Style inspiration: Ackee Pencil Skirt

I didn't expect to like Ackee Pencil skirt, even after seeing so many good reviews from other bloggers. I am not much of a pencil skirt type of person to begin with.  I try it on just want to see what the fuss is about and it grew on me. I even didn't mind the high waist as I thought I would be.

Styling it is a different story. I didn't want to wore my shirt over the waist as I normally do because I felt the skirt is meant to be a high waisted skirt.  but then I wasn't sure which top to go with it either.  I don't have much curve and somewhat thick middled, so wearing this is somewhat challenging.

So the skirt sits in the closet, till  July catalog came along featuring this outfit

I thought I could totally replicate the look with the things I have and I'll do just that.

(top: JCREW Perfect shirt in suckered mini-gingham, Bottom: Anthropologie Ackee Pencil Skirt, Belt: Rippled Ribbon Belt)

The outfit doesn't feel very me, however I  like try different things anyway. So what do you think?