How to Wear a Silk Skirt?

Although it is a specialty of China, silk has caused a sensation around the world. So thousands of years ago, the Silk Road came into being. With its soft and smooth touch and luxurious luster, silk shows a unique fashion charm. Whether on formal or casual occasions, a silk skirt can fully show your elegance and gentleness.

But if you don't know about the characteristics of silk and choose a silk skirt that doesn't suit you, or if improper maintenance causes damage to the skirt, then this will cause you great losses because the unit price of silk products is usually high. To avoid these situations, please refer to our guide before choosing a silk dress, so that you can choose, match, and maintain silk dresses more targetedly.

How to Choose a Silk Skirt?

What you may not know is that silk can be divided into many different types. Different silks are not only produced by different processing techniques, but also have different touches and textures. What's more, for a skirt, length and style also need to be taken into consideration. So choosing a suitable silk skirt is really not an easy task. To choose the silk skirt which is the most suitable for you, you need to:

🎗️Learn more about the materials. There is a big difference between mulberry silk and tussah silk. Mulberry silk has a soft luster and a strong drape, while tussah silk has a rougher texture and better wear resistance. Therefore, you need to choose a silk skirt made of the material that is more suitable for you according to your needs.

🎗️Choose a suitable style. When choosing the style of the skirt, you need to take your figure characteristics into consideration to a large extent. If your figure curves are not obvious, then a pencil skirt is a more suitable choice for you because it can highlight your figure curves to a great extent. If you have a pear-shaped figure, try to choose a straight skirt instead of a skirt with an oversized hem, because an oversized hem will make your lower body look more muscular.

🎗️Choose a more appropriate color. In fact, for casual occasions or dinner parties, a silk skirt in any color is acceptable. However, too dark a color may cover the original texture of silk. Therefore, we recommend that you choose a light-colored silk skirt, which will look more decent on some formal occasions.

🎗️Consider the occasions to wear your silk skirt. In the office or other formal occasions, a knee-length midi skirt is always the most appropriate choice. For high-end dinners, you need to choose a floor-length skirt to show your charm and formality. For everyday wear or other casual occasions, a mini skirt is also acceptable.

🎗️Choose a larger silk skirt. Another factor to keep in mind is that silk is not stretchy, so leave some room when choosing your size. Especially for special styles like wrap silk skirts, it is very likely that you will need to size up.

What Tops to Wear with a Silk Skirt?

🎗️A T-shirt in solid colors. Whether it's a basic white T-shirt or other solid colored T-shirts, they can match well with silk skirts, showcasing a type of understated fashion sense. If it is a high waisted silk skirt, it can be paired with a short T-shirt to further optimize your figure proportions.

🎗️A silk shirt. The combination of a silk shirt and a silk skirt can fully achieve the harmonious unity of fabric texture. In addition, you can also choose some well-designed silk shirts, such as ribbon shirts, ruffled shirts, etc. When paired with silk skirts, they can better showcase the softness and elegance of women. Alternatively, if you wish to achieve a variety of fabric textures, you can also choose shirts made of cotton and linen.

🎗️A sweater or cardigan. In autumn and winter, you can choose thicker sweaters to pair with a silk skirt, to create outfits which are both warm and fashionable. In spring and summer, you can choose lightweight knitted cardigans or short sleeved knitted sweaters to pair with silk skirts.

🎗️A trench coat. In spring and autumn, a trench coat and a silk skirt are a great combination. This combination can showcase an elegant temperament. You only need a classic khaki trench coat to easily create a stylish look.

🎗️A denim jacket. The casual feel of a denim jacket and the elegant feel of a silk skirt complement each other, creating a unique and chic look. The combination of a light blue denim jacket and a white silk long skirt is fresh and natural, suitable for both daily travel and friend gatherings.

🎗️A blazer. A slim fitting blazer can showcase the competence of office ladies, while a silk skirt can add a gentle and elegant touch to the overall look.

🎗️A baseball jacket. A baseball jacket is a representative item of casual and sporty style, which can be paired with a silk skirt to create a relaxed and lively atmosphere. If you like the mixed or a girlish style, then bravely try pairing a baseball jacket with a silk skirt!

What Accessories to Wear with a Silk Skirt?

The general principles for choosing accessories:

🎗️Accessories made of tough materials such as leather, metal, and weaving can be used to balance the smoothness of silk.

🎗️The color of accessories can match with the main color of the skirt or the printed patterns.

🎗️Avoid excessive stacking of accessories. Control the number of accessories to 3-5 pieces, and the focal points on 1-2 pieces.

On formal occasions such as high-end dinners or business meetings, a pair of high heels is undoubtedly one of the best companion for silk skirts. A pair of black high heels can elongate the leg lines, so is suitable for pairing with knee length or long silk skirts, and the color is also very versatile. On casual occasions you can also wear a pair of black Oxford shoes to create a more comfortable outfit.

The combination of a wide brimmed straw hat and a silk skirt in summer can create a perfect vacation look, while in autumn and winter, you can choose a beret to showcase your artistic temperament.

If you prefer the elegant style, pearls are a very appropriate decorative element. You can wear a pearl headband, or a pair of pearl earrings. If you want to create a lively look, you can also choose a headband in the contrasting color with your silk skirt.

For evening events, choosing a satin clutch in the same color scheme as your silk skirt to complement your outfit is a great option. For your summer vacation outfit, you can choose a straw woven bag. For daily travel or commuting styling, you can choose a large capacity tote bag to balance the delicacy of the silk skirt.

To highlight your waistline, you can choose a thin leather belt to tie around the silk skirt. If you want to add a luxurious aura, you can also use a metallic belt.

How to Care a Silk Skirt?

First of all, you need to choose the right water temperature when washing silk skirts because water temperatures above 60°C will cause protein fibers to shrink. The correct way is to wash it with cold water and a detergent specially designed for silk. And most silk skirts are not machine washable and must be washed by hand for the friction from the washing machine drum can cause the fabric to pill, become damaged, or tear.

Do not hang silk skirts on hangers to dry directly after washing, because wet silk is very heavy and will easily deform after being hung on a hanger. The correct way to do it is to first press the silk skirt with a dry towel to remove moisture, then spread it on the platform to dry in the shade, and then hang it to dry when the skirt is half dry. Yes, silk skirts need to be kept out of direct sunlight, as direct sunlight can cause the fabric to turn yellow.

In addition, the silk skirt can not be iron directly either. High temperatures will cause shiny, hard lumps to appear on the surface of silk. To avoid damaging the silk, you can iron it with a damp cotton cloth. Also, ironing your silk skirt from the reverse side can further prevent it from getting damaged. When storing, it is best to hang silk skirts, because folding them for too long will cause wrinkles on the silk surface that are difficult to remove. To prevent dust from falling, you can cover silk skirts that are not worn for a long time with a dust cover.

If there is extensive embroidery or beading on your skirt, it will be very easy to damage it if you wash it yourself. Therefore, for such very finely crafted skirts, we recommend that you take them to a dry cleaner.