3 Über-Chic Ways to Wear a Black Patent Leather Skirt

One piece you'll see a lot this season is the black patent–leather skirt. That said, we are all eyes (and ears) when it comes to inspiration on how to wear the bold trend. Thankfully, one of Mango's latest lookbooks has three downtown-cool outfits that feature the skirt, so we couldn't have come across these photos at a more welcome time.

Patent leather can often read as more '80s-era unrefined than modern and polished, so the trick is to balance the high-shine skirt with elevated pieces. As the lookbook shows, this can easily be achieved with the help of modest tops and jackets that boast flattering knit ruffles, plaid prints, stylish neckties, and more. Complete the ensemble with a pair of cool heeled ankle boots, and you've got a perfect outfit for fall.

Keep scrolling to see the three looks, plus shop our top black patent–leather skirts of the moment.

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Would you wear a black patent–leather skirt? If so, how would you style it? Tell us in the comments below!

Jennifer Camp Forbes
Contributing Editor

Jennifer Camp Forbes is currently the shopping updates editor at Who What Wear, where she has worked in a variety of capacities for over a decade, including creative director and various editor roles. She’s well-known as a shopping expert that’s sought out for advice and insight on the latest trends, outfit ideas, and fashion picks thanks to her thoughtful shopping roundups, digital moodboards, and extensive knowledge of up-and-coming brands, plus the new arrivals sections of the chicest retailers. Jennifer has had a lifelong interest in fashion which led her to intern at Harper’s Bazaar as an undergraduate. Later, while working towards her masters degree in psychological counseling at Columbia University, she founded two digital fashion publications: Le Fashion and Olsens Anonymous. The popularity of both sites grew and after graduation she decided put her plans to become a therapist aside to pursue a career in fashion. While she has called Los Angeles and New York City home in the past, she currently works remotely from Massachusetts. When she’s not obsessing over and writing about her latest fashion finds, she is delighting in raising two little ones with her highschool sweetheart, perusing TikTok religiously, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, creating abstract photographs, and eating the best Mexican food she can get her hands on.