The Best Knee-Length Skirts for Summer 2026

Sylvie Mus wearing a knee-length skirt. — (Image credit: @sylviemus_)

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I wore miniskirts almost exclusively for years, so it took me a while to get into other hemlines. Eventually, I started wearing midi skirts during the spring and summer, and they've become staples when it's too hot to think. Then, last fall, I rediscovered a length I'd previously overlooked: the knee-length skirt. The more I wore it, the more I realized it's the perfect in-between and, in my opinion, the chicest and most put-together skirt.

My first was from Cou Cou, followed by Charlie Beads' 90's Bias Mini Skirt, which hits right around the knee on me. Now, I'm fully invested. Next on my wish list are Leset's Barb Satin Midi Skirt, Guizio's Paloma Skirt, and the Home of Hai x Brooke Callahan Straight Skirt.

For styling inspiration, associate fashion director Eliza Huber recently wrote about white knee-length-skirt outfits, and associate director of special projects Kristen Nichols covered knee-length skirts paired with kitten-heel pumps.

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Cou Cou

The Slip Skirt: Black Pointelle

LESET

Barb Satin Midi Skirt

Loulou de Saison

Vasali Knee-Length Skirt

With Jéan

Celine Skirt

GUIZIO

Paloma Skirt

LIONESS

Bella Midi Skirt

Gap

Linen-Blend Bias-Cut Skirt

COS

Cotton Pencil Skirt

J.Crew

Trouser Pencil Skirt in Four-Season Stretch

Reformation

Layla Knee Length Skirt

& Other Stories

Knee-Length A-Line Skirt

Hai X Bc

Silk Straight Skirt

Audry Hiaoui is a writer based in New York. For Who What Wear, she specializes in emerging designers, independent labels, and brand discovery, as well as interviews both on and off camera. Her writing has appeared in AnOther, Wonderland, Office, Interview, Love, and i-D, among others, with multiple cover stories and features in print, and she has worked as an editorial producer for Vogue during fashion months. She holds a master's degree in journalism and documentary filmmaking from City, University of London, and has an extensive background in film, having worked for Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, and Vice UK as well as on various projects including documentaries and music videos and most recently as a writer's assistant on an upcoming HBO/A24 series.