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This now iconic silhouette
was first created by French designer Christian Dior. The modern pencil skirt we
know today was an adaptation of the hobble skirt worn by women pre WWI with the
same H-line, but with a longer hemline and not as close fitting to the body. The
pencil skirt was a part of his successor line to his previous wildly successful
movement known as the “New Look”. In the late 1940’s he felt fashion needed
another revamp after WWII, when women came home and stopped working in war-related
jobs. Dior felt there needed to be a new style of dress that would express femininity
and bring back the female style, and thus the pencil skirt was designed. The designs
straight lines and higher hemline meant less fabric, which made it especially
appealing for knockoffs because during this time there was not a lot of
material to be rationed after the war. The pencil skirt is still popular today
and has since its creation, been a fashion stable in women’s wardrobes. Pencil
skirts are usually worn today as work or business apparel and worn with suit
jackets for office attire. Dior almost always has one in their collections and
they typically run around $900 for a Dior original.
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