J.Crew: Ochre Ikat Skirt Review

J.Crew's Ochre Ikat Skirt (item #16062) retails for $88.  It is numerically sized, and is only available in this warm maize pattern.  J.Crew describes the skirt as such:

A fresh take on a classic pencil-skirt shape, in soft linen and a dazzling reinterpretation of a traditional ikat print. Sits at waist. Curved pockets. Back zip. Back vent. 22 1/2" long. Import. Machine wash.

I tried this skirt on in a size 4, and I think it runs true-to-size.  I think if you wanted to wear this higher on the waist (and shorten it a bit), then you could get away with sizing down, but only if you are on the smaller end of your size.  I think the length is all right.  I would have preferred it a bit shorter, or even in petites, but again, sizing down may be an option if you find the skirt to be too long.

The skirt has off-seam ("curved") pockets.  These are a pretty cute detail, but I don't know how useful they would be - putting anything in these pockets that is thicker than say, a few sheets of paper, could potentially start adding some heft to the hip and thigh area.

The skirt is made out of linen, and is lined.  The outer fabric is fairly soft for a linen, but it is still prone to the same wrinkling issues that coarser linen is.  I believe the lining fabric is a cotton, but I'm not positive.  Either way, the skirt is light to medium weight all around.

As for the pattern, I'm not the biggest fan.  I know there will be plenty of you out there who really like this pattern, but I'm really not feeling it.  One thing that I don't like about this skirt is the way the pattern is placed - at least on the one that I tried on.  I don't know about you, but the way the pattern is laid out draws my eye immediately to the private area - and it doesn't help that there is a pseudo-V-shape in the pattern right in that area.  In the end, I just see a huge, private area bullseye, and that's not my thing.  The mustardy yellow color is not my thing, either.

I left this skirt behind, because of the pattern and the fabric.  I spend most of my day sitting, and I just don't want to deal with the wrinkles that come with linen.  I do think the skirt is a fairly cute summer skirt with a "fun" (?) print, depending on how you look at it.

What do you think?  Do you like this skirt?  Did you pick it up?  What are your thoughts on linen skirts?  And does anyone else see what I see in the pattern?