Pencil skirt

Pencil skirt

Pencil skirt may refer to:
* Popular knee-length skirt shape, close fitting from hip to hem, slit at the side, front or back, often worn with tailored suit jackets (see also skirt).
*Hobble skirt, a skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer's stride.
*"Pencil Skirt," a song by Pulp from their 1995 album "Different Class".


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