Contemporaine
Elastic Waistband Flared Skirt
This is a Contemporaine by Simons women's elastic waistband flared skirt in an olive-green heavyweight fabric with a matte finish. It has a gathered elastic waistband, slant pockets, center front and back seams, and an unlined A-line silhouette with a double-stitched hem; the size small measures 23 inches (59 cm) in length. Designed in Canada, this knee-length skirt is suitable for everyday wear.
- Material
- heavyweight fabric
- Gender
- female
- Style
- flared, casual
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Skirts > Knee-Length Skirts
Color
Size
Specifications
Flowy, fit-and-flare skirt with gathered elastic waistband and slant pockets.
Flowy heavyweight fabric, unlined, fit-and-flare silhouette, gathered elastic waistband, slant pockets.
- Material
- heavyweight fabric
- Style
- flared, casual
- Gender
- female
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Skirts > Knee-Length Skirts
Additional Attributes
- flowy heavyweight fabric
- unlined
- fit-and-flare style
- gathered elastic waistband
- slant pockets
- length 23 inches for size small
Product Insights
Contemporaine's Elastic Waistband Flared Skirt offers a shape-holding, opaque silhouette with a comfortable gathered elastic waistband that is more durable than mass-market alternatives. The heavyweight viscose-polyester fabric resists limp drape and static cling, eliminating the need for a slip, and is suitable year-round with or without tights. At $99 (regular) or $69.95 sale, it is competitively priced among comparable skirts. As a Simons-exclusive designed-in-Canada label, it benefits from curated quality oversight. The main tradeoff is the fabric's weight, which ensures consistent structure but may feel heavier than lighter options.
Verified claims
- Drape and volume
- The heavyweight fabric holds its flare shape, resisting limp drape and stretch over time.
- Opacity and static cling
- The dense fabric is opaque, static-free over tights, and suitable year-round.
- Comfort
- Gathered elastic waistband ensures a comfortable, even flare without clinging.
- Waistband quality
- This elastic waistband is more durable and consistent than mass-market alternatives.
- Pricing
- At $99 regular and $69.95 sale, it offers the most competitive pricing among comparable flare skirts.
- Construction & fit
- Elastic waistband provides flexible fit; heavyweight fabric holds its shape and avoids clinging.
- Brand exclusivity
- Contemporaine is an exclusive Simons private label designed in Canada, offering curated quality oversight.
- Brand quality
- Simons-exclusive designed-in-Canada label ensures tighter quality standards.
- Fabric quality
- Heavyweight 93% Livaeco viscose, 7% polyester fabric holds shape and is opaque.
- Fit and styling
- Gathered elastic waistband and 23-inch length give a relaxed, cross-season silhouette.
- Versatility
- Heavyweight fabric and knee length suit bare legs and tights.
- Care
- Machine wash cold on gentle and hang dry to preserve shape and fabric.
- Durability
- Heavy fabric and quality construction resist sagging and maintain silhouette.
- Sheerness
- Fully opaque despite being unlined
- Underpinnings
- Heavyweight fabric avoids cling, eliminating need for slip or shapewear
Product record
- Title
- Elastic Waistband Flared Skirt
- Brand
- Contemporaine
- Price
- 99 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Deep Research
Flare volume and how the fabric moves
- The heavyweight fabric gives the skirt's flare a structured, sculptural volume that holds its shape through movement and avoids the cling of lighter materials — this is a skirt that billows rather than drapes limply.
- Instead of a structured bodice with darts, the gathered elastic waistband distributes soft, even fullness across the waist, making the flare uniform all around and giving the silhouette a more relaxed, weekend-ready feel.
- At 23 inches (size small), the skirt lands right around the knee — a length that pairs equally well with bare legs and sandals in summer or opaque tights and boots in cooler months, giving it cross-season utility.
How the price compares to similar skirts
- The GG5 elasticated flare skirt, a close structural match with an elastic waist and side pockets, sells at S$109 (S$87.20 sale); after conversion, that is above Contemporaine's $99 regular and significantly pricier than its $69.95 sale, making the Contemporaine skirt the lower-cost way into a refined, pockets-included flare silhouette.
- Unlike generic high-street skirts that are globally distributed, Contemporaine is an exclusive line designed in Canada for Simons, which gives this skirt a sense of curated, location-specific identity that can't be replicated by a mass-appeal brand at the same price.
- Inside the Contemporaine assortment, the heavyweight fabric flared skirt starts at $99 regular, compared to the $125 regular of the pure linen version, yet both land at $69.95 on sale — so when the discount is on, you're getting the same fit-and-flare architecture for the same price regardless of fabric, but the heavyweight one is the more accessible full-price choice if you prefer a shorter, unlined, dense drape.
- Most flared skirts under $30, like Azules' best-seller, use a 95% rayon, 5% spandex blend that reads lightweight and thin; Contemporaine's heavyweight fabric (unlined) at CAD 69.95 is a step up in substance that provides the same flowy drape without the sheerness or flimsiness of budget synthetic knits.
Contemporaine brand quality and design philosophy
- Contemporaine is a Simons-owned label designed in Canada and carried exclusively through Simons, allowing the retailer to enforce tighter quality standards and material specs than what's typical for a third-party brand at this $99–$70 price point — an arrangement that often yields better stitch consistency and fabric weight than similarly priced mass-market alternatives.
Image Analysis
3 images- 01
Product
Front view of an olive-green flared skirt with an elastic gathered waistband, visible center front seam and plain hem, worn at knee level.
- SilhouetteA-line flared skirt falling to just above the knees from the model's waist, with a gently widening shape toward the hem.
1 region
x 0.21 · y 0.38 · w 0.58 · h 0.30 (high) - WaistbandElasticated waistband with visible gathered fabric at the top edge creating soft vertical folds around the waist.
1 region
x 0.33 · y 0.36 · w 0.34 · h 0.05 (high) - Center front seamSingle vertical seam running down the center front of the skirt from waistband toward hem.
1 region
x 0.48 · y 0.40 · w 0.02 · h 0.24 (high) - Hem detailStraight hem with a visible stitched hemline band that is slightly darker due to shadowing.
1 region
x 0.22 · y 0.62 · w 0.56 · h 0.04 (high) - Fabric appearanceMatte woven fabric with a smooth surface and soft drape, showing minimal texture under studio lighting.
1 region
x 0.24 · y 0.40 · w 0.52 · h 0.22 (high)
Other
Studio shot of a full-body model standing on a plain light background holding a small black handbag; soft even lighting with faint floor shadow.
- Model poseFull-body frontal pose with weight on one leg, left arm relaxed holding a small handbag, right arm hanging at side.
1 region
x 0.14 · y 0.08 · w 0.72 · h 0.88 (high) - Background and lightingPlain off-white studio background and floor with soft, even lighting and subtle shadow beneath the model's feet.
- Visible styling itemsBlack short-sleeve polo top tucked into the skirt, small black woven handbag held in the model's left hand, and black heeled thong sandals.
2 regions
x 0.30 · y 0.12 · w 0.40 · h 0.36 (high); x 0.14 · y 0.58 · w 0.18 · h 0.18 (medium) - Image qualitySharp, high-resolution studio photograph with neutral color balance and no visible text or labels in the scene.
Colors
olive green· skirt body#7D723C- SilhouetteA-line flared skirt falling to just above the knees from the model's waist, with a gently widening shape toward the hem.
- 02
Product
Front-facing crop of a knee-length flared skirt in an olive-green matte fabric showing elasticized waistband, side pocket opening, a center vertical seam and a double-stitched hem detail.
- WaistbandElasticized waist with visible gathered fabric along the top edge and a smooth top-stitch line below the elastic
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.10 · w 0.60 · h 0.12 (high) - Pocket openingInset side pocket opening on the right side (viewer left) with visible pocket mouth and slight fabric fold where hand is placed
1 region
x 0.73 · y 0.17 · w 0.16 · h 0.20 (high) - Center seamSingle vertical seam running down the front center of the skirt, stitched with visible topstitching
1 region
x 0.43 · y 0.18 · w 0.14 · h 0.65 (high) - Hem detailLower hem features a horizontal stitched band or topstitch line circling the skirt about one hem-width above the edge
1 region
x 0.10 · y 0.72 · w 0.80 · h 0.18 (high) - Fabric appearanceMatte, medium-weight knit or woven fabric with smooth surface and soft drape, showing gentle folds but no sheen
Other
Partial model styling and neutral studio background visible; black top and woven black handbag are present as props; evenly diffused studio lighting with soft shadow under hem.
- Top visiblePortion of a black top tucked into the skirt at the waistband, visible across the upper frame
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.00 · w 0.60 · h 0.18 (high) - Hand and propModel's left hand holds a woven black handbag with gold hardware visible at lower left; right hand rests in skirt pocket at right edge
2 regions
x 0.02 · y 0.56 · w 0.20 · h 0.36 (high); x 0.74 · y 0.18 · w 0.22 · h 0.28 (high) - Background and lightingPlain light neutral studio background with soft, even lighting and minimal shadows
- Crop and framingImage is cropped to show the garment from upper waist to just above the knees; legs and arms are partially visible
Colors
olive green· main skirt body#756A33- WaistbandElasticized waist with visible gathered fabric along the top edge and a smooth top-stitch line below the elastic
- 03
Product
Rear view of an olive-green flared skirt on a model showing an elasticated waistband, a vertical center-back seam, and a slightly banded hem; fabric appears soft with drape.
- Elastic waistbandNarrow gathered elastic waistband at the top of the skirt, same olive-green color, forming small evenly spaced gathers around the waist.
1 region
x 0.21 · y 0.12 · w 0.58 · h 0.08 (high) - Center-back seamSingle straight vertical seam running down the center back of the skirt from waistband to hem.
1 region
x 0.48 · y 0.18 · w 0.02 · h 0.47 (high) - Banded hemSlightly wider horizontal band at the hem creating a subtle paneled finish around the skirt bottom.
1 region
x 0.16 · y 0.58 · w 0.68 · h 0.12 (high) - Flared silhouetteA-line / flared shape that widens gently from the hips to the hem with soft, even drape.
1 region
x 0.15 · y 0.18 · w 0.70 · h 0.52 (high) - Fabric textureSmooth, medium-weight knit or jersey fabric with soft drape and a matte finish; surface shows subtle vertical grain from the knit.
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.22 · w 0.60 · h 0.44 (medium) - Visible fit on modelSkirt sits at the natural waist on the model and falls to just above the knee at the back.
Other
Studio rear-view product shot on a model against a plain light background; model wears black top and black heeled sandals; lighting is soft and even.
- Shot compositionCentered rear view of the model from the waist down, full-length legs visible to the ankles and shoes; product is the focal point.
- BackgroundPlain off-white studio background and floor with minimal visible shadowing.
- Model stylingModel wearing a black short-sleeve top (partially visible) and black open-toe heeled sandals.
2 regions
x 0.28 · y 0.02 · w 0.44 · h 0.14 (high); x 0.36 · y 0.78 · w 0.28 · h 0.18 (high) - Lighting and shadowsSoft, diffused lighting with faint, soft shadows under the model's feet and slight tonal shading on the skirt that emphasizes drape.
Colors
olive green· skirt body#7D723C- Elastic waistbandNarrow gathered elastic waistband at the top of the skirt, same olive-green color, forming small evenly spaced gathers around the waist.
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Customer Reviews
1 total1 reviews · out of 5
Perfect
Perfect length, weight, and cut. Love it!
Q&A
2 answered- Is the skirt see-through despite being heavyweight and unlined?
- The heavyweight fabric is dense enough that it should not be see-through, despite being unlined.
- What are the recommended care instructions? (machine wash, hand wash, dry clean?)
- For this heavyweight fabric skirt, we recommend machine washing cold on a gentle cycle and hanging to dry to preserve the shape and fabric. Always refer to the care label inside the garment for the most accurate instructions.