The importance of black pencil skirts in the wardrobe life of a 9 to 5 working woman cannot be over-emphasized.
A black pencil skirt is highly versatile because it leaves room for great styling options. It’s variety of styling options makes it a must have wardrobe staple.
A lot of women may shy away from black pencil skirts because for some, they have run out of styling options so they tend to see it as “plain old boring”.
While others shy away from it because of its natural figure hugging tendency with the belief that it is not meant for the workplace.
Well, all of those beliefs would be dispelled in this article.
Black pencil skirts work well with most body shapes and all of the sexiness it gives by accentuating the curves of a woman can be toned down by pairing it with an appropriate shirt, blouse or blazer.
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Most importantly finding one with right size and fit to avoid pulling the skirt while walking which is a major turn-off by the way.
With the right tips, you can look fabulous and modern in a black pencil skirt. Take a look at the styling options below for a bit of inspiration.
Here are 4 refreshing ways to wear black pencil skirts to work
1. Bored of wearing your black pencil skirt with regular blazers?
Go ahead and do something fun yet uber stylish by pairing your favourite skirt with a trendy cape inspired blazer.
You’re bound to turn heads at the office with this.
2. Pair a stripped formal shirt with a midi black pencil skirt to avoid tugging wars that may arise with knee length pencil skirts.
If you have curves and a good height, a midi skirt can work wonders for your body frame.
You can also look work appropriate if you style a black midi pencil skirt with a floral blouse.
3. If you are skinny with no curves, you can play around in a black pencil skirts with peplum detail to give the illusion of curves.
Pair it with your favourite blouse or shirt in any colour as black is a neutral colour which works it absolutely anything.
The only fashion faux with this type of pencil skirt is to avoid wearing it with a blazer as it can cover up the peplum detail which indeed is the beauty of the skirt.
That is one of the best ways to style peplum black pencil skirt for skinny/petite women or women trying to conceal belly fat.
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4. Plus size ladies who may shy away from tucking in pencil skirts can look professional by going the belt way.
Taking a simple step by cinching the waist with a belt on a free flowing shirt with a black pencil skirt beneath and the right kind of shoes can give the top notch look you desire.
