CUBICLE TO COCKTAIL: PENCIL SKIRT

June 13, 2018

Happy Wednesday, ladies! I am so freaking excited for today’s post. This Cubicle to Cocktail transition might just be the best yet. I made three changes to my work look to take it to date night, but I could have gotten away with it after just one. Which means you could totally copy this look, and be ready for date night with one simple swap. And I bet you already have a few (or all!) of these items sitting in your closet already!

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WHITE HOUSE BLACK MARKET TOP (SIMILAR) // BELLA FORTE CAMI (SIMILAR) // BELLA FORTE SKIRT (SIMILAR) // JESSICA SIMPSON PUMPS (SIMILAR, LAST SEEN) // ALL ABOUT U NECKLACE (SIMILAR) // ALELI JEWEWS NECKLACE (LAST SEEN) // SIMILAR BRACELETS // SIMILAR EARRINGS // ANNA SUI BAG (SIMILAR)

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FINDING THE RIGHT PENCIL SKIRT

When it comes to wearing a pencil skirt to date night (or girl’s night out), it has to be the right pencil skirt. You don’t want the look to be too overly professional or your look will just look, well, professional. I’ve had the most success with pencil skirts that are very form fitting, high-waisted, and made of luxe materials.

Of course, that poses another problem. Those skirts aren’t always the most professional. So the goal is to find the middle ground. This skirt actually fit all of those criteria, but it also had just a bit of give at the end so it wasn’t overly snug and the length was perfectly modest. I also opted for a longer shirt that I didn’t tuck in so it would cover more of my body. I explicitly chose a top that was not fitted to balance out the skirt.

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WHAT TO LAYER

The purpose of a Cubicle to Cocktail look is to make it easy to get from one to the other. I try to limit the changes to three in total. One way to make those changes happen even faster, though, is to layer. When styling a fitted pencil skirt for work, you’ll want to balance it with a less fitted top (like I said above). Because your top isn’t super fitted, you can totally wear your cocktail hour top underneath!

My top was a light color, but still a thick material. So this lighter floral camisole was perfect underneath. When it came time to add a little va-va-voom, all I had to do was take off my work top. Super easy. But there were still a couple details I wanted to spruce up to make the look even more night-night appropriate.

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WHAT TO SWAP

I included two swaps for this look: my shoes and my necklace. While I’m definitely not opposed to a good pump for date night, I wanted to bring more summer to this look by opting for a sandal. I definitely would not wear a sandal like this to work, I only barely find a peep-toe appropriate, so one this strappy and open just ain’t gonna work. However, it’s gorgeous for date night and adds so much length to the leg despite the strap!

I also wore a layered necklace in my work look. Mostly, I wanted to pull this pretty pink color from my purse more into my daytime outfit, so it wasn’t even necessary. For date night, the necklace was just a little too bulky, so I swapped it for something more delicate. Except, not really, because I had layered it under my work top and all I had to do was take off the pink necklace. So this third swap was basically just for my pleasure, and not at all necessary to make either look appropriate.

That makes this pretty much a a two change look, and you could get away with the pump instead of the sandal. So, I mean, come on, could this transition be any more simple and perfect for the busy gal on the go?!