Help with high rise pencil skirt

[Shadowy Lady]

I love the look of the high rise pencil skirts so I went and bought a pretty satin black one with side pockets that also has cool detail work on top. Now the problem is that when I wear it with my button down shirts at work and tuck them in, it makes me look very very top heavy

I'm not that huge on top, kinda in between C and D but I'm sorta slim. This is really annoying coz I do love the skirt. Does anyone know how to make these types of skirt work? Maybe different types of shirts?

I appreciate any suggestions.

 

[Simply Elegant]

Wearing a dark shirt without any frills will really help. Sometimes I just like a plain fitted t-shirt if it's a simple pencil skirt. Avoid wearing low cut tops to help draw away attention from that area. I'm a C with a small ribcage too and when I wear pencil skirts I don't have this problem.

 

[Shadowy Lady]

^^ thanks, I don't wear low cut tops to work anyway. I also don't have a problem with normal pencil skirts and wear them to work routinely, but I find this particular style pretty impossible to pull off

I tried it with a looser top instead of a normal button down and still had the same problem. I will take your suggestion and try a tee instead and see

 

[User38]

yepper... try a T

 

[L1LMAMAJ]

i agree with simply elegant. i am a C and i hate anything that adds more bust liek frills or ruffles. simple is always good. i wear my high waisted pencil skirt with a plain black top with a little bow near the neckline. super cute.

 

[ClaireAvril]

yeah try those shirts you can get from smart-set or rw&co. those plain ones they always have near the front of the store on tables with a nice supportive bra.

 

[funkychik02]

With those skirt, I love body shapers.

 

[Shadowy Lady]

Just bumping this to say that the fitted tee thing worked, thanks everyone

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Originally Posted by ClaireAvril yeah try those shirts you can get from smart-set or rw&co. those plain ones they always have near the front of the store on tables with a nice supportive bra.

I do in fact have some tee's from both places (RW&Co and Smart Set) and I'm wearing one of the Smart Set one (a red fitted tee) today with the same skirt. It's the perfect combination

 

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