Boho Ethnic Skirt

Black Boho Skirt with Ethnic Print

Size Chart

The waist figures line up closely with standard UK body measurements, so your usual size is the right starting point, and the gathered elasticated waistband gives a little on top of that. If you're between two sizes, take the smaller one — the elastic will accommodate you and the skirt hangs better when the gathers aren't stretched flat. Length is measured from the waistband to the hem, which puts it at mid-calf on average heights.

Cream folk motifs scattered across a deep black ground, each one a little bouquet of petals and scallops, with a wide banded border running round the hem in matching cream. It's cut full and gathered into a soft elasticated waistband, so it swings out properly as you walk and the border catches the eye at exactly the point where the skirt moves most.

• Style: printed boho skirt
• Design: folk-inspired motifs with a wide scalloped border at the hem
• Colour: black with cream
• Length: 34.3–35.8 in, long midi
• Rise: high, sitting at the natural waist
• Fit: gathered at the waist, falling into a full A-line
• Detail: elasticated gathered waistband and a printed hem border
• Occasion: holidays, festivals, summer lunches, market days
• Season: spring and summer, with boots and a knit in autumn

How to Style a Boho Skirt

Black and cream keeps this far sharper than most prints in the same family, so resist the urge to pile on colour: a plain white vest or a cream linen shirt knotted at the waist, flat tan sandals or lace-up gladiators, a straw basket bag and a stack of wooden bangles. In autumn it takes a black polo neck and boots surprisingly well. On fit, a skirt gathered at the natural waist and released into volume is one of the most universally kind shapes there is, especially good on apple and pear figures because it marks the narrowest point and skims everything below; the only real caveat is that the gathers sit right at the waist, so if you'd rather have nothing bulky there, look for a flat-fronted A-line midi with a smooth waistband instead.

FAQ

Is this skirt a midi or a maxi?
It's a long midi — 34.3 inches on the UK 8 rising to 35.8 on the UK 16, measured from the waistband. Worn at the natural waist as intended, it lands at mid-calf on someone around 5'6", which shows the ankle and the shoe rather than covering them the way a true maxi would.

Does the elasticated waist add bulk around the middle?
A little, yes — the fabric is gathered into the band, so there's a small amount of volume right at the waistline, and that's what creates the fullness lower down. Wearing a fitted or cropped top rather than an oversized one keeps the line clean, and tucking in a light shirt works better than layering something thick over the band.

Can you wear a boho skirt if you're petite?
Yes, though the proportions need a little thought at this length: at mid-calf on an average frame, it will sit closer to the ankle if you're under 5'3" and can shorten the leg line. A wedge or a flat sandal with some height helps, and keeping the top half cropped and close raises the visual waistline, which does most of the work.

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