Ride up With Me!
“I’m going up to the beach house for the weekend – I’m going to drive, so you can just go with me!”
Her wardrobe palette is deeply invested in black, but for this weekend she eschewing the dark, and going straight-up pastels!
So she tossed her bag into the back seat…
Striped shirt – Rails; earrings – Majorica; tank top – Lands’ End; watch – Olivia Burton; bracelet – Lucky Brand; shoes – David Tate; jeans – NYDJ; crossbody bag – Rebecca Minkoff; suitcase – CalPak
She was expecting the air conditioning to be on full blast, so she pulled a shirt on over her tank top…
pearl earrings – Parul; blue necklace – Shanker; swimsuit – Made By Dawn; scarf – Rachel Parcell; pink rhodonite earrings – Fabiana Quispe; tee shirt – Ted Baker London; chambray shirt – Madewell; white linen shirt – J.Crew; cropped linen blend pants – J.Crew; tie-hem shirt – Rails; shorts – Lands’ End; dress – Madewell; sandals – Toms; water shoes – Lands’ End
She doesn’t expect to swim all that much, but she takes her suit along just in case! She does plan to walk along the beach a lot, so water shoes are definitely in the bag…
Generally, at least some people go out for a meal or two, or they go into town to buy groceries and browse around… She makes sure that she something to wear for most activities that she can imagine on their agenda:
Amazingly, her friend didn’t run the air conditioner on the way up – they just had the windows wide open…
Which is why half of her face is now sunburned!
love,
Janice
p.s. Somehow, I wandered onto one of my old blog posts while I was working on this! Four years ago, this is what we were doing on The Vivienne Files! I think I’m going to share some “flashbacks” for a while, just because I find them interesting, and it’s fun to see how classic clothes really don’t go out of style….
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Sharon says
June 10, 2019 at 9:13 amAh, this is more my colour and style. I would be quite happy to have and wear all these items.
As for rediscovering archived posts, I do this all the time AND I always find interesting snippets and sometimes posts that I missed!
TinaD says
June 10, 2019 at 9:39 amLove this one—I’m planning an out-of-season trip to the Atlantic coast; this will be very helpful.
Lily says
June 10, 2019 at 9:49 amPretty. I suspect this is many of your readers’ style.
Duchesse says
June 10, 2019 at 11:19 amI wear a lot of black and feel awkward in pastels; they wash me out, though I admire them on others. (I don’t count white as a pastel.) But faded denim doesn’t feel like a pastel, so I relaxed and enjoyed this post 😉
MP says
June 10, 2019 at 2:30 pmPink, white and blue! Sign me up. I like everything pictured except the prices!!!!!
Cheryl :) says
June 10, 2019 at 4:51 pmI love this color scheme and the casual beachy vibe. I would love a beach/lake, house/cottage lol.
Kim says
June 10, 2019 at 7:17 pmWhat a shame about her sunburn! At least her pretty striped shirt matches.
Laura says
June 10, 2019 at 7:41 pmThis is gorgeous! I love the way the vertical lines in the painting are echoed in the vertical stripes on two of the shirts. Any chance of revisiting this painting/wardrobe in the fall or winter and incorporating some black garments?
Linda says
June 11, 2019 at 6:59 amIt was a beachy post that first brought me to The Vivienne Files, back in 2016, and this is another beauty. Although not my colours, it’s absolutely my look. I’ve found that, when thinking about buying something, asking myself, “would I wear this for a walk on the beach?” avoids me buying a lot of things which would hang unworn in my wardrobe. Linda M
Michaela says
June 11, 2019 at 7:04 amThis collection is beautiful. I spend a lot of time at the coast and this is inspirational…
Michaela.
AK says
June 11, 2019 at 11:01 pmYou can never really go wrong inspired by Henri Matisse! He was the light bulb that went on and inspired me to love art!