TULIP
The tulip is a silhouette of a skirt or dress that rounds out with volume at the hips and tapers smoothly toward the hem, its petal-like panels overlapping like an unopened tulip flower. This cut concentrates volume at the hips, accentuating the waist by contrast and creating a soft, feminine and slightly retro, playful shape. The tulip silhouette appears in skirts, dresses and even 'tulip' trousers, adding elegant roundness to a look. Its challenge: the tapered hem slightly restricts the stride, so the right length and a fabric that holds the rounded volume — without making the silhouette too bulky — are important.
Tulip silhouette — rounded form in the upper part (usually at the hips) and narrowing downward — like an inverted flower shape. This cut gives clothing a sculptural form and is especially effective for women's dresses, skirts, and pants.
Contemporary Ukrainian designers interpret tulip silhouette in wedding dresses, cocktail dresses, culotte pants. Tulip skirts suit pear-shaped women as they mask hip volume. Classic materials — georgette, taffeta, chiffon, wool with additional constructive form.
The tulip's volume is held by structural darts and lining; too soft a fabric collapses the shape, so the cut needs body in the material.
