OK, so as boring as this post title might seem, I was quite excited to purchase my first vintage style pencil skirt! Pencil skirts are one area of mid-century fashion that I had never really conquered (along with trousers, but we'll get to that in another post.) This is mainly because I never felt comfortable with something so figure hugging. The only time you have seen me wear a wiggle dress on this blog is in this post and as I discussed there, I never buy wiggle dresses or pencil skirts online because you have to get the fit around the hips just perfect, something which I don't need to necessarily worry about when buying full/ circle dresses/ skirts.
I had always wanted to buy a reproduction pencil skirt but as I had never tried any of them on, I assumed that they would be too snug around my hips (and I really don't like it when you are wearing a pencil skirt that is so tight, that it pulls around the hips!) I was so impressed when I found this Vivien of Holloway pencil skirt at This is Vintage that I just had to buy it. And I like it so much that I am even considering buying a black one to wear to work!
This is also the first thing that I have bought from VOH and I am looking forward to trying on some of their other items when I am next in London. I would love to know what VOH items you have bought and what you think of them?
Sweater: Vintage from Rhythm Riot
Skirt: Vivien of Holloway via This is Vintage, Boscombe
Shoes: Marks and Spencer
Coat: Vintage from Clobber Vintage, Boscombe
Earrings: Vintage from Rhythm Riot
Celluloid brooch: Vintage from Lou Lou's Vintage Fair
Bracelet: Vintage from Rhythm Riot
Bag: Vintage from Vintage to Vogue, Bath
