The Gap Utility Linen Skirt, aka the Perfect Bottom for the Linen Botanical Tank

I am back, even if not for a very long time. We had a wonderful time in the Hamptons and it looks like it was the good week to be away from the city because temperatures neared the 100 degrees around here. I started a post yesterday with a few vacation pics that you might enjoy but my Internet connection has been intermittent (my phone line is down, not sure if it's the heat from last week or what else) and eventually I gave up. If I have time I will post it later this week but today I wanted to show you a Gap great find because it is the last day to take advantage of their 30% off promo.

As you might remember I bought the linen botanical tank (aka the banana tank) at JCrew when it came out. However, I was a little bit undecided about it, especially after seeing this ad for the El Museo del Barrio (Museum dedicated to the Caribbean, Latino and Latin American arts, located on Fifth at 104th), in a street of the Carnagie Hill neighborhood:

Could this be the source that the JCrew in-house graphic guru
 (Grace, for the friends  and everybody else who reads the descriptions of CFS)
found and put on the tank?

I mean, if you start to see bananas everywhere, it becomes less fun. But, it turned out that it isn't a trend after all so I still find it amusing.
Anyway, a couple of weeks ago or more I was at the Gap (not sure what I was doing at the Gap exactly, since I have been completely disinterested in their offerings, even for my daughter) and I saw this linen skirt in the sale section that made me think immediately of the banana tank because the color was an olive green that I knew for sure would look great with it. There was only one on the floor and it was a 0 so I tried it on and I loved it. I took it to the register but it turned out that it was an online-only style and it was still full price ($59). Since I didn't need it that minute I decided to wait for it to go on sale, which it did before I left for the Hamptons and I ordered it with an additional 30% off that brought down the price to $25. Much better! I would have ordered two sizes , as I am usually a 2 in Gap bottoms but it is a "return by mail only" style (is this new? I never noticed before, even for online-only styles), so since I had tried the 0 and it fit I decided to stick with it.
I can't say there is room to grow (so to speak) but because I plan to wear it mostly on vacation to visit sites I am OK with it as I like the look and length a lot. It is also very soft and extremely comfortable. If you are interested it also comes in white and navy and you can order it here. Here is on me with the banana tank:

This is exactly what I was looking for to climb ruins in Athens (I know, the Acropolis can hardly be called a ruin but you know what I mean) and it also looks great with the Madewell mountain flower tank (and a lot of other things). I think the length is perfect on me (utilitarian skirts are often too long and don't look good on me) but you can go up a size and wear it lower. I highly recommend this skirt, especially if you have this tank.

So at this point I am almost ready to pack again (laundry has been laundered and things have been ironed at record speed). I will have an extensive post about my packing for my next 5 weeks in Europe as I needed a plan this time. Thanks for followings and stay tuned (maybe I will be able to squeeze in a post on the new arrivals too!)