Cotton Pencil Skirt

Cotton Pencil Skirt with Button Front

Size Chart

This one is cut close, so the UK equivalents above are mapped from the hip measurements rather than from the letter sizes — the smallest size fits a UK 6 to 8, not a straight 8. Choose on the hip figure and allow yourself an inch of room: the fabric is a woven cotton with no stretch, so there's nothing to absorb a tight fit, and the hip is where a pencil skirt pulls first. If the waist and hip point to different sizes, go by the hip. Length runs from the waistband to the hem.

Oatmeal cotton with a dry, slightly slubby handle, cut high at the waist and straight to mid-calf, with a line of covered buttons running off-centre down the front and a split opening at the bottom of the placket. That asymmetric line is what does the work — it breaks up an otherwise plain panel and draws a long vertical down the body rather than sitting neatly in the middle.

• Style: cotton pencil skirt
• Design: plain, with an off-centre button placket
• Colour: oatmeal beige
• Length: 29.1–30.3 in, mid-calf
• Rise: high, sitting at the natural waist
• Fit: close through the hip, straight to the hem
• Detail: asymmetric button front with a split below it
• Occasion: work, city days, dinners, smart-casual events
• Season: spring and summer, with knitwear and boots in autumn

How to Style a Cotton Pencil Skirt

This is one of the easiest skirts to build an outfit around: a fitted vest in olive or black tucked in, a crisp white shirt with the sleeves rolled, a fine knit when it cools. A nude or tan heel keeps the leg line unbroken at this length, which matters more here than with a shorter skirt, and a structured leather bag finishes it for work. On fit, a high-waisted straight cut marks the waist and follows the hip, which is genuinely elegant on hourglass and slim straight figures; the caveat is that a non-stretch woven at this length is unforgiving through the hip and thigh, so if you'd rather a skirt skimmed rather than traced, an A-line midi in the same fabric will be far more comfortable to sit in all day.

FAQ

Should I order my usual size?
Check the measurements first, because this style runs about a size small: the hip figures sit roughly one UK size below what the letter labels suggest. Compare your own hip measurement to the chart, allow an inch of ease, and order on that number rather than on the size you'd normally buy.

Is there enough room to walk in it?
Yes — the split at the base of the button placket is what gives you that room, and it opens as you stride rather than the fabric having to stretch. Your steps will be a little shorter than in an A-line and stairs need a moment's thought, but it's designed to be walked in rather than admired standing still.

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