Sorry for the delayed post, everyone, I have been feeling rather icky these past couple of days, and it was raining and cold yesterday…SO not the perfect weather for taking outfit pictures. 🙂
I don’t know about you, but I am a sucker for skirts!! With the weather getting warmer, I have been more than happy to put away my thick winter tights and allow my legs to get a glimpse of the sun. However, as a (young looking) teacher, I must take care to dress professionally so I am not confused with another student (seriously, this has happened more times than I can count!).
I must admit something, though…up until this past year, I had been stuck in a color rut in my professional-attire skirts. I always longed to be more adventurous when shopping for work attire (and hey, what fashionista doesn’t?), but I would always put the colorful, printed skirt back on the rack and buy the neutral colored option instead (usually in a black or a grey). But when I started seeing colored pencil skirts and printed skirts paired with button down shirts and sophisticated peplum blouses, I knew this was a trend I could not work without (pun intended), and therefore needed to step outside my comfort zone.
This spring, especially, has brought with it some very trendy skirts in delicious colors, prints, shapes, and textures (anyone seen the leather pencil skirts from Milly Edith or ASOS??).
While I am not advocating wearing the electric blue python print leather pencil skirt from ASOS (you read that right, click on the link if you don’t believe me!), I am encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone of wearing only grey and navy and black skirts every day.
I have gathered for your visual (and shopping) enjoyment, some rather fantabulous skirts! Not only do they have oh-so-lovely colors and prints, and are work appropriate, but the prices are also quite tempting. For the most part, though, these skirts hit about at the knee or right above it. SO, without skirting the issue further (teehee), a collection of my favorites:
Orange wrap skirt: Forever 21 // Green floral print: Forever 21 (also comes in yellow) //
Mint pencil skirt: Forever 21 // Striped skirt: J.Crew // Printed pencil skirt: JCPenney
Yellow Peplum: Forever 21 // Anchor print skirt: J.Crew Factory // Tweed: Target‘
I’ve rounded up a good mix of solid colored, printed, textured, and silhouetted skirts as ideas for spicing up your professional wardrobe. If you are just now dipping your toes into the pool of colored or printed skirts, I recommend starting with the classic pencil skirt in a different color and pairing it with a solid colored blouse, or even just a plain white oxford shirt. A white blouse has magical powers of transforming a playful skirt into a sophisticated outfit!
Here are a couple of examples from the list paired with a white blouse:
You don’t have to settle only being a fashionista from 5-9 when you could rock the latest color trends and patterns all day long and still look professional! So go ahead, try a different color pencil skirt, or if you’re feeling more adventurous, splurge on a colorful print or texture. The possibilities are endless, and these skirts or more versatile than you think :). They can easily take you from daytime professional to nighttime party animal.
I love love that green printed one from F21! I am actually wearing a skirt to work today for the first time in a long time – it feels so good!
I love love that green printed one from F21! I am actually wearing a skirt to work today for the first time in a long time – it feels so good!
I love love that green printed one from F21! I am actually wearing a skirt to work today for the first time in a long time – it feels so good!
I definitely need more skirts in my life! I love all the options you picked out. Looks like I need to visit Forever 21!
~Jessica
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I definitely need more skirts in my life! I love all the options you picked out. Looks like I need to visit Forever 21!
~Jessica
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DONE! That anchor skirt is mine 🙂
xo, tasha
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DONE! That anchor skirt is mine 🙂
xo, tasha
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DONE! That anchor skirt is mine 🙂
xo, tasha
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Jessica,
I know, I need to visit F21 too! I have a rather large list of skirts from there on my wishlist…If only my budget would allow for all of them 🙂
xoxo
Jessica,
I know, I need to visit F21 too! I have a rather large list of skirts from there on my wishlist…If only my budget would allow for all of them 🙂
xoxo
Jessica,
I know, I need to visit F21 too! I have a rather large list of skirts from there on my wishlist…If only my budget would allow for all of them 🙂
xoxo