At the weekend I went over to Westfield Stratford's Malibutique event for some much needed TLC. ASOS were there and were debuting their new collection. For me, there was one stand out piece, a white pencil skirt. Simple, chic and (most importantly) a brilliant £40. It got me thinking, how would I wear this?
White is tricky - basically I'll get coffee over anything within 5 minutes, but for something like this I think it's totally worth it. Pencil skirts are a new thing for me, I'd ruled myself out of the whole look as I assumed it was only meant for my leaner, taller friends. But no, my 5 foot 4 curvy self bought a gorgeous one from Zara a few months ago (on my Instagram here) and I've been hooked ever since.
Candace Lake via Pinterest / Hedvig of Northern Light via Harpers Bazaar
I browsed around Pinterest for some inspiration and well and truly got it. The secret seems to be wearing something oversize on top to balance yourself out. I love DKNY's take on the piece too, pairing it with a denim shirt (here). I've found a few on the market, here is my little edit (particularly love the River Island and Topshop one's with the mesh):
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White always looks so chic! I'm short too and would have been wary about pulling off a pencil skirt before ... maybe I'll have to give it a go now though!
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I love this look - so fresh and chic and just oozes causal glamour! Will definitely be giving a white pencil a whirl.
Ah I'm so scared of wearing white. I am one of the clumsiest people ever and it'd be dirty before I even left the house. I too am curvy and can't imagine wearing something so fitted on my bottom half without wearing something massively oversized on top. Jojo x
love them but think my 3 kids would destroy one!!
I'm only 5' 3" and pencil skirts are a staple for me. I find they elongate my figure. Never had one in white, though. I've done pretty well keeping my white jeans clean, so I will have to check out some white skirts!
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I also wrote an article on pencil skirts and how I love them but I never thought about white pencil skirts ... and well, they are pretty gorgeous too !!
Eva.
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We love all things white, it's just a nightmare to keep clean! Very chic though, as long as you're not clumsy :) x
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