Five take: Animal print and challenging VBO

This week we have to wear something animal print and given the awful awful awful weather I thought I would wear my boots with a skirt I picked up from Primark a few months ago.

 

 I really like the way pencil skirts look on me, although this is only one of three I own. I loved the silkiness of the material and the stretch. Animal print and I have eyed each other uncomfortably for a number of years, unsure if we could ever be friends. This snake print has made me think that we may be about to start a long and loving relationship.

 

 

The one issue with a pencil skirt, especially one as clinging as this, is VBO (visible belly overhang) which is another word for My Big Stomach. When I bought this I spent ages looking for a long dipped hem top to wear with it to hide The Stomach, but by yesterday I just thought sod it. I found a top I've had for a while and just wore the skirt. And I loved it. It took me a while, but I realised that no one was going to spend their time worrying about the shape of my stomach under my skirt, so why should I?

 

Not in the pics, but I paired it with a denim jacket to keep out the cold.

 

 

 

 

 Top - Dorothy Perkins 

Skirt - Primark

Leggings - Primark

Boots - Evans

 

 

So, how do you get yourself out of a clothing comfort-zone? How do you  challenge your ideas of what you can and can't wear?

And please go forth and see what the other lovely five takers wore!

Nicole - A Well Rounded Venture

Rebecca - The Plus Side of Me

Becky - Ramblings of Mrs Be Be

Claire - A Monkey Fatshionista