Who can forget the quiet storm Monica Bellucci embodies as Malena, a film directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore, when she's walking down the street in a beautiful pencil skirt?
Or Penelope Cruz in the much acclaimed Volver directed by Pedro Almodovar, the pencil skirts she's wearing throughout the movie add up to her character as a voluptuous yet self-contained woman.
This season, it makes a come back, probably the most emblematic skirt is from the influential Gucci catwalk show, when Frida Giannini decided to use colour and flowers for Autumn/Winter.
She gave her magic touch to this supposed contradiction and Anna Dello Russo, the Editor at Large and creative consultant for Vogue Japan, caused quite a stir amongst the fashion crowd when she wore the green python straight skirt during Milan Fashion Week.
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Carine Roitfeld, former editor of French Vogue, also loves the sexy embrace of this tailored garment, in this picture in particular, she's wearing Alexander Wang.
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But my favorite version is from Proenza Shouler, in a bold colour and with the wrap effect, it's simply adorable!
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It's worth investing in one pencil skirt this season, it's a classic that keeps coming back to fashion and if you manage to be healthy and keep your weight you can wear it forever and always look smart.
When you see a woman wearing a pencil skirt you see someone dynamic, who moves around and has a successful career, it's ideal for a job interview. I leave you with other fabulous pencil skirts...
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| Balenciaga, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors - Sources: Matchesfashion.com / Net-a-porter.com |
If you love the leather skirt but cannot afford the designer price tag, Whistles has a less expensive version. If you're more edgy and love kinky fabrics, Marc Jacobs has a latex pencil skirt and both Maison Martin Margiela and Gucci have them in patent-leather.
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| Monica Bellucci in The Matrix Revolutions |
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