Biggest Trend for 2022: Miniskirts

From mini to micro, skirts are a biggest trend for 2022.

Nowadays, people are keen on wearing skirts in their everyday lives more often. Nevertheless, it is important to mention that this style resurfaced and began to pick up steam on the runways earlier this year when Miu Miu and Saint Laurent showed tiny skirts adorned with jewels and tweed for Fall 2021. Celebrities like Olivia Rodrigo, Bella Hadid, Rihanna and Dua Lipa were quick to embrace the trend, mixing pleated schoolgirl skirts and sporty interpretations with Y2K basics.

“There’s a combination of generational desire to go back to a time in fashion when it was fun and mindless,” said celebrity stylist and Emmy Award-winning costume designer Zerina Akers of the mini’s comeback.

“It seems like there’s a group of us who are super nostalgic, and then there’s this new younger generation who are exploring and are inspired by these archival images of pop stars like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera or Beyoncé.” He noted, “Not to mention they make your legs look longer!“.

There’s no doubt that the miniskirt, and more specifically, the micro-miniskirt, is everywhere right now, jumping onto the spring 2022 runways at Blumarine and Miu Miu, and even the fashion obsessives at TikTok. For Spring 2022, Fendi, Prada, Versace, Dior, Simone Rocha and Moschino were just a few of the brands reinterpreting the garment.

The miniskirt first became popular in the 1960s and 1970s as a playful and even cultural icon of society. It signified a political youth movement in which teenagers no longer wanted to dress like their parents. It was a rebellious garment, representing changing social dynamics. For example, Mary Quant was the first female fashion pioneer of the 1960s in London. Super short skirts and dresses became her signature, helping to popularize the mini skirt worldwide.

In 2021, the emergence of the miniskirt and micro-skirt felt like a response to restrictions. It was like going back to the past, to a moment of societal rebellion when people covered their faces, but not their bellies or thighs. The sweatshirt came off, the t-shirts The designers, such as Chanel, Courrèges, Etro, Miu Miu, Prada, etc, Miu Miu, Prada, Versace, Blumarine, Sandy Liang, Missoni, Balmain and Max Mara, among others. demonstrating the appetite to show off our stems and dive back into the electricity of the world.

The mini of this moment presents a more structured silhouette. It can be low or high waisted without being afraid of colour.