Mermaid Denim skirt

Denim Mermaid Skirt — Fited with Fishtail Flare

Size Chart

Order by your hip measurement — this shape is cut close from the waist to the knee, so the hip is where it fits or doesn't, and there's a button and zip fastening rather than any stretch. Note that the UK equivalents sit a size higher than the letter sizes suggest: a size S here corresponds to a UK 10 rather than a UK 8. Length changes by less than two inches across the range, so the hem position depends mostly on your height. Between two sizes, take the larger one.

Washed charcoal denim, cut the way a mermaid skirt should be. Chevron seams run across the front and back below the waistband, holding the denim tight through the hip and thigh, and the flare is held back until below the knee — at which point it releases all at once into a heavy, sweeping fishtail that moves independently of the rest of the skirt. Contrast topstitching traces every seam so the construction is impossible to miss.

• Style: fitted mermaid denim maxi skirt
• Colour: washed charcoal denim with faded highlights
• Fit: high waist, close through the hip and thigh, flaring from below the knee
• Detail: chevron yoke seams front and back, contrast topstitching, belt loops, button and zip fastening
• Occasion: evenings out, city days, gigs, statement dressing
• Season: all year

How to Style a Denim Maxi Skirt

This one is already a silhouette, so it wants a top half that stops early and says little — a cropped black long-sleeve, a fitted vest, a slim knit tucked in. Pointed heels or heeled boots continue the line the skirt is drawing; flat shoes fight it. On shape, a mermaid cut is the most figure-following skirt there is: it traces the waist, hip and thigh before releasing, which makes it genuinely spectacular on hourglass and pear figures and gives straighter frames a curve they don't otherwise have. It's the opposite of forgiving though — nothing here skims, so it's a skirt to choose when you want your shape shown rather than softened.

FAQ

Which size should I order?
Go by your hip measurement rather than your usual letter size, because this style runs closer than most and the UK equivalents sit a size higher than the labels suggest. If you normally take a UK 10, that's a size S here — and if you're between two rows, take the larger, since fitted denim has no give at the seams.

Can you walk properly in a mermaid skirt?
You can walk comfortably, but not stride — the denim is narrow through the thigh and knee, and the flare only opens below it. Stairs and long walks are manageable; running for a bus is not, which is the trade-off for the silhouette.

Where does the hem fall?
It measures 35.8 inches on UK 10 up to 37.4 inches on UK 18, taken from the top of the waistband. That's ankle length on a 5'7" frame and floor-skimming at around 5'3", so a heel is worth planning for if you'd rather it cleared the ground.

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