Stripe Stalker

Somethings, despite being relatively simple just have that je ne sais quoi. That's how I felt about the J. Crew no. 2 pencil skirt in navy-white stripe. When I saw it on A Bigger Closet's blog a few weeks ago, I knew I had to have it. Do I have a million pencil skirts? Yes. Do I have a million things with stripes? Definitely. It defies logic and reason, but there was just something about this skirt I couldn't resist. (Perhaps the stripes are just the perfect width or it's just the perfect shade of navy? Perhaps I'm just a stripe addict?)

Well, apparently a bunch of other people also couldn't resist this skirt, because when I went to purchase it online it was on back order in my size. I thought I would wait a little bit to buy it, as most back ordered items are available for quite some time. When I checked back the next day it was sold out. So here's what I did: I called J. Crew and had them locate it in a store which is something that they'll do for crazy people such as myself. In 48 hours they let you know if their search was successful or pointless. Luckily they found this in Maryland and shortly there after it was at my doorstep.

I liked the idea of pairing this skirt with the J. Crew Punk floral shirt which is an idea I copied from other bloggers and store mannequins.  All in all, this skirt was definitely worth all of the stalking, because it will get quite a bit of use this Spring/Summer and pretty much goes with anything.