maxi

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Dries van Noten's Julian Klausner paid homage to the 1990s/early noughties with his maxi denim skirts with the must-have high split.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The suits, maxi skirts, and voluminous sleeves of the era marked not just a trend, analysts predicted, but a lasting shift in what women wanted fashion to be.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2024

“We tell folks if you’re soaking through a maxi pad, two, in an hour to two hours, they should seek help.”

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2024

The star surfaced demurely from her dressing room and took the stage — not in her usual hip-hugging finery, but in a tiered yellow maxi dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Kainene looked even thinner next to Olanna, almost androgynous, her tight maxi outlining the boyishness of her hips.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie