Contemporaine
Nocturnal Plaid Pleated Chiffon Skirt
CA$125.00CAD
In Stock
The Nocturnal Plaid Pleated Chiffon Skirt is a women's flared midi skirt from Contemporaine by Simons, featuring a sheer pleated chiffon outer layer over a full opaque lining and a diagonal plaid pattern in dark and warm neutrals. It is crafted from 100% recycled polyester (with a 100% polyester lining) and measures 33 inches (84 cm) in length in size small. The skirt is machine washable (cold delicate cycle, hang to dry) and meets the Vision program criteria for reduced-impact materials.
- Material
- Polyester from recycled plastic bottles
- Gender
- female
- Style
- flared
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Skirts > Long Skirts
Color
Patterned Black
Size
XX-SMALLX-SMALLSMALLMEDIUMLARGEX-LARGE
Specifications
Ultra light and fluid sheer chiffon pleated skirt in a plaid pattern, featuring a flared fit and full lining.
Ultra lightweight fluid chiffon, full chiffon lining, flared fit, pleated design, plaid pattern, 33-inch length (size small).
- Material
- Polyester from recycled plastic bottles
- Style
- flared
- Gender
- female
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Skirts > Long Skirts
Additional Attributes
- Ultra lightweight and fluid sheer chiffon fabric
- Full chiffon lining for modesty
- Made with recycled polyester from plastic bottles
- Flared fit for movement
- Pleated construction
- Plaid pattern
- 33-inch length (size small)
- Exclusive design by Simons Contemporaine line
- Designed in Canada
Product Insights
The Nocturnal Plaid Pleated Chiffon Skirt by Contemporaine offers a sustainable alternative in long skirts using certified recycled polyester that matches virgin polyester in wrinkle resistance, color retention, and pleat durability, while reducing waste and carbon emissions. Its heat-set pleats create alternating translucent and opaque bands in light, and the A-line cut with full lining provides opaque coverage (with slight sheerness at the hem in bright light) and fits heights 5'0 to 5'9 with adjustable hem placement via rise changes. At $125 CAD, it undercuts luxury brands, but requires hang drying to maintain pleat shape and avoid ironing and tumble-drying.
Verified claims
- Care instructions
- Hang drying is essential to maintain pleat shape.
- Light-play
- Pleats create alternating translucent and opaque bands in light.
- Pleat care
- Pleats are heat-set permanent; hang dry to restore, avoid ironing and tumble-drying.
- Coverage
- Full lining provides opaque coverage; slight sheerness at hem in bright light.
- Hem placement
- Fits heights from 5'0 to 5'9 with hem from below-calf to midi.
- Rise adjustment
- High rise drops hem toward ankle; low rise lifts it to mid-calf.
- A-line cut
- Pleated A-line silhouette prevents an abrupt hem line at the calf.
- Value
- At $125 CAD, it undercuts luxury while using certified recycled polyester.
- Pleat retention
- Heat-set pleats hold identically to virgin polyester chiffon.
- Environmental impact
- Recycled polyester from plastic bottles reduces waste, energy use, and carbon emissions.
- Certification
- Carries Simons' Vision designation confirming at least 50% reduced-impact materials.
- Performance parity
- Recycled polyester chiffon matches virgin polyester in wrinkle resistance, color retention, and pleat durability.
- Fabric performance
- Recycled polyester chiffon resists wrinkling, dries quickly, and holds color with lower environmental impact.
Product record
- Title
- Nocturnal Plaid Pleated Chiffon Skirt
- Brand
- Contemporaine
- Price
- 125 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Deep Research
How the 33-inch length falls on different heights
- At 33 inches from waist to hem, the skirt falls within the tea-length category (32–36 inches) — on an average 5′5″ frame, the hem hovers a few inches above the ankle, offering the elegance of a long skirt with the walkability of a midi.
- Because skirt length is measured from the waistband, adjusting how high or low the skirt sits on the torso directly changes the hem drop — pulling it up to a high-rise position drops the hem toward the ankle for a more dramatic long skirt look, while wearing it low on the hips raises the hem toward the mid-calf, effectively swapping the intended tea-length for a shorter midi silhouette.
- For a petite body, the 33-inch length exceeds the standard petite midi range (25–27 inches) and drops into tea-length territory below the calf, naturally bypassing the leg-widening mid-calf zone; for a taller frame, the same measurement falls within the classic tall midi range (31–34 inches), where the hem clears the widest calf point and creates a streamlined leg line.
- The skirt's pleated, A-line shape is inherently more forgiving of hem placement than a straight or pencil cut — the fabric's outward flare prevents any mid-calf horizontal line from looking abrupt, instead drawing the eye down in a soft, continuous drape.
Pleat maintenance for chiffon skirts
- For travel creases or minor flattening, a handheld steamer held 2–3 inches from the fabric and moved top-to-bottom along the folds revives the pleat without risk, whereas a domestic iron — even on low heat and inside-out — can flatten the pleat you're trying to restore and glaze the chiffon surface; steam works with the heat-set structure, not against it.
- The skirt's 100% polyester chiffon is heat-set at roughly 180°C during production, locking the pleats permanently at the molecular level — a cold-water wash can't undo pleats set at that temperature, so unlike natural-fiber skirts, the shape survives machine washing cycle after cycle.
- Folding this skirt for storage creates a horizontal crease across the pleats that steam alone cannot fully remove, so the only way to keep the pleat line season after season is to hang it on a broad clip hanger in a breathable garment bag with an inch of air on each side — gravity and space protect what water and heat can't fix.
- The pleats separate sheer chiffon panels that glow where light passes through, so when pleats are crisp the skirt reads as alternating translucent and opaque bands — this light-play is the skirt's defining visual feature, which makes maintaining the pleats not just about structure but about preserving the garment's entire design language.
- A single tumble-dry cycle exposes the heat-set pleats to temperatures that can relax the fiber's memory and bake in random creases — once that happens, no home tool can fully restore the original knife edge, so skipping the dryer isn't just a precaution, it's the split between a skirt that lasts and one that's ruined.
- When you hang the wet skirt by the waistband, the weight of the water in the fabric naturally pulls every pleat downward — this gravity re-tensioning is more effective than any iron because it realigns the folds from the inside out as they dry, which is why 'hang to dry' is the single most important instruction for keeping pleats crisp.
- The recycled polyester chiffon holds a heat-set pleat exactly like virgin polyester because the thermoplastic polymer backbone is identical — the skirt's sustainability claim comes without any trade-off in pleat durability or wash resilience, so you get the same crisp folds and reduced plastic waste in one garment.
Recycled polyester chiffon: feel, drape, and durability
- The chiffon's recycled polyester is spun from post-consumer plastic bottles, diverting them from landfills and requiring less energy and water than virgin polyester; this accounts for the Vision program designation, which confirms at least 50% reduced-impact materials compared to conventional counterparts.
- Recycled polyester chiffon retains the practical benefits of virgin polyester chiffon — it still resists wrinkles, holds color well, and dries quickly — so the skirt remains low-maintenance and travel-friendly without compromising the fluid movement that gives chiffon its appeal.
How this skirt compares to similar pleated chiffon skirts
- At the luxury end, Brooks Brothers offered a plaid chiffon mini skirt at $228 USD (~$310 CAD) — more than double the Contemporaine's price — for a viscose-based shell and crepe polyester lining; the Contemporaine achieves a similar design language (plaid + pleated chiffon) at a fraction of that cost, positioning it as a pragmatic pick for the trend without the heritage-brand premium.
- The Chicwish alternative costs $37.90 USD (~$52 CAD) — less than half the Contemporaine price — but it uses conventional polyester rather than the recycled polyester in the Contemporaine, which also carries Simons' Vision sustainability certification; the $73 CAD difference is essentially the price of a lower-impact, Canadian-designed garment.
- PrettyLittleThing's full-price listing of $85 CAD puts it $40 below the Contemporaine, but the PLT skirt comes with a colour-transfer warning and lacks any recycled or sustainability content; for an extra $40, the Contemporaine delivers a comparable silhouette with certified recycled polyester and a backed-by-Vision lower impact.
Image Analysis
3 images- 01
Product
A long pleated A-line skirt with a diagonal plaid pattern in dark and warm neutrals, semi-sheer chiffon outer layer with visible pleats and a shorter opaque lining.
- SilhouetteLong A-line skirt falling to mid-calf with a flared hem visible in front view.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.33 · w 0.76 · h 0.56 (high) - Fabric and finishSheer chiffon outer layer with narrow vertical pleats that create a finely textured surface; an opaque inner lining ends above the outer hem.
2 regions
x 0.14 · y 0.62 · w 0.72 · h 0.26 (high); x 0.14 · y 0.46 · w 0.72 · h 0.20 (medium) - PatternDiagonal plaid composed of intersecting dark and warm tan lines forming diamond shapes across the skirt surface.
1 region
x 0.14 · y 0.33 · w 0.72 · h 0.56 (high) - Waistband areaWaist area covered by model's top but a fitted waistline is implied where the skirt meets the torso; top edge of skirt is visible under the hands.Partial
1 region
x 0.32 · y 0.31 · w 0.36 · h 0.12 (medium) - Hem detailOuter chiffon hem is slightly uneven due to pleats and shows the sheer layer extending below the opaque lining by a visible band.
1 region
x 0.14 · y 0.75 · w 0.72 · h 0.14 (high)
Other
Studio product shot on a plain light background showing a model wearing the skirt; three-quarter front view, soft diffuse lighting, minimal shadows.
- Model and poseStanding model shown from head to feet in a three-quarter front pose with hands near the waist, left leg slightly forward.
1 region
x 0.08 · y 0.01 · w 0.84 · h 0.99 (high) - BackgroundPlain seamless white background with even studio lighting and soft shadow under shoes on the floor plane.
- Visible non-product clothingModel is wearing a black buttoned top and black pointed high-heeled shoes visible in the image but these are not described as the product.
2 regions
x 0.22 · y 0.05 · w 0.56 · h 0.34 (high); x 0.44 · y 0.85 · w 0.22 · h 0.12 (high) - Image qualityHigh resolution with clear detail on fabric texture and pattern, no visible text or labels in the scene.
Colors
deep black· background plaid field#0E0D0Bdark brown· plaid lines#4B3324tan beige· contrast stripes- SilhouetteLong A-line skirt falling to mid-calf with a flared hem visible in front view.
- 02
Product
A mid-length pleated chiffon skirt with a diagonal plaid pattern in dark and warm neutral tones; visible sheer outer layer with pleats and an inner lining, fitted at the waist and falling to a midi hem.
- Silhouette and lengthMid-calf A-line skirt silhouette with a flared shape created by narrow vertical pleats; hem falls below the knee to mid-calf on the model.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.18 · w 0.76 · h 0.68 (high) - Material and layersSheer chiffon outer layer with visible vertical pleating and a more opaque inner lining that ends slightly above the outer hem, producing a translucent band at the very bottom.
2 regions
x 0.12 · y 0.62 · w 0.76 · h 0.18 (high); x 0.12 · y 0.30 · w 0.76 · h 0.38 (high) - WaistbandFitted waistband that sits at the natural waist with a smooth top edge and no visible external fastener in this view.
1 region
x 0.28 · y 0.18 · w 0.44 · h 0.06 (high) - Pleat detailUniform narrow knife pleats running vertically from the waistband to the hem, producing evenly spaced folds visible across the entire skirt surface.
1 region
x 0.14 · y 0.24 · w 0.72 · h 0.62 (high) - Plaid pattern orientationDiagonal tartan/plaid motif formed by intersecting lines in tan, beige, and brown on a dark (near-black) ground; lines create diamond shapes across the pleats.
1 region
x 0.14 · y 0.24 · w 0.72 · h 0.62 (high) - Hem finishOuter chiffon hem is narrow and slightly sheer with visible pleat edges; inner lining hem sits higher and is opaque.
1 region
x 0.14 · y 0.74 · w 0.72 · h 0.10 (high)
Other
Front-on studio shot showing the model wearing the skirt; white seamless background, even soft lighting, visible model hands and shoes provide scale.
- View and compositionFrontal view cropped from mid-torso to feet showing the front of the skirt centered in frame.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - Model stylingModel wearing a black top cropped at the waist, visible hands resting at sides with gold rings, and black pointed-toe high-heeled shoes under the skirt.
2 regions
x 0.30 · y 0.00 · w 0.40 · h 0.22 (high); x 0.38 · y 0.78 · w 0.24 · h 0.18 (high) - Background and lightingEven, diffuse studio lighting on a clean white seamless background producing soft shadows beneath the model's feet.
Colors
near black· skirt base#0E0D0Cwarm beige· plaid lines - lightrich brown· plaid lines - dark accent#4B342B- Silhouette and lengthMid-calf A-line skirt silhouette with a flared shape created by narrow vertical pleats; hem falls below the knee to mid-calf on the model.
- 03
Product
Rear view of a midi-length pleated chiffon skirt with an all-over diagonal plaid pattern, fitted waistband, and a slightly sheer lower hem showing the model's leg silhouette.
- Overall silhouetteMidi-length flared skirt falling below mid-calf with an A-line silhouette visible from the rear.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.20 · w 0.76 · h 0.64 (high) - WaistbandFitted waistband sitting at the natural waist, seam line visible where skirt pleats join the waist.
1 region
x 0.28 · y 0.12 · w 0.44 · h 0.10 (medium) - Fabric and textureLightweight semi-sheer chiffon with fine vertical knife pleats creating narrow regular folds down the skirt.
1 region
x 0.14 · y 0.22 · w 0.72 · h 0.60 (high) - Hem detailLower hem is slightly translucent, allowing a faint view of the model's legs through the fabric at the skirt bottom.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.68 · w 0.64 · h 0.16 (high) - Plaid patternAll-over diagonal plaid composed of intersecting bands in dark and lighter tones forming diamond-like diagonal checks.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.20 · w 0.76 · h 0.64 (high) - Pleat alignmentPleats maintain the plaid pattern alignment, creating continuous diagonal lines across folds rather than breaking the pattern.
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.28 · w 0.62 · h 0.50 (medium)
Other
Studio rear product shot on a white background showing the model from lower back to calves; black pumps used as props; even soft lighting with minimal shadowing.
- View and compositionRear-facing view of the skirt on a model, framed from just above the waist to below the calves, centered in the image.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.06 · w 0.88 · h 0.88 (high) - Background and lightingPlain white seamless background with soft, even studio lighting and minimal visible shadows on the floor.
- PropsModel is wearing black pointed-toe high-heeled pumps visible in the lower frame; shoes are props and not part of the skirt.
1 region
x 0.32 · y 0.80 · w 0.36 · h 0.16 (high) - CroppingImage is cropped above the mid-back and just below the calves, so upper garment and full legs are partially out of frame.
Colors
black· base background of plaid#0E0D0Cdark brown· dark brown plaid bands#533C33tan· light tan plaid lines- Overall silhouetteMidi-length flared skirt falling below mid-calf with an A-line silhouette visible from the rear.
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Q&A
4 answered- Is the Contemporaine Nocturnal Plaid Pleated Chiffon Skirt made of chiffon?
- Yes, this skirt is made of ultra-light and fluid sheer chiffon, with a full chiffon lining.
- What pattern does the Contemporaine Nocturnal Plaid Pleated Chiffon Skirt have?
- The skirt features a plaid pattern in black.
- Is the chiffon lining opaque enough to wear without a slip, or is it see-through?
- The skirt has a full chiffon lining for coverage, but the outer layer is sheer. With the lining, it provides opaque coverage, though the overall look may have a slight sheerness depending on lighting and fit.
- What are the care instructions? Can it be machine washed or is dry cleaning required?
- The skirt is machine washable. Care instructions: machine wash cold on delicate cycle, do not bleach, do not tumble dry, hang to dry, and iron low inside out if needed.