Five Take… Pencil Skirts

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Five Take… Pencil Skirts

29/01/2011 by chattermonkey

Elizabeth has set Nicole, Beth, Valerie and me the challenge of wearing a pencil skirt for this week’s Five Take… challenge.

A pencil skirt is – according to all fashion related items I read – an essential piece in a woman’s wardrobe. This simple item is supposedly meant to answer all dilemmas of how to be smart yet sexy, timeless yet funky and for a brief while I didn’t believe I owned one! That was until I cleared out the wardrobe and found an old one I used to wear when I worked at my previous job 2.5 years ago. I say old, its actually in perfect condition and looks brand new. Reason 299 of why my no shopping ban is a very good idea!

Pencil skirt – Simply Be circa 2008

Peter Pan collared dress (worn as top) – ASOS curve

Cardigan – Evans circa 2007

Tights – Simply Be

Brogues – ASOS

I paired the skirt with the Peter Pan collar dress I feel well and truly out of love with last week, but this time tucked it in to become a camisole. I used Beth’s suggestion of wearing it with a cardigan and put on a pair of brogues to pull the outfit together. Its a somewhat smarter outfit than I normally wear to work and as such I was asked by a number of people if I was going for an interview (note to self: must be smarter when dressing for work!).

Wearing the ASOS dress this way is going to be my preferred choice from now on. The dress works much better as a camisole and the embellished collar adds something quirky to the whole outfit. Do you have any items that you wear a remix to bring new life to them?

Don’t forget to go and read how the other ladies have styled their pencil skirts:

Nicole - http://awellroundedventure.com/

Beth - http://www.pretty-in-plus.com/

Elizabeth - http://thestate-iamin.blogspot.com/

Valerie - http://www.moreofthisandlessofthat.com/

Posted in ASOS curve, Five Take, Forgotten clothes, NYR no new clothes, outfits, plus size, Simply Be | 12 Comments

12 Responses

on 29/01/2011 at 20:27 | Reply Ms. Loaf

Love it! The tights are fab, too!
- on 30/01/2011 at 08:37 | Reply chattermonkey
  
  Thank Valerie! I was a little worried that the tights merged with the shoes… ??
on 29/01/2011 at 21:03 | Reply Jo

Yes ! You have found the perfect way to wear this dress . You look so smart in this outfit , I actually think this outfit is my all time favourite of yours xxx Jo xx I love the skirt too xx
- on 30/01/2011 at 08:38 | Reply chattermonkey
  
  Really? Thanks Jo! Maybe I should wear this style of skirt more often – people always give me the nicest compliments when I wear pencil type skirts! Its a petty they aren’t a natural item for me in my wardrobe!
on 30/01/2011 at 01:35 | Reply sarah

I love this outfit and the brogues top it off perfectly.

Personally I am happy to wear a pencil skirt in denim but I can’t do it in black. I think it comes from wearing too many of them in the 80′s and early 90′s!!
- on 30/01/2011 at 08:39 | Reply chattermonkey
  
  Thanks Sarah. I would love a denim pencil skirt! I have my Beth Ditto one but I’m not sure if you can call that a pencil skirt… :s
on 30/01/2011 at 02:56 | Reply Rebecca

ha! I love that you were asked whether you were interviewing, that’s so funny
- on 30/01/2011 at 08:41 | Reply chattermonkey
  
  My colleagues are so suspicious! If anyone comes in a slightest bit smart you are automatically going for an interview!
  
  Guess that’s what happens if you are allowed to wear what you like to work!
on 30/01/2011 at 04:58 | Reply Elizabeth

You look so sophisticated!
- on 30/01/2011 at 08:42 | Reply chattermonkey
  
  Cheers Elizabeth! I don’t think I have ever been called sophisticated before! I like it! Much better than being described as “cute”… I hate being called cute. The tomboy in me rebels at the word.
on 31/01/2011 at 02:14 | Reply The Merry Traveller

Woah! I am in awe how you took the dress to make it into a top and I think it looks 10000 times better that way! I think ASOS should make it into a top. I don’t know but I wasn’t in love with the cut of the dress and I wish it had sleeves but you are looking wonderful in this ensemble!
- on 31/01/2011 at 17:05 | Reply chattermonkey
  
  Thanks Merry! I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out as well.