Stripes are still one of the favorite trends. Most women, scared they would look fat, wear them on tops only, totally neglecting skirts with stripes. My stand here is: when stripy skirts are as lovely as this Carmen Marc Volvo satin and velvet one, you needn't worry about your hips and bum looking fat.

I love this skirt because it looks really posh, but without looking high maintenance, you can wear it to the office or to a cocktail party and change only accessories. But I would definitely wear a high heal with this one, so that my legs would look slimmer.

Available at Nordstrom for $375, this skirt also comes in sizes up to 16, so we pretty much covered the whole population.