The new Canterbury Bells Pencil Skirt from J.Crew is a definite keeper. It features the bold floral patterns seen everywhere this season, but with a twist – nowhere else have I seen this kind of floral print done with such an unique, piercing, uber saturated blue.

Clearly, even the J.Crew stylists thought this print was too pretty not to show off and paired it with nothing but a plain tee and nude heels. The blue isn’t printed on crisply, I think intentionally, so it’s almost like some of the blue is rubbing off into the white parts of the skirt, giving off a watercolor painting effect. Very unique and very pretty. Besides the print, my favorite part about this skirt is that just like with the Impressionist skirt, the Canterbury Bells Pencil Skirt is in the shorter 21″ length for the summer season. This means it will hit at your natural waist and not up your ribcage as with all their typical 24″ pencil skirts, and if you’re around average height, it will probably hit right above your knee (most flattering spot for a skirt to hit! …at least for me). The material is a cotton weave, and though it feels substantial and relatively thick, the skirt really moves with your body and is extremely comfortable. This and the Impressionist skirt have forever changed my opinion towards pencil skirts.

I’m wearing: J.Crew Sequin Stripe Henley, Christian Louboutin Very Prives

And again, it can do double duty as a very pretty floral faux mini if you decide not to tuck in your shirt.

I’m wearing: J.Crew Sequin Stripe Henley, Christian Louboutin Very Prives

I don’t know if it’s the fabric or the style of this and the Impressionist skirt, but I am really likin’ the way my butt looks in these two skirts. Usually there is *nothing* there but in these two skirts, I feel like I almost have a good solid butt there! All in all, I highly recommend this skirt, and there is pretty much nothing negative I can possibly say about it. Here’s a close up of the material:

Get it now from J.Crew here for $98!