https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:38:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1118068 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:39:43 +0000 unfrumped 1118068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like you've got it covered! You look great in both, though.<br />To me it's a combination--the skirt is not tapered and the sweater is straight-ish but not boxy and is a bit long for a skirt, hence it works so well with pants.<br />All of that is my eternal issue with pairing various tops &amp; bottoms. I have tops that work with lots of similar-styled bottoms--either pants <u>or</u> skirts--so I can mix and match colors and textures, but&nbsp;&nbsp;it's harder to find&nbsp;a single top&nbsp;that work with skirts, and trousers, and tapered pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1118056 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:24:04 +0000 Anonymous 1118056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth, my pencil skirts look the same way on me and this one does on you--not particularly bombshell. Some tapering might help, but I think it's partly a function of slim thighs. Your jeans show these off to perfection, and I think outfit number three looks fantastic on you. Don't forget that your trim (and high waist) can be seen in motion, even it the sweater photographs a bit blocky in a still shot. I love this look on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1118052 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:15:52 +0000 carambola 1118052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fantastic in 3! I have such a hard time pairing sweaters with pencil skirts. If you pin the skirt and like it, will you show us? I'd love to learn along with&nbsp; you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1118049 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:08:31 +0000 Sara L. 1118049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #3 also and don't think you look blocky in the jeans and sweater. I see what you mean in #1 and maybe a belt would work to define your waist better. Also a more tapered skirt, as others have mentioned, might work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1118038 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:41:42 +0000 shedev 1118038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your legs look a mile long in 3. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1117756 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 01:33:57 +0000 Jaime 1117756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You hardly look like a cinderblock, but #3 is definitely my favorite! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1117717 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:45:23 +0000 Caro in Oz 1117717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love&nbsp;#3 on you. I agree with Angie a really sleek bottom half really helps </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1117716 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:45:18 +0000 Beth 1117716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Why thank you, Angie! *curtsy* You'd be SO proud of the Queen of Late Adopters. I'm regularly half-tucking *and* wearing slouchy khakis. See, there's hope for all me after all. :D</p> <p>I do see what you mean about the skirt. It feels so fitted in the hips that I overlooked the fact that the skirt is straighter and less tapered than it should be. Hm. I may try pinning it in to see the difference. I'm glad #3 looks OK!</p> <p>And Mochi, it absolutely helps to read such kind words. Thank you.&nbsp;And you're right about fisherman sweaters; they're not the easiest thing to wear! </p> <p>Greyscale and Echo, it sounds as though you're seeing the same thing Angie is. The skirt itself is wonderful: it's a tweedy wool&nbsp;with lots of texture. The material works beautifully with the sweater, just not the shape.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1117712 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:42:48 +0000 Echo 1117712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree that #3 is fabulous. I love the sweater, and if the skirt were a more fitted pencil style as opposed to the A-line it is, it might have worked better. Regardless, I like the white and blue combination on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1117711 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:41:06 +0000 Greyscale 1117711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this pencil skirt doesn't have the bombshell risk because it's straighter. It's a great skirt. Would it work with a shorter turtleneck sweater?</p> <p>The jeans outfit works perfectly. The sweater itself is blocky but you aren't blocky in that outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1117709 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:38:26 +0000 Ajoanna 1117709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>While not as suitable for the chilly temperatures, I think a slightly lower neckline, a shorter, more eye-catching necklace, or even simply scrunching the sleeves would do wonders for the blockiness. </p> <p>Have you tried layering a topper over the sweater, or would this be impractical for you? That would also help the outfit to be more vertical, not horizontal, if that makes any sense. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1117702 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:29:14 +0000 Angie 1117702@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good job trying something new, Beth. The pencil skirt needs to be more tapered at the side seams to offset the bulky pullover. That's why your skinnies worked so well. The sleek bottom half&nbsp;rectified the blockiness - if you know what I mean, especially since you're wearing flat boots.&nbsp;</p> <p>You looks sensational in #3.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1117695 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:20:46 +0000 Mochi 1117695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know it won't help to hear this, but I'd love to have your figure. That said, I think a less-chunky but still warm knit would work really well here. Fisherman-type knits can be really challenging (as pretty as they are).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/de-bombshelling-a-pencil-skirt-failure#post-1117691 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:15:00 +0000 Beth 1117691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It was a cold day today, so I thought I'd try pairing a chunky sweater with a pencil skirt and flat boots. Yeah...no. It was a cozy option, but it felt much better than it looked. Grrr.&nbsp;</p> <p>I went from bombshell to blocky. It's forever a risk for the short-waisted, but darn it, is there a way to wear chunky sweaters without looking like a cinderblock?&nbsp;</p> <p>I tried the sweater with jeans and boots&nbsp;and it looked marginally better, but still blocky.</p> <p>Help! I'm cold! </p>