Our friend the soil conservation engineer! She went to a conference of engineers back in January, and then she got to be a guest speaker at a University, in April… Although she works with dirt (soil, PLEASE!!!), she’s inspired by this painting and colors for her personal style:
The Phone Woke Her Up…
So she knew it had to be important!
“Can you be here by lunchtime? The hillside’s eroding away because of the rain, and we’ve found strata that we’ve never been able to reach before!!!”
Only another soil engineer would be this excited…
“You can stay with me – we’re going to work until dark, and then have dinner… Today is probably the only day we’ll be able to get to this level. It could be pre-colonial!”
Who is we? Just the 2 of us? A group? I guess I’ll find out when I get there!
earrings – Margo Morrison; tee – Dorothy Perkins; jacket – L.L.Bean; pants – Patagonia; watch – Ingersoll; backpack – Adidas; sneakers – Keds; weekender bag – Sole Society
So she gets dressed in what she was planning to wear anyway, but she swaps out water-resistant shoes for what she had planned to wear…
Packing? Well, shorts for sure. A hat! Sunglasses! Pajamas, and something to wear out to dinner, and she’s OUT the door and in the car! (She hesitated for a second, and then tucked her good earrings and bracelet in the inside pocket of her bag. You never know…)
sunglasses – Longchamp; flower earrings – EF Collection; bracelet – EF Collection; hat – Eric Javits; floral tee – Ted Baker London; floral top – Innika Choo; cardigan – Banana Republic; wallet – Coach; shorts – Patagonia; pink pants – Ted Baker London; pajamas – Nordstrom Lingerie; boots – Hunter; sandals – Steve Madden
Yep, she packed in about 5 minutes, but she’s not terribly worried. She knows that she can borrow any soil analysis equipment that she forgets, but she also knows that she keeps her backpack of work tools ready for just this kind of adventure!
And she can wear the same clothes tomorrow if she has to – as long as she can get into the target soil areas and secure really good samples, nothing else matters.
Her travel wardrobe looks pretty good for something pulled together in the pre-dawn darkness:
As she’s driving down to the site, she goes over what she’ll wear tonight and tomorrow in her mind. She knows that she’s well-equipped for this afternoon… Is she going to be too dressy tonight?
She’s okay with being dressy tonight and tomorrow morning – she’s had a crush on this other soil engineer for FOREVER, and now she’s sleeping over! Well, not sleeping over, but you know… The night at their home.
Soil, and possibly romance… sigh… Does life get any better?
love,
Janice
p.s. Notice something smart our heroine did? When she found green pants in the shade of green she prefers, she ALSO bought her shorts at the same place. It’s rare that a company makes just ONE item in a color – it’s just not a good use of fabric resources! For example, if you’re looking for a soft, almost celadon green right now, Eileen Fisher has done a bunch of pieces in a color she calls Elm. Eileen Fisher OFTEN works with green…
p.p.s. If you’re tempted to buy higher rubber boots, make sure that the “shaft height” isn’t too tall for the length of your lower legs. Nothing is more irritating than having boots digging into the back of your knees…
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analysa says
July 23, 2018 at 3:13 amGreat, these clothes are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us Love <3
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Janet says
July 23, 2018 at 7:20 am“Soils, please”, cracks me up. I live where the high school kids compete on soil judging teams.
This is so helpful to me. I have the same color palette and was struggling to make it lighter in tone for Summer. I thought I needed to keep the brown base. I also love the finds from the Nordstrom anniversary sale. I really wanted those pajamas but they are sold out in my size.
This is a favorite and is getting pinned.
busyme says
July 23, 2018 at 8:21 amI love that linen floral blouse!!! I am a scientist, and I would love to be the woman scientist that can afford a 635€ blouse just because! Love it! #glamscientist
Vicki Cook says
July 23, 2018 at 9:09 amThe colors are very pretty, but the thought of digging in soil in a white shirt makes me cringe. Maybe it’s just me, but I would swap it out for something else.
littlebear says
July 23, 2018 at 10:09 amI was biting my tongue to keep from making the same comment (I’m a gardener who can’t keep a white shirt clean sitting quietly in my living room, much less outside on a muddy hillside!), but I do think the wardrobe is lovely. Perhaps this heroine also has special soil-repelling super-powers?
Vancouver Barbara says
July 23, 2018 at 10:45 amAnother sweet collection. Beautiful.
Lisa P says
July 23, 2018 at 2:29 pmThose thoughts crossed my mind too, but then i was thinking that since anything she wears is sure to need washing, there is no harm in it being pretty as long as it’s easily washable! And since there is going to be someone special around, it will be nice to feel good in what she’s wearing….
Robyn says
July 23, 2018 at 4:54 pmShe rocks! (Sorry.) Such a pretty wardrobe. Now that I’m grey-haired and have replaced brown with grey as a basic neutral, I can see these accent colours playing just as nicely for me. While I’m trying not to shop, I’m very tempted by that Eileen Fisher elm. On-screen it’s the colour of my eyes … Perhaps a spell in the garden will bring me down to earth!
Connie Pettit says
July 26, 2018 at 6:59 pmGreat post, thank you! Very pretty. I always love your travel scenarios and all the possible combinations of the items. I slowly read it and go over it a couple of times. Worthwhile reading.
Jeanne says
July 31, 2018 at 1:36 pmI could happily live in this wardrobe. I especially love the pink tee. If only it was cotton and not $79.