A-line skirt is defined as a clothing piece particularly worn by women in which the fit is phenomenal at the waist and its silhouette widens as you move towards the hem. For a simplified understanding, A-line skirt resembles to the shape of letter A. The piece is frequently designed with pleats and come with a wide range of color choice including green, black, yellow, red among others. The style of a garment was favored by fabulous women in the 1960s. A-line skirt could easily accentuate woman's waist and define curves.
Christian Dior (1905—1957) redefined A-line skirt by introduced a modern and feminine version in his beloved collection—The New Look . Mind you—Dior's A-line skirt emphasized woman's chest and hips since his design was tight fitted at the top and waist. Christian Dior built his entirely collection under the emblem of femininity and modernity.
The basic flaw when it comes to Dior's A-line dress was too complicated for women to wear and then comes a legendary French fashion designer—Garbielle Coco Chanel (1883—1971) for her simplified fashions, women found an easy chicness with her A-line dress. Chanel introduced bodycon A-line dress that flaunted woman's curves.
In the 1950s women favored the styles of A-line skirt with embroideries. Beginning in the early 1960s women gravitated to A-line skirts that are architectural in silhouette and simple in design. I think 1960s define the best about Chanel's A-line skirts. Jacqueline Kennedy (1929—1994) was a style icon who favored simple and geometrical A-line skirt.
The statement piece is still breathing a life in many of fabulous women's wardrobes and continues to reign supreme today. Women wear to add a touch of dark sensuality.
REFERENCES:
Cawthorne, Nigel. The New Look: The Dior Revolution. London, England: Reed Consumer Books, 1996.
Ewing, Elizabeth. History of Twentieth Century Fashion. Revised by Alice Mackrell. Lanham, MD: Barnes and Noble Books, 1992.
Steele, Valerie. Fifty Years of Fashion: New Look to Now. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1997.