In an otherwise extremely unremarkable outdoor mall, we found this lovely tree (proving that if you look for beauty, you WILL find it): 
I’m pretty certain it was an ornamental cherry tree – I’ll check back later this summer to see if, in fact, it produces cherries! But what really caught my eye was the juxtaposition of the grey/taupe of the tree bark, and the surrounding pavement, with the green, white and yellow of the flowers. So (you know me) I thought of color schemes for travel and summer…
Lots of lovely options available here! If you have some nice floral photographs, send them on – theviviennefiles@gmail.com. I’ll do what I can….
I’m pretty certain it was an ornamental cherry tree – I’ll check back later this summer to see if, in fact, it produces cherries! But what really caught my eye was the juxtaposition of the grey/taupe of the tree bark, and the surrounding pavement, with the green, white and yellow of the flowers. So (you know me) I thought of color schemes for travel and summer…
Linen dress – Sandwich,
seersucker shirt – L.L.Bean,
shorts – Mint Velvet
Green cardigan – Proenza Schouler, earrings
– Allurez,
bracelet –
IAM by Ileana Makri, tee shirt – Madewell, scarf – Burberry,
bag – MZ Wallace,
taupe flat sandals – Matisse, green
sandals – Office, ballet flats – Repetto
– Allurez,
bracelet –
IAM by Ileana Makri, tee shirt – Madewell, scarf – Burberry,
bag – MZ Wallace,
taupe flat sandals – Matisse, green
sandals – Office, ballet flats – Repetto
bracelet – IAM by Ileana Makri, green cardigan – Proenza Schouler, cardigan – Majestic Filatures,
sweater – Uniqlo, top – East, tee shirt – Madewell, linen dress – Sandwich, seersucker shirt – L.L.Bean,
shorts – Mint Velvet, dress – Rag and Bone, tee shirt – Dash, shorts – Uniqlo, trousers – Nicole Farhi,
white tank – Velvet, earrings – Allurez, scarf – Burberry, bag – MZ Wallace, capris – Dorothy Perkins,
taupe flat sandals – Matisse, ballet flats – Repetto, green sandals – Office
Lots of lovely options available here! If you have some nice floral photographs, send them on – theviviennefiles@gmail.com. I’ll do what I can….
Kathy Niederkorn says
June 3, 2014 at 11:38 amLove the taupe and white neutrals with the pop of colors for summer. What a great wardrobe combo.
Anonymous says
June 3, 2014 at 12:37 pmLove using nature as inspiration!
Pam @ over50feeling40 says
June 3, 2014 at 12:54 pmSo soft and beautiful. I love dressing this way…inspired by nature and art. Thanks for all of the inspiration and ideas you bring, Janice!
Nancy says
June 3, 2014 at 1:01 pmThis is so fresh and pretty…Thanks Janice!
LauraH says
June 3, 2014 at 1:14 pmLovely fresh colour scheme.
cheryl :) says
June 3, 2014 at 1:17 pmI love this shade of green! Gorgeous!
Virginia says
June 3, 2014 at 1:23 pmI have a serious crush on that green dress!
sisty says
June 3, 2014 at 1:33 pmMy hunch is it's a crabapple, which are in bloom in Chicago right now, so look for little apples instead of cherries. Beautiful color combo — I have an Eileen Fisher linen cardigan that shade of green that I have had for several years and look forward to pulling out and putting on every spring. Ahh, Spring!
KBG says
June 3, 2014 at 1:54 pmGosh that's pretty! And I could see this particular color combo being very flattering on women with both warm and cool coloring. That's the beauty of taking inspiration from nature – its colors suit us all so well.
Anonymous says
June 3, 2014 at 2:08 pmWonderful, divine, thanks.
celkalee says
June 3, 2014 at 2:26 pmWow, what an amazing combination. All things can be defined in nature!
Anonymous says
June 3, 2014 at 2:40 pmThe green dress is perfect!
Little Miss Know-it-all says
June 3, 2014 at 2:43 pmSo that's why I bought a green linen dress from Hobbs last year?! 😉 To go with my sandals and grey drape cardigan, of course… and this year the white linen tunic, ditto…?!
Lovely colours.
ladylighttravel.com says
June 3, 2014 at 5:46 pmI agree with sisty – it looks like a crab apple. The colors are beautiful. My only quibble is the length of the sleeves on the green dress. If they were slightly shorter you could layer some of the tops over the dress when it gets cooler out.
Runcarla says
June 4, 2014 at 1:11 amLove apple green! And yes, I'd put down money that those are apple blossoms. 🙂
Lynn Davison says
June 4, 2014 at 12:59 pmThank you for brightening my day every time you post, Vivienne.
Lisbet says
August 21, 2014 at 9:02 amNature is never wrong. Whenever one sees an ugly flower colour, it is usually a "man-made" hybrid. Great place to take inspiration from.