The 23 best pleated skirts to buy if you're on board with TikTok's latest viral trend

If you thought we'd left the pleated skirt back in the 00s along with many of Blair Waldorf's other iconic looks, the news that a Gossip Girl reboot is landing on our screens this July ought to have given you somewhat of a sartorial premonition.

Your boyfriend may not look like Chuck Bass, you might cringe when your friends nickname you with your first initial or signs off 'xoxo' (no matter how ironically), and you may have absolutely despised having to wear one at school, but if there's one way to channel the Gossip Girl vibe this season it's undoubtedly via a pleated skirt.

Maxis, minis, black, white, multicoloured, checked... if it's got a pleat then you need to dig it back out pronto.

And it's not just millennials yearning for the good old days on the Upper East Side who have got their eye on the style, with Gen Z officially confirming the pleated skirt's cult status thanks to over 22 million views of the hashtag alone on TikTok.

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Rarely satisfied with a quick show-and-tell, many TikTokers have also taken the new trend as an opportunity to experiment with their creativity whilst simultaneously making a major sustainable statement. Why buy new when you can transform something you already own into its own perfect version?

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Sewing aficionados are posting tutorials of themselves upcycling old, shapeless pieces into epic pleated ones - and we're seriously impressed.

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Don't have anything you can transform, or lacking the sewing machine - and patience - required to make your own? We've rounded up the very best pleated skirts available to buy right now that are not only bang on trend but also timeless enough to become a real wardrobe staple as this trend undoubtedly continues to return to the forefront of fashion.

From minis to midis, printed to plain, minimalist to super colourful... Scroll down for 23 best pleated skirts to buy now and wear forever.

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