Black And White Stripe Long Skirt

Black and White Striped Maxi Skirt

Size Chart

Important: the waist and hip figures are the rib knit measured flat and completely unstretched, which is why they look far smaller than any body measurement.

Broad black and white stripes running horizontally the whole way down a fine rib knit, cut long and close so the lines follow the body rather than sitting flat on it. The plain black waistband is the quiet detail that makes the rest work: it breaks the stripe sequence at the top, marks the waist cleanly, and stops the pattern from running straight into whatever you're wearing above it.

• Style: striped rib knit maxi skirt
• Design: wide horizontal stripes with a solid black waistband
• Colour: black and off-white
• Rise: mid to high, sitting just under the navel
• Fit: close through the hip and thigh, flaring gently below the knee
• Detail: fine rib texture with plenty of stretch
• Occasion: city days, dinners, holidays, weekends
• Season: year-round

How to Style a Striped Maxi Skirt

Keep the top half plain and preferably black, so the stripes stay the only pattern in play: a cropped long-sleeve, a fitted tank, a slim knit that stops at the waistband. A structured black shoulder bag and a flat sandal or a low boot keep it looking sharp rather than nautical, and silver jewellery suits the graphic quality better than gold. On fit, a rib knit this close reads beautifully on hourglass and slim straight figures because the stripes bend around the body and show off the line; the flip side is that it hides nothing at all through the stomach and hip, so if you'd rather not have that level of definition, look for the same stripe on a woven A-line where the fabric falls away from you instead.

FAQ

Why do the measurements in the size chart look so small?
Because they're taken on the rib knit lying flat and unstretched, not on the body the size is meant to fit. Rib knit contracts a long way at rest and then opens out considerably when worn, so a 29-inch hip figure will comfortably fit a standard UK 8 hip — go by the UK size column rather than trying to match your own measurements to the numbers.

Is this skirt fitted through the legs?
Yes, it stays close from the waist all the way down to the knee before releasing into a soft flare, which makes it more body-conscious than a typical maxi. That also means the UK sizes can feel a size tighter than you're used to, so if you're between sizes, or your thighs are fuller than your waist would suggest, take the larger one.

Do horizontal stripes suit everyone?
Not equally, no — wide horizontal stripes draw the eye across, so they emphasise whatever they cross, and on a fitted maxi that means the hip and thigh in particular. They look best if you want that width acknowledged rather than minimised; if you'd rather the eye travelled downwards, a vertical stripe or a plain dark maxi will do the elongating for you.

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