A red pencil skirt has been one of those “unicorn” items on my closet wishlist. You know, the item you desperately want/need/have-to-have that will stay in your closet for years to come. It could be the perfect polka-dot dress, amazing Leopard print heels/pumps, or that LBD that fits like it was made for you no matter if you gain a little or lose a little weight.

I had a few specific criteria for this skirt. I wanted cotton or a lightweight silk, not wool or linen as that would limit the times I could wear it; a pencil or a-line shape and a true red color. J Crew is great at bold colors but I haven’t found a true true red in their color options. Modern Red, Cerise, Poppy, even Maraschino Cherry – all of these are a shade of red but not the true red I have been looking for.

Now, for Spring/Summer 2012, enter “Chili”. In the February 2012 catalog, we saw the Schoolboy Blazer in Herringbone in the Chili color. Well, in the March Catalog and in my local B&M this week arrived the Ultra Eyelet Pencil Skirt in Navy and Chili. Ladies, I have found a unicorn.

This skirt fits TTS as I am wearing a size 6. The length is just below the knee, which is perfect. And the color, well, it’s the red I’ve been looking for. I so like the eyelet and will be able to wear it Spring/Summer and early Fall.

Do you have a “unicorn” you are searching for?