July 17, 2020
This bracelet just screams sun and sea…
bracelet – Fierce Lynx Designs
They keep inviting her to come up to their house for the weekend – there’s enough room for her to have a bedroom/bathroom all to herself…
She’s welcome to eat at a distance, too. Basically, they want to give her a safe break!
Sigh…. she can rent a car and drive up, rather than take the shuttle bus. Maybe this will work?
She thinks about what to pack – not much, for sure!
Her summer palette is bright, cheerful, and quintessentially summery:
She knows that it gets cool up there in the evenings, and she’s going to need a sweater when she gets on the ferry…
Linen face mask – Face My Mask; scarf – PJ Studio Accessories; mismatched earrings – Madewell; orange sleeveless linen top – Banana Republic; cardigan – L.L.Bean; watch – Olivia Burton; nude flats – Trotters; heritage stone cotton pants – L.L.Bean; travel tote – Béis
She doesn’t really plan to swim; she just wants to walk on the rocky beaches. Especially at sunrise…
blue silk top – Boden; two-tone hoop earrings – Saks Fifth Avenue; floral top – Baum und Pferdgarten; turquoise earrings – Gurhan; bell-sleeve top – Banana Republic; orange crossbody clutch – Ted Baker London; bucket hat – BP; Cecelia scarf – PJ Studio Accessories; white denim skirt – Marks and Spencer; madras shirt – Lands’ End; headband – Shashi; turquoise-trimmed sandals – Aspiga; white shorts – Boden; orange espadrilles – Talbots
There’s something so liberating about being able to grab a tote bag and leave for a few days… Knowing that you don’t need much can be such a gift to yourself!
She’s got shorts for beach walking, pants for possible cool days, and a skirt that will be lovely to wear at dinner – even if she’s NOT at the main table!
Would you go visit friends at a really beautiful, tempting destination, right now?
We are still on the fence… What a time to be alive!
love,
Janice
p.s. Five years ago, our heroine and her sister were off for a road trip! Because she has all of the space imaginable for her luggage, our heroine packs a navy, beige, green and apricot travel capsule wardrobe…
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Pics don’t load. Maybe me…
It’s a problem for me too. I’ll be checking back later today.
Pics are not loading, not with any of the 3 browsers I’ve tried the site with.
No pictures for me either
Nor me.
Nor me.
No pictures are loading (except for the ads)
I can vouch for the fact that the pictures WERE VISIBLE earlier this morning and I can say that this is a splendidly brilliant wardrobe! Just right for summer?
However yesterday the website disappeared until about 2pm (British Time). All I got was a black page.
IT gremlins at work? ?
The pictures for the look back ARE visible and that’s a very pretty wardrobe and an entertaining story which I can identify with.
Pics not visible on my iPad, though the description of the items is. Pics are visible on my iPhone. Ad pics are loading normally on both devices.
Pictures gone again
Missing pictures
Good morning Janice! It’s 8:48 a.m EST for me and there are no pics showing except for the very last one showing the bracelet. I’m using Chrome on a MacBook Air. Can’t wait to see the pictures when they show up!
No pictures for me, either.
No pics here either. I did resort to clicking through on the links to see your choices. Laborious but satisfying.
Ditto, no pics. I’m so sad, because I love this color combination! Will check back later. Be well, Janice. I hope it isn’t a lot of stress or hassle for you to get this fixed! Love all that you do to keep us cheered these days!
Janice,
No pics for me either.
No pics, just ads.
10:40 CDT everything OK on Google. Just a fun wardrobe, especially that flowered blouse!
It seems to be my lucky day. The pics are back at 16:35 (British Time).
What a terrific wardrobe today. I can imagine sun, sea, fresh air. Can I tag along too?
The colours are so brilliant and vibrant, though I might tone them down a bit for my colouring. I would also add in a thin cardigan for day time.
I love the cable sweater with the high neck just the thing to keep you warm when the breeze is on shore in the evenings. I would be there sitting in a chair with a glass of something listening to the waves, probably with a blanket over my knees when the sun goes down and the stars come out. Bliss. I hope they are facing west but if not the jumper will keep her warm for a stroll at dawn. This jumper comes in lots of other lovely colours too.
The look back is great too. The two shades of green and two shades of blush/apricot. I love the story – something I can identify with having trekked about the UK in search of my ancestors. These days it’s all too easy to do that online but nothing beats the thrill of finding the name of someone in your family in a churchyard or seeing their name or signature on a medieval document in an archive. Finding the house they lived in, the streets they walked, where they went to school, got married. Following their footsteps through time…
I remember being in Northern Ireland, finding the tombstones of some of Belovedest’s relatives. It really was quite a moving experience! Nothing replaces doing things in “real life…”
hugs,
Janice
Or shocks you when you see your own name on a tombstone! We were looking for my husband’s ancestors in Ireland and came across a rather large stone with his name engraved on it. Took him a minute to shake that one off, but it’s a pretty good laugh now.
Absolutely. Just standing in that place creates a connection across time. I’ve have often experienced that feeling of having been somewhere before though I never have, but one of my ancestors had. We have some ancient prehistoric roads near where I live and I get the same feeling when I walk along them. The threads of history….
I hope you’ve recovered from the IT glitch this morning. Everything is topsy turvy at the moment and I can imagine the internet is struggling too.
Hugs for getting things going again. Hope you have a relaxing weekend.
What a great wardrobe! Several years ago I wore these colors.. Now that I’m gray(ing) they don’t seem to suit as well as they did. Too bad, because I still just love them. Wondering if there’s a way I can somehow work those scarves into my wardrobe! Just beautiful And I’m glad the photos are back!
Yes Sheila, I am exactly the same – and thinking the same about the scarves! I buy very little stuff these days, but the first scarf is screaming ‘buy me’….
Finding the right depth, saturation and brightness of colour is a challenge for ageing skin and greying hair
I’m going white, though it’s mostly underneath and only beginning to show through. However, my colouring has gone a lot softer. I do have bright colours in my Soft Summer palette but I’ve had to adjust the brightness volume. Sometimes darker shades work better than bright ones. The fabulous scarves are a deeper burnt orange. The turquoise could be a deeper aquamarine.
I don’t suit orange though I like this shade. So I have mentally substituted coral pink or a bright pink and a lighter turquoise or ‘reef blue’ (a Lands End colour).
Every day I do a fun little mental exercise: I imagine someone I know that would beautifully wear what you posted that day. It’s nice to have that mental connection to loved one’s physical selves in a time of social isolation. If that day’s post looks like something for me, or close, I then think through what changes I’d have to make for it to be just perfect.
Orange is my favorite color, and it was a happy day when I realized it was also a flattering color for me. This little travel wardrobe makes my eyes happy. I love prints, but only on my bottom half, so I’d be finding a way to make the two printed tops into little skirts or something. I’m looking hard at that Banana Republic bell sleeved top. I think I’d get a lot of wear out of it. The $31 question is: Do I NEED another top? *sigh*
Back in 2015, Janice did a really useful post on working out the cost per wear you would get from a garment. If you search the blog archives by tags, you’ll find it under ECONOMY. Janice made a useful chart which should be in her charts for sale.
I’m was also tempted by that top because I love the floaty sleeves. Not in orange but it comes in soft blue. But then I remembered that I have a similar one in my wardrobe with a white floral pattern on it. I haven’t worn it this summer because I’ve put on weight during lockdown. I can’t wait (or us that weight) for my gym to reopen.
Janice,
The colorful pics are back — now to go and enjoy them !
I love this getaway bag of outfits!!! So cheery and bright, with fabulous accessories. I fully believe one can dress herself into a better mood – especially right now. I’m grabbing these two scarves.
I have been traveling – unfortunately for death in the family – and it’s possible to stay healthy if really careful about which airlines, when/where to eat, etc. The best way now is to visit friends by car like your heroine; our “besties” are driving down to stay with us soon and we’ll probably do a dress-up-at-home night.
Thanks for the constant cheer in our day!
Such a cheerful wardrobe! I wish I had more colorful tops – it’s summer and I crave yellow and pink, but unfortunately they’re still under-represented in my wardrobe, especially the latter. At least last year I bought some in off-white, and they’re pleasantly airy.
Out of curiosity, is there a particular reason why the bracelet is never shown along the rest of the clothes? Maybe the background isn’t completely white?
Also: I like all of your choices, but those scarves are especially beautiful and perfect for the color scheme and wardrobe!
It’s the background thing! We’re still trying to find a way for the photographs to be more easily editable. If that’s a word…
I can remove backgrounds from garment photographs pretty easily, but when things have details that are small, like charms on a bracelet, I struggle.
You understand what goes on here, I can tell!
hugs,
Janice
I’m taking advantage of online sales to fill colour gaps in my wardrobe – pink, lilac and teal for me. I am getting frustrated of how many different colours are described as pink but when they arrive are veering more towards peach, orange or red!
Though a cream and teal patterned t-shirt is reminiscent of hospital pyjamas! I have a few days yet to decide whether to keep it ?
I know for a fact I will not wear orange – but boy I sure wish I did today! This collection is fabulous and oh so summery.
Janice, you inspire me to spend money. I really like the Fierce Lynx bracelets and because it is a Canadian site, no duty. I bought the last Lilac Dreams bracelet. With my grey (neutral) with rose, lilac and seagrass (accents), I can wear the bracelet a lot. Do you think that we’ll ever need a travel wardrobe again?
I HAVE to believe that, or I would lose a lot of my reason to dream…
hugs,
Janice
What a beautiful wardrobe. I don’t wear orange but I’d be tempted with this bunch. Bravo, once again Janice.
I’m using my iPad and have no pics, BUT if you hold your finger on the space for the photo and click open image, you can see the photo, or save and look at all the photos from the article at one time. Very sunny and fresh.
I love wearing orange, but it seems so collegiate when worn with Navy and so Halloween when worn with black. I love the outfits with the white or creamy white. That outfit with the orange tank, white shorts and those mismatched earrings…I might have to take a look at those earrings. I have an orange tank and white jeans.
These colors inspire ideas of the Southwest for me, particularly orange and turquoise. No problems whatsoever seeing the pictures, but then, I don’t look at clothing websites until the evening, by which time, most functional problems seem to be resolved.
I had trouble with pics yesterday, but not today. Lovely mix of light teal and orange!!
As for the trip, I would not go. We should be going FEWER places right now.
Frankly, dangerous. I wouldn’t feel safe enough to try that yet.
But what a fun opportunity!!
Hi Janice! Love the fact that our heroine would look fashionable with 9 pieces of clothing ?. At the moment all the fabulous places where friends/family live are in states with travel advisories from our state’s department of health. My Wonderful Husband and I are soooo due for a road trip….
My two favourite colours. I just placed an order for that bracelet, after realizing that Fierce Lynx Designs is based in my home province.
On my monitor, the outfit colors read spring instead of summer. Anyway, they do brighten my day.
Love this color combination! So bright and cheerful! That bracelet is very tempting…….
This capsule is to die for. Not my color season, but totally wearable. Any chance you could do this in a winter coloring?