Skirt Silhouettes Gaining Popularity This Year: Column, Bubble and Full Circle

Short answer: three skirt silhouettes are gaining real ground this year: the long column skirt, the bubble hem, and the full circle midi. All three trade body con tightness for shape, which is exactly where fashion's center of gravity is moving.

Which skirt silhouettes are growing right now?

Runway coverage in titles like Vogue keeps circling the same shift: volume and line over cling. The column skirt is the workhorse, one clean vertical line from waist to ankle. The bubble hem is the statement, rounded and playful at the hem. The full circle midi is the romantic, swinging wide from a fitted waist. Our skirts collection covers all three alongside the pencils and slips they are edging out.

How do I style each silhouette?

The rule across all three: keep the top half slim. Volume below plus volume above swallows the waist, and the waist is what these shapes are designed to show.

Which body types do these silhouettes flatter?

The column flatters tall and petite frames alike because unbroken vertical line lengthens everyone. The circle midi is the most forgiving through hips and thighs since it touches only the waist. The bubble asks the most confidence and rewards straighter figures with instant curve. If you have never mapped your proportions, our body shape calculator takes three measurements and tells you which skirt line works with them, not against them.

Will these shapes last past the season?

The column and circle are decades old and cycle back every few years, so both are safe investments. The bubble is the trend piece: buy it in a lower price bracket and in a solid color so it reads playful rather than dated when the cycle moves on. For what is happening at hem lengths generally, our skirt styles trending post covers the season's full picture, and the skirt edit is updated as new shapes land.