Trust Us—These 5 Skirt Trends Will Be Everywhere This Fall

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While summer was all about prairie and slip skirts, there's a variety of styles that are trickling their way into fall that we're very excited about. From sophisticated leather picks to Gen Z–approved pleated options, they're not exactly "new" to the fashion scene, but they do come around every fall in different variations. So if you're purchasing one this season, you know you'll get major use out of it for years to come. Plus, the styling variations are endless. Pair a skirt with a coordinating top, an oversize sweater, tall boots, or clogs—you can adjust any skirt to your personal style. 

Below, we've rounded up fall's favorite skirt trends along with shopping options with all sorts of prices. Keep scrolling to find your skirt pick of the season, and thank us later.

Knit Skirts

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If you're always down for a cozy look, knit skirts are the way to go. Opt for a set to keep things easy, or differentiate your style game with a cropped sweater or an oversize blazer.

Leather Skirts

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Leather skirts have to be a WWW favorite for many reasons. They're easy to style, they always look sophisticated… We could go on. Whether you're looking for a tailored midi version or a trendier mini, you'll find your dream skirt on the market this season.

Pleated Skirts

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While pleated skirts take over in the summertime, their popularity doesn't stop in the fall.

Plaid Skirts

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Would it be fall without plaid? It's the print that doesn't stop giving, truly. Style yours like Anna above with a matching shacket, or cozy up in an oversize cardigan and chunky boots.

Trouser Skirts

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The name is exactly what you're thinking. When a skirt has the cinched, buttoned waist that's usually on trousers, that is a trouser skirt. Trouser skirts more polished than any other skirt and are easy to wear with chunkier knits.

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Associate Fashion Editor
Yusra Siddiqui is an editor who resides in New Jersey but bounces between the suburbs and NYC. (She's a Jersey girl at heart.) After interning at Who What Wear in 2019, she found her way to the team after graduating from LIM College in 2022 with a fashion media degree. She's also spent time writing and working for publications such as Fashionista, Coveteur, and Nylon, but she always knew that Who What Wear was where she was meant to be. When she's on the job, she's perusing runway shows, analyzing the latest thing fellow Gen Zers are up to on the internet, and sharing what she can about the modest-fashion market. You can also catch her dabbling in entertainment, talking about the costume choices of the latest Netflix series or diving deeper into how the plotline affects the viewers in a myriad of ways. Lastly, she likes to create content for Who What Wear's TikTok. Her personal time is spent doing similar but also different things—deep diving into almost every new TV show (Bridgerton, Gilmore Girls, and Stranger Things are favorites), planning her next local getaway (whenever that may be), and reading the latest Emily Henry or Sally Rooney novel in one sitting.