OOTD Featuring The Heathered Playa Skirt (And More Fun at F21)

Well, I thought that I would have more time to blog with my husband being away, but my daughter is keeping me busy. This afternoon for example I had to take her to the doctor because this morning she wanted to take her shoes off at the playground and she cut her foot. I didn't even know that it had happened at all because she didn't complain until we were getting ready for school after lunch and I noticed the cut while putting her shoes back on. As soon as I uttered the words "Did you cut your foot at the playground?" she started to cry, more out of fear of me getting mad at her than out of pain, I think. In any case it is not clear if the has a splinter or not in her foot (reason why I took her to the doctor in the first place) but I have to monitor her. Did I mention that we leave for Italy at the end of the week and it's really bad timing to cut one's foot?

So because I don't have the time to post my fitting room pics, I will post my OOTD and a mini-review of the heahered playa skirt in indigo stripe. I am seriously in love with this skirt and would recommend it to anyone, this is one versatile and flattering skirt that you will wear for years to come.
I bought my regular size 0 but I also tried on the 2 and there wasn't much of a difference but the 0 sits a little bit higher because more fitted at the waist (there is no way that I can wear it on my hips or as they say on the website "Wear it hiked up and belted or slung low so it sweeps just above the knee". So in case you want to wear it "slung low", size up, but personally I find the 0 long enough and more flattering than one size bigger). When I bought it last week it rang up at the promo price of $69.50 but it seems a bit weird since it just came out and apparently is selling well, so if you had the same experience let me know (maybe it was a misticketing in my case).
It is a skirt that you can easily dress up (it can look very polished with a jacket) or down with a casual top and shoes. I wore it this morning with a white tank top from years ago that some of you will probably remember. This top always gave me the pregnant look and I wore it very little but it never crossed my mind that I could tuck it in, like I did with this morning. Genius, I know. In any case I really liked it with this skirt (the slub texture of the tank kind of matches the pattern on the skirt), even if pretty much anything will look good tucked in this skirt:

Above I was just trying on, but this is the outfit that I actually wore, with shoes:

The lovely Slastena recently posted a great Polyvore set with this skirt and a yellow cardigan and I would have happily copied it if I had a yellow top. It turns out I don't have anything yellow for summer, at least not in plein sight (closet cleaning is still overdue). Actually I don't have much to wear with this skirt, beside white and other neutral colors. And Slastena is right, this skirt deserves a bright top.
Well, I found the perfect little top at Forever21 this afternoon. I was in Times Square to buy some presents at the Disney Store and what do I see right next door? A brand new F21. At least it looked sparkling new and not that I go to TS every other day but I had never noticed it before (and, you know, I tend to notice stores). Anyway not only it was brand new, very civilized for a F21 with clothes orderly displayed and no messy racks, but it was the biggest F21 that I have been to, on 4 floors! Needless to say, I spent a lot of time there.
Have you heard? Stripes are out, ikat is in. At least at F21. And there is a lot of ikat at F21, or "tribal" as they say, more ikat that you though could possibly exist at a retailer.
The little top that I found is more of a geo-print actually. The colors are more vivid than in my pics and the blue is perfect with the skirt (I think that F21 does prints very well). This is a "barely there" top, with a double v-neck and horizontal straps across the back (nothing excessive):

I can't seem to find it on the website (but I am not very good at findng things on their website, it is hard to navigate, and slow) but at $13.80 it's a great alternative to wear with this skirt.
Of course I tried other stuff that I am not sure any of you would be interested in seeing (in particular I was looking for a maxi-dress, but sadly they were all too maxi for me. I think I will stick to mini, as a general rule), but I have to show you this (after all if you really want to adventure in romper territory, you should at least have some fun):

I know, it's very "Boogie Nights" (I forgot my rollers)! Don't worry, I didn't buy it, but I was seriously considering it in this other print as a cover-up:

OK, now I am going to go to sleep before you think that I have completely lost it ... But let me know if you have this skirt or if you have any question/suggestion.
Have a good night!