May 16, 2025
Lots of women artists this month; if you love this painting, prints of it are available from the artist!
Our heroine loves a good dark brown – or any of the autumn colors! And she’s quite fond of pink and orange, together or separate. So her color palette is obvious and simple:
She’s going away for a weekend event, and absolutely NOBODY can give her a hint of what the weather will be! She knows that it’s cold where she is right now, so she’s going to dress a bit warmly, even though it’s May…
pink sweater – Americandreams; earrings – Anthropologie; scarf – Elizabeth Gillett; tee shirt – Lands’ End; ballet flats – Kenneth Cole; tote bag – Madewell; cropped palazzo pants – Lands’ End
It might be warm enough to wear a slippy little dress. Or she might actually need a sweater! And for her spare time, she’s even bringing a sweatshirt… Oh, weather keeps us on our toes, doesn’t it?
Crystal earrings – Swarovski; orange hoop earrings – Lavani Jewels; short-sleeved cardigan – Alex Mill; pink sweatshirt – Alex Mill; striped linen shirt – Boden; pink linen pants – J.Crew; linen dress – Alex Mill; bracelets – Fierce Lynx Designs; straw bag – Talbots; scarf – Elizabetta; skirt – Lands’ End; sandals – Talbots
Although she’s got all sorts of weights of clothes with her, it all still goes together pretty well. And it’s such a cheery assortment!
She understands that she might not know what she’s wearing for her event until late in the morning before things start. (2 p.m., I believe she told me…)
But she has quite a few options; this isn’t all of them!
These kinds of events (graduations, christenings, weddings, first Communions) are such fun, but when you don’t know what the weather’s going to be, you have to pack with some creativity!
love,
Janice
p.s. Ten years ago, a warmish weather travel capsule in white, blue and green was the order of the day!
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Not my colors, but lovely as usual and timely since I’m having a 4 day conference and the weather is clear: changing!
The scarves! I’m on the hunt for a new one, but long must have list makes it hard (right colors, fresh but not too light material, etc.).
Happy weekend to everyone!
Cheers and blessings!
I love these colors and this overall style. You have hit it out of the park on this one! Me? I love a cozy sweater over a slip dress look. I think it’s chic and polished. Orange and pink together are among my favorite combinations, but they can take a too young, almost “Gymboree” look if done incorrectly. (I say this because my daughter, now 30, had multiple pink and orange outfits from there.) This doesn’t scream “I’m a baby” at all. It whispers, “I’m an elegant woman and I love a bit of color play.”
What a perfect, sophisticated capsule! Thanks for kicking off the weekend with such inspiration.