midi skirts have been testing the fashion waters in seasons past, not really busting fully onto the scene…until now, that is! Midi skirts, like this, are typically calf-length, and can be either full or fitted. You might even notice that many of the most beautiful midi offerings this Spring will combine aspects of several popular skirt styles, including pleats and pencil, like this, this, and this.

Wrap – If you haven’t experimented with this style before, you really need to start! The wrap, both faux and full, can be extremely flattering. The secret is in the split and asymmetrical line created at the front. You’d be adding so much to even a simple plain tee by pairing it with skirts like this, this, and this.

A-line – Hands down, this style skirt is absolutely the most flattering you can find. It nips in at the waist, and flares gently away from your hips and thighs (why, hello there, problem areas for most women). And talk about versatile? You can go for a classic straight A-line, like this, or something with a fuller and softer silhouette, like this, this, or this. Either way, you cannot go wrong!

 

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