Not-So-Prim Pencil Skirts: 3 Celeb Looks to Try

When we usually think of pencil skirts, we think of office blah at the worst and sexy librarian at the best—re-envision the pencil skirt with help from Marion Cotillard, Naya Rivera, and Zoe Kravitz. Leather, crop tops, and metallic accents put a fresh spin on this wardrobe staple.

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Want an easy way to take the frump out of a pencil skirt? Pair it with an of-the-moment crop top like Glee actress Naya Rivera at the San Diego Comic-Con. She color blocked with a blue pencil skirt from H&M and a chic short-sleeved cropped shell by Razan Alazzouli, and injected a pop of color with her bright yellow Guiseppe Zanotti heels.

1. Asos Petite exclusive Gingham Crop Top - $16.57;  2. Windsor Bright Blue V Neck Yoke Pencil Skirt - $24.90;  3. J. Crew No. 2 Pencil Skirt in Double-Serge Wool - $130;  4. Asos White Jacquard Shell Top with Peplum - $24.86;  5. Veda Soul Neon Yellow Ellen Heel - $59.99

 

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Pencil skirts are even taking over the red carpet—Marion Cotillard wore a pencil skirt illusion dress from Raf Simons’ Dior collection to the Batman: The Dark Knight Rises premiere. You can recreate this look without shelling out for a designer dress by combining a houndstooth pencil skirt (a staple in any working girl’s wardrobe) with a corset top in a complementary micro pattern and adding a glam touch with a luxe metal belt. Copy Cotillard and accent the grey skirt with bright reds and mustard yellows.

1.Tory Burch Cornelia Houndstooth Skirt - $275;  2. Mettle The Bold & The Beautiful Belt - $198;  3. Latico Leather After Shock Card Case - $24.94;  4. Hedonia Collette Cropped Bustier Top - $45;  5. Carvela Kurt Geiger Attack Court Shoes - $92

 

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Leather is undeniably hot this season, and wearing a leather bustier top with a pencil skirt is the ultimate way to add an edge to a pencil skirt. Zoe Kravitz did just that in head-to-toe Chanel at the designer’s Little Black Jacket event. Amp up the contrast like Kravitz did by picking a skirt in a ladylike fabric like tweed or lace.

1. Bardot Peeptoe Pump - $79.99;  2. J. Crew Pencil Skirt in Hologram Tweed - $395;  3. Quilting Cream Shoulder Bag - $55.99;  4. A.L.C. Thea Skirt - $495;  5. Charlotte Russe Zipper-Back Pleather Corset - $29.99