Stay away from peasants skirt outfits like these if you are heavy in the tummy as they only accentuate your stomach.
If you grew up in the 70’s you remember peasant skirts. These flouncy tiered skirts seem to resurface every summer and there’s always a handful of 40 +women who love to embrace this gypsy look.
But do peasant skirts make you look frumpy? – Sometimes they do. Let’s look at why…
A lot of older women love these skirts because they are loose and comfortable. They think they hide extra weight, but the truth is all the tiers and flounce only add extra weight exactly where you don’t want it, around your middle and hips. You definitely want to avoid peasant skirts if you have a big tummy or heavy bottom half.
Peasant skirts can also be unflattering when they hit you the widest part of your leg, right at mid-calf. You start looking short and dumpy in such a long loose look.
If you are slim, not too short and adore this look, ( it resonates with your carefree flower child soul) then proceed with caution by going for a less flouncy skirt-no extra material at each tier.
What to Wear With a Peasant Skirt?
- Pair your skirt with a slim fitting cute tank or t-shirt. No loose peasant blouses or you’ll look 70’s retro.
A long white peasant skirt like this can look frumpy if you don’t wear it with something fitted like this up top.
- Wear with beautiful strappy sandals, flat or with a bit of a heel at least to lengthen you out. Nude colored sandals will lengthen your legs even more. A wedge is ideal.
- Peasant skirts look best worn on a sun holiday in Mexico, the Caribbean or for a cruise when you are walking barefoot by the ocean or dancing by the pool. They can look a dated and frumpy if you wear them while walking around a big city, or even out to the mall. They’re really a vacation look.
- To look more modern, stay away from too much flounce and wear a fitted top, like a cute tank so you have narrow up top and wider on your bottom half.
- A rustic boho style belt worn at the waist or slightly lower on the hip looks good.
- You an also experiment with a casual 3/4 length sleeve jacket, or a jacket with pushed up sleeves to make it more chic.
Do you have ideas for how to wear a peasant skirt? Let me know.
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I Like the look old fashioned maybe I feel it is a modest look , compared to so many that,are out there
Wear what you want and skip the “advice” no matter how well meaning, especially for clothing after office hours. You only live once: be happy in your own skin and who really cares if someone thinks a skirt is dated.
I think that peasant skirts can deff great if you have the right one. a simple top with a colorful skirt can make a super cute outfit.
Peasant skirts are the fashion right now !! the 1970s I am on facebook under kamorford …………………I hate people telling people what to wear when they don’t even have a clue what is in and what is not !!
I think peasant skirts work for any age,it depends on how you put the outfit together. Don’t let people tell you it looks old. I disagree. I am a hairstylist and its all about attitude. I think you can look great and not dated NO MATTER how old you are….
Hi,
I think that peasant skirts can work for over 40 depending on the body frame of the person, the top the are wearing, etc. It really doesn’t have to look costumey and they are really comfortable skirts to wear. Don’t write them off.
Hi Rebecca,
Peasant skirts were very popular a few years back…let’s move on to what’s current!
What is In is a person’s individual style!
IMO Peasants skirts when accessorized properly, have never gone out of style! Keep on keepin’ on and wear what you want to wear and wear it proudly. A 54 year young woman.
I just chanced across your blog in my search for an appealing look for my 40’s. I can no longer show my knees as they resemble those of an elephant… not so much when I’m sitting… but when I stand and gravity (who is my mortal enemy) takes hold AND since my stomach has never quite been the same since my three lovely daughters were born.. and in fact resembles a crumpled up lunch bag if the world were to give it a peek… I have exiled myself to stodgy tan cotton capri’s and shirts with a matching strip. (not unlike the ones my Grandmother used to wear)
But yet…. I dream of something more. I am soooooo tired of settling for old lady clothes because they are the only thing that won’t cause passer’s by to run screaming out of my path. BUT I DON’T FEEL OLD… I want to look great! IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK (I say shaking my fist to the gods that have cursed me with a tall ungainly … and now aging… figure)
Thank you for your time… keep up the good work.
Over 40 and loving life…. if not accessorizing well….