Boho Chiffon Maxi Skirt

Boho Chiffon Maxi Skirt

Size Chart

This comes in a single size with a fully elasticated waistband, so the UK range above is approximate. Aim for the lower half of the waist range: it sits best on a UK 8 to 12, with a UK 14 as the realistic limit before the elastic starts to pull the gathers flat. Worth knowing before you order: the lining runs to 22.8 inches while the skirt itself is 37.4 inches, so the bottom third is a single layer of chiffon. The maker allows a 1–3 cm tolerance, and length is measured from the top of the waistband to the hem.

A washed print of tobacco, stone and rust running in vertical streaks across finely crinkled chiffon, cut with enormous sweep so the skirt opens into a full circle when you turn. The crinkle is set into the fabric rather than pressed in, which gives the print its broken, watercolour quality and keeps all that volume light enough to lift in the wind.

• Design: abstract vertical print in earth tones
• Colour: tobacco, stone and rust
• Length: 37.4 in, ankle length
• Rise: high, fully elasticated waistband
• Fit: gathered at the waist, extremely full below
• Detail: crinkle-set chiffon with a wide sweeping hem
• Lining: lined for the top 22.8 in
• Occasion: holidays, festivals, summer evenings, city days
• Season: spring and summer

How to Style a Chiffon Maxi Skirt

All the drama is below the waist, so keep the top half small and plain: a cream ribbed vest, a fitted tee, a bandeau in hot weather. Woven leather flats or a simple sandal suit the earthy print far better than anything shiny, and a raffia or basket bag finishes it. Gold jewellery warms the browns; silver fights them. On fit, a skirt gathered at the natural waist and released into this much volume is genuinely kind on every shape and especially good on apple and pear figures, since it marks the narrowest point and conceals everything below; the only thing to watch is scale, because a full ankle-length skirt can swamp a petite frame — a firmly tucked or cropped top and a little height underfoot keeps the proportions in check.

FAQ

Is it see-through below the lining?
The bottom third is single-layer chiffon, so yes, light passes through it — but that section falls below the knee, and the sheer volume of fabric means the layers constantly overlap as you move. In practice it reads as lightness rather than exposure; if you want it fully opaque to the hem, a slip that reaches mid-calf sorts it.

Where in the waist range does it actually sit best?
Towards the relaxed end. The elastic runs from 24.4 to 31.5 inches, and worn near the top of that it stretches the gathers flat and loses the fullness that makes the skirt work. If your waist is 28 inches or under you'll get the intended fit; above 30 and the waistband will be doing more work than it should.

Is there too much fabric for a shorter frame?
There's a lot of it, and at 37 inches from a high waistband it sits at the ankle on average heights and closer to the floor if you're under 5'3". That's manageable rather than disqualifying — keep the top half short and fitted so the waistline reads high, and add a low wedge or a platform sanda

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