Heading on a holiday? The boho skirt will serve you all summer

In case it wasn’t already obvious from all the floaty dresses and beaten-up boots cropping up on Instagram, boho is back. Not in the 2016 Coachella way (sadly for some) but in a fresher, more undone iteration: think less fringing and questionable suede fedoras, and more lace slips. At the centre of the revival is a classic tiered skirt: the more romantic take on a straight maxi.

Long, layered and slightly sheer, this season’s throw-on-and-go skirt has taken over Pinterest moodboards, paired with images of green fields and delicate blooms in the manner of Marc Jacobs’s Daisy perfume ads. Others are styling theirs with a bikini top for a laidback take on Euro summer dressing, more suited to the Ionian Islands than the Ibiza party circuit.

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Back in September, Chloé led the charge on tiered skirts, sending out floor-sweeping versions that were a nod to the Phoebe Philo years in a whirl of gauzy fabrics, unbrushed hair and sun-bleached neutrals. For a patterned take on the trend, Zimmermann’s ultra-whimsical styles have you covered, featuring signature tiers of broderie anglaise and pastel prints that’ll transform even the greyest June day into a cheery, summery experience. Meanwhile, Isabel Marant, the patient zero of boho chic, has long been a go-to for a cool-girl tiered skirt, best paired with an oversized slouchy belt in a way that feels very Kate Moss circa 2003. The classic tiered skirt is ideally picked up at a charming unnamed boutique on an Italian mountainside or a sleepy Sardinian beach.

And while yes, there’s a touch of festival nostalgia to all this, the 2025 version is more grown-up, whether paired with a silk camisole top or a transseasonal knit. It’s also exactly what you’ll want to wear when it’s too hot to grapple with confusing buttons and restrictive silhouettes; there’s plenty of time for that in the winter.

₹18,470

Allsaints – Tiered lace midi-skirt

₹87,165

Simone Rocha – White ruffled tiered tulle skirt

₹5,810

Mango – Long gathered panel skirt

₹19,640

Zara – X Kate Moss patchwork antique skirt

₹10,220

Free People – Margot convertible maxi skirt

₹43,000

Ulla Johnson – Harlow cotton poplin maxi skirt

This story first appeared in British Vogue.

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