Best Skirts for a Rectangle Body Shape

A skirt with fullness or detail at the hip can create curves.

This guide is for the rectangle body shape: bust and hips within 5% of each other, with a waist between 75% and 85% of the wider measurement.

Look for

  • A-line, circle and pleated skirts
  • Skirts with pockets, ruffles or gathers at the hip
  • Wrap and paperbag-waist skirts
  • Bright colours, prints and textures on the skirt

Skip or adjust

  • Straight, narrow pencil skirts in a single colour
  • Skirts with very thin waistbands and no shaping
  • Very long, straight column skirts

More for the rectangle body shape

Skirts for other body shapes

These are starting points, not rules. If you love a style that isn’t listed, wear it.