pencil skirts

Narrow knee-length bottoms

A pencil skirt is a slim-fitting skirt that narrows toward the hem, typically ending at or just below the knee.

The silhouette hugs the hips and thighs, creating a straight, narrow line like a pencil.

Associated with professional and formal wear since the 1950s: She paired a pencil skirt with a blazer for the interview.

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office attire · darts · knee-length · trench coats · clothing · power dressing · form-fitting · body con · wiggle · garment · 1950s · Mad Men · leggings · hobble · peplum · shapewear · waistband · high-waisted

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Opposites
silhouette/fit

pencil skirtscircle skirts

Garments cut as full rounds

flowing skirts · poodle skirts · pleated skirts · tulle skirts · prairie skirts

volume/fullness

pencil skirtstulle skirts

Garments of layered netting

prairie skirts · peasant skirts · poodle skirts · layered skirts

formality/context

pencil skirtssarongs

Wrapped waist garments

Family

skirt, pencil, penciled, penciling, penciler, penciller, pencil in, pencil skirt

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G