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Friday, 27 June 2014

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Casual Pencil Skirt Biography:

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When I need to dress professionally, which is rare anymore, I usually reach for a pencil skirt. When I worked as a recruiter in San Francisco back in the 1990’s, pencil skirts were my favorite thing to wear to the office. Easy to style and flattering, the pencil skirt was a key part of my Monday through Friday wardrobe.
Once I moved to Sonoma Valley in 1999 and ended my career as a recruiter, I donated most of my career wear, including my pencil skirts. I had no reason to own professional clothing, save for a black sheath dress and some classic pumps just in case the occasion called for professional attire.
Then a couple of years ago I became the volunteer coordinator for a senior citizen program. Suddenly I was working in an office and had a need for work wear again. I quickly added a couple of pencil skirts back into my wardrobe.
I stayed in the volunteer coordinator position for eight months until I demoted myself to my current position as a Friendly Visitor, spending an hour a week with a 101-year-old friend in her home. I can and do wear whatever I want, even yoga pants sometimes. This means my pencil skirts hang in my closet, ignored and unworn, day in and day out.
With today’s trends leaning towards easy, relaxed dressing and unique combinations of dressy with casual are not uncommon, I thought it would be worth trying to breathe new life into my old work wardrobe and wear my pencil skirts casually. I styled two skirts into three casual looks.
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I started with my black Halogen pencil skirt and wore it with a silky blouse from Target. I added a leather moto jacket I bought in Italy a couple of years ago. Leather jackets can always be counted on to give an outfit an extra edge.
Theses suede booties from Enzo Angiolini with buckle detailing kept the look casual and comfortable.
I threw my hair in a messy pony-tail which was ideal for my frizzy hair on a misty, cloudy day.
For my next casual pencil skirt look, I employed camouflage, the pattern guaranteed to make an outfit more casual. I paired a gray pencil skirt I bought for about $4.00 from Goodwill a couple of years ago and wore it with a silk camo bomber from Equipment.
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These slouchy flat boots from Sole Society are nothing if not casual.
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To give it a tougher edge, I added a chain link necklace by Ralph Lauren (very old) and wore bright red Girogio Armani lipstick.
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For my most casual look, I did something I never thought I would do. Ever.
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I wore sneakers with my pencil skirt. As a fashion statement! I was one of those commuters in the 1990’s who wore running shoes or aerobic shoes with my suits to go to and from work in the city, carrying my nice pumps in my tote bag to change into once I got to the office. I resisted wearing commuter sneakers for a long time but practicality and comfort eventually won out. But I never in a million years considered wearing them to be stylish.
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I made my outfit even more casual with a denim shirt and to add some color, I carried my Sylvia Steininger Paris tote. I would easily wear this outfit to run errands in, meet a friend for lunch or hang out in a café.
Do you wear pencil skirts?
If so, do you wear them casually, for the office or both?
XO,
Adrienne
Six Ways to Wear Pencil Skirts in a Casual
Introduced by Christian Dior in the late 1940s, pencil skirts became vastly popular particularly as office wear or as a part of a suit. Today, the pencil skirt is still a favorite in the corporate setting for its clean, tailored lines, adding a necessary formality that is required of corporate wear.
With more interest in fashion fanning out as a form of self-expression, barriers are continuously being torn down as new and unconventional ways of dressing up come to the surface.
We feature six fashion bloggers who were able to take the pencil skirt and turn it into lovely casual pieces.
For a non-traditional pencil skirt look, go for emphasized woven skirts instead of regular woven fabric ones. Funk up a geometrical weave pattern by pairing it with a fun and colorful tribal top. Finish off with chunky wooden accessories and shoes.
Get her look:
Luna Lulutresors Very South Forever 21
Pencil skirts come in three basic lengths- about two full thumb’s length above the knee, at the knee, and two full thumbs length below the knee. The best length in general is at your knee as that tends to be the smallest part of a woman’s leg- where ever the skirt ends is where the eye will travel.
However, choosing the right length is also based on personal preference as well as particular situations. Here’s a quick guide.
For Work: At knee or below the knee
For Dates: Above the knee
For Church: At knee or below the knee
Over 50: At the knee or below the knee
Pencil skirts on those who are bottom heavy tend to pull across the middle (from one side of your hip to the other), causing an unslightly “whiskering/wrinkle” effect. If you’re got a bit extra in the hip area, buy the skirt one full size larger and get it tailored to your body.

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