Skirts: Custom & Handmade for Women

Start at the waist, because that is where skirts succeed or fail. A fully elastic or smocked waistband, a wrap skirt that ties, or a button-and-tie paper-bag waist forgives an inch or two either way and is the safe bet if you are guessing. Save fitted pencil and bias-cut styles for when you have real numbers: ask for the waist and hip measurements of a skirt she already wears, since indie makers cut to their own charts. Then think length and movement. A-line and circle skirts flatter most and twirl; pencil and pleated midis read polished for work; tiered cotton or linen maxis suit warm weather and travel. Linen and cotton breathe and rumple softly, ponte and twill hold a crisp line, and lined chiffon or velvet dress up for evenings. Expect roughly $30-$60 for a cotton or jersey skirt, $50-$110 for linen or wool midis, and $120 and up for made-to-measure or hand-pleated pieces. Many makers ship in-stock skirts in 3-7 business days; made-to-measure runs 2-4 weeks.

Use the left-side filters for length, waist style, fabric, and color, and the related searches below to jump to a silhouette like midi, maxi, or pleated.