THE SKIRT IS BACK: THE SILHOUETTE DEFINING SPRING/SUMMER 2027

From sharp pencil shapes to dramatic tiers and fluid proportions, designers across fashion capitals are giving the skirt a new creative identity.

The skirt is becoming one of the most interesting pieces of the Spring/Summer 2027 season. Across international fashion weeks, designers are moving beyond familiar silhouettes, experimenting with proportion, texture, construction and movement.

In Milan, Prada placed the skirt at the centre of its collection, exploring 63 interpretations ranging from embellished and pleated designs to unexpected combinations of fabrics. In London, Christopher Kane's debut for Mulberry brought renewed attention to the pencil-skirt suit, while Talia Byre explored stripes and contemporary proportions. 

The conversation extends beyond Europe. At Seoul Fashion Week, designers including Greedilous and Big Park explored sculptural and asymmetric skirt shapes. Lagos Fashion Week offered another perspective, with Desirée Iyama, MOT. The Label and Jewel Jemila embracing ruffles, gathers, tiers and expressive feminine silhouettes. 

THE LAGOS PERSPECTIVE: DESIRÉE IYAMA

One brand worth watching is Nigerian label Desirée Iyama. Its Spring/Summer 2027 collection explored gathers and tulip-tiered hems, demonstrating how volume and movement can give a familiar skirt a more distinctive identity. It offers a particularly interesting African perspective on the season's wider interest in expressive silhouettes.

THE LU TAKE

The return of the skirt is not about one ideal length or shape. It is about versatility and personal expression. Whether tailored, embellished, fluid or dramatically layered, the skirt is being reconsidered as a central piece of the modern wardrobe.

The most interesting direction for 2027 may be the freedom to wear it differently.

The question: Which skirt would you choose for the new season: a classic pencil silhouette, a dramatic tiered design or a fluid statement skirt?

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