I love 1950s style full skirts, I love how they spin out as you move, but still look full when you're still.They can be so elegant and glamourous.
Although it's a bit more wasteful on fabric, one of the most simple patterns you can use is a full circle, which is what I use to create these 50s style skirts .
This pink one has no waistband, and has a petticoat of white net underneath.
This next one is made of some fun fabric - white with black numbers on it, I liked the idea of combining something a little unusual with a vintage style pattern. This one has a big waistband, with four buttons on the darts, it also has a net underskirt, helping it hold it's full shape, and it's just visable at the bottom of the skirt.
This next one is the same style as the 'numbers' skirt, but it's in some gorgeous strawberry and polka dot fabric, much more vintage looking : ) This was a requested custom version of the 'numbers' skirt. I like the buttons I ended up with for this, as I intended to use the same ones as on the 'numbers' skirt, but they just didn't look right. The ones I chose in the end were much better, the red fades into white, which goes well with the strawberry fabric.
All these skirts work very well when teamed with a lovely 1950s apron : )
