How I'd wear it: the pencil skirt

1. DOROTHY PERKINS £8 | 2. CONVERSE approx £55 | 3. ASOS £20 | 4. MISS SELFRIDGE £18 | 5. ASOS £8 | 6. TOPSHOP £28

Dun dun dunnnn.
I love skirts.  Floaty, mini, bodycon... If it shows legs, I will take it.  But there's one type which I've been avoiding: the pencil skirt.  I'm a teenager and I don't work in an office, and for these reasons I have assumed, for the past however many years, that pencil skirts aren't allowed anywhere near my wardrobe.  But, fortunately or unfortunately, pencil skirts have been the skirt du jour for the past few seasons.  And seeing as I'm nearly officially a grown up I think now is probably an appropriate time to start looking more grown up.  But this does not mean I want to start looking like I am actually going to the office, if you look at a lot of pencil skirts which are being stocked at the moment they're in a variety of colours.  This Topshop one is the favourite which I've seen, plus it would also tick off the 'print' trend which is going to be big this summer (and every other one).
I'd definitely team it with more toned down items, like grey tees, to keep myself at least a little bit in my comfort zone.  And I can't forget a pair of le Converse! (one doesn't have to look COMPLETELY grown up, right?)  I think they would give the skirt a really interesting twist too, especially in this colour.  *adds to 'must buy' list* I also thought a few accessories would do a great job or bringing out some of the amazing colours in the skirt too, hence the neon pink watch and aqua-blue necklace.
Before you know it, office-workers everywhere will be jealous of the pencil skirts we can wear to a completely casual occasion.  This is probably definitely one of the best investment pieces you could buy...  Now, where's my credit card?

Midnight blue

COAT: TOPSHOP | DRESS: ASOS | TIGHTS: RIVER ISLAND | SHOES: CONVERSE

I'm going to be really boring and say I haven't got a lot to say today, but here is what I wore.
Hope you have a nice week!

Blue hues

Happy saturday!  Was planning a day of mostly chilling today but I ended up going to Manchester.  With five boys.  I have now discovered that boys don't shop, they actually just shout random words in the middle of shops, try on the stupidest hats they can find and talk about COD.  I got no shopping done (Topshop isn't really the place for teenage boys to shout 'penis!').  Probably for the best though, I'll be pleased that I didn't spend anything come tomorrow!

Sunshine on a cloudy day

JUMPER: NEW LOOK | JEANS: RIVER ISLAND | SHOES: CONVERSE | HAT & NECKLACES: TOPSHOP

Trying to brighten up this dull day in my bright yellow jumper but it seems to have just started raining harder since I put it on so I'm not sure it's quite working... I have finished college for the weekend now, and I'm going to make the most of it as this will be the only weekend before summer in which I won't have to revise or feel guilty about not revising.  I am going to the cinemas tonight to watch 'The Grey', Sam and I have no idea what it's about but we have a bit of a crush on Liam Neeson which is why we chose that one, I also quite fancy that new George Clooney film though.

Maxi dress

JUMPER & SNOOD: TOPSHOP | DRESS: MISSGUIDED | SHOES: CONVERSE

So this is how I try to pull off a maxi dress for the day time, ta-daaah.  It's great because the dress has a high neckline, long sleeves and jersey-style material which really help to make it a relatively casual dress, you know, despite the sexy thigh split... It comes in a few other colours too, including black, but I decided to be a bit more daring, and I've loved burgundy this season and I thought it would look great with some vampy red lips to.  I bought this dress for my work's Christmas meal a month ago and teamed it with some leopard print loafers (forever picking comfort over amazing-looking legs), and I thought it would be a shame to only wear it once so I thought, 'How could I adapt this to my everyday wardrbobe?' and this is what I came up with, and I am pretty pleased with the outcome!  Converse make everything more casual, don't they?  Life savers.  I really need to get a bit of variety though, I actually have about eight pairs of them, oops... I even have a pair which are a size too small for me but I can't bring myself to chuck any, that would be like a crime in the world of shoes.  I've seen quite a few bloggers and street-stylers team a maxi dress with tights and I loved how it looked so that is where my inspiration came from.
I have just got home from college after my Chemistry exam, and fortuantely I feel like it went really well, and I never feel like that after exams, so fingers crossed for results day in March!
What do you think of wearing a maxi dress during the day?  How would you wear it?