Spring  2014 collections have hit the runways and I’ll be glued to my screen for the next five weeks watching every single show from New York, London, Milan and Paris. I pin the trending silhouettes, new colour combinations, and my favourite outfits along the way. This serves as inspiration for my own and my clients’ outfits for the upcoming season. I love watching the shows and breaking down what I see on the runways into bite-sized pieces. It brings me back to my fashion buying days, which I still miss from time to time. 

Although it’s early days because we’re only halfway through New York Fashion Week, it struck me that we might be heading into a skirt and dress season. And in particular, knee-covering skirts and dresses with movement. Many of the collections feature full skirts that are longer than minis. Variations on the trumpet skirt, which is fitted on the thigh but flares out with insets and godets further down the skirt, are especially strong. Circular skirts, pleated skirts and fit-and-flare dresses are also there.

Take a peek at some of my favourites, four days into the collections:

Derek Lam

• Two-piece dress with midi trumpet skirt, round shoulders and dainty ankle straps 

• Sleeveless midi dress with trumpet skirt and gladiator sandals 

• Fit-and-flare midi dress with architectural short sleeves

• Soft pleated fit-and-flare dress with wide short sleeves

Lela Rose

• Two-piece dress with flared midi skirt and boxy short sleeve

• Two-piece dress with circular midi skirt

Tibi

• Trumpet skirt with crop top and oversized gilet

• Shorter trumpet skirt with cropped blouse and oversized sleeveless moto

Christian Siriano

• White out with trumpet skirt, bra top, and soft collarless jacket 

• Flared skirt with bra top and sheer front-tie blouse

Creatures of the Wind (a favourite show)

• Knee-length skirt with soft drape and pockets matched with long angular blazer

• Soft pleated two-piece blush pink dress with sporty pointy toe flats

• Romantic circular skirt with rosebuds, tucked cardigan and pointy loafers

• Knee-length skirt with kick pleats and boxy jacket

• Structured trumpet skirt with tucked shirt, boxy jacket, and pointy toe loafers

I’ll be extremely pleased if these are the mainstream skirt and dress trends for the seasons to follow. I love knee-covering skirts that swish and move as you stride. Full skater skirts were aplenty this year, but only in mini skirt lengths. It’s high time retail offered longer and fuller skirt options alongside modern classic pencil skirts. That way we’ll probably wear skirts and dresses more frequently, especially to the office.

I want a trumpet midi skirt right now. Who else is feeling the midis with movement trend for Spring 2014?