June 16, 2023
The Annual Pollinators Study Conference
It’s just a couple of days – mostly scientists who work in VERY specialized fields, talking about bugs! How to count them, how to help them thrive, how to encourage new and different insects to step into the void of dying populations…
She’s a bit of a star in this world!
butterfly earrings – Oscar de la Renta; jacket – J.Crew; sunflower brooch – The Met Store; scarf – Emily Carter; bracelet – Millianna; tee shirt – L.L.Bean; pants – J.Crew; weekender bag – Cuyana; shoes – Børn
She’s spearheading the information campaign about the possibility of ants as pollinators – it’s not something that will be a worldwide solution, but in small areas it may work…
Her silk scarf is amazing – this designer does scarves from paintings…
Hat – L.L.Bean; sunflower earrings – The Met Store; bee earrings – Lola Ade; square scarf – Soft Strokes Silk; light heather flax linen tee – J.Crew; necklace – Marchesa; coral rose cardigan – Nordstrom; peach tee – Lands’ End; bag – Johnny Loves Rosie; dress – Nordstrom; shorts – L.L.Bean; cotton sweater – J.Crew; sneakers – Børn; metallic sandals – Devina
When she decided to attend the conference (as if she serious might miss it!), she chose her favorite scarf as the theme for her wardrobe; she’s delighted with her decision!
This is not a dressy crowd – although they will have one nice dinner…
She’s pretty confident that she will be able to be well and appropriately dressed for whatever they decide to do:
She’s not sure if anyone will notice her accessories of flowers and bees and butterflies. She’s pretty sure that she doesn’t care!
love,
Janice
p.s. Six years ago, our heroine dashed off to see an exhibition by her favorite artist…
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Fascinated with how this developed…
It seemed to me that one of the most prominent colors in the scarf was orange, and that was not included in the color wheel or the ensuing wardrobe…..and it all looks so rjght!
looking at the colour intensities – the orange is too strong and would have overwhelmed the rest of the palette. it would be interesting to see what other palette combinations could be pulled from the scarf – maybe our lovely entomologist here was given the scarf as present by a colleague who has the same scarf but uses different colours from it or has the same pattern in another colourway.
Oooh… that’s an interesting idea…
hugs,
Janice
This scarf offers lots of possibilities – I went with a muted palette this time, but brighter colors with dark brown would also work!
hugs,
Janice
We have a very high pollen count so I’m keeping indoors. I also have a lot of ants in my garden. I’m not sure how successful they would be at pollination having to crawl up stems to reach the flowers but they might keep other bugs at bay and are a useful food source for birds. I have to admit that I’m not wowed by this wardrobe though the pink is pretty. I do love the jewellery though.
That scarf is to die for. The jewelry very cute and clever. I’m honestly not quite sure how I feel about the wardrobe overall. Think it’s something I”ll have to sit with for awhile. Happy Friday everyone!
I like the components of this wardrobe, though not these colors. Her scarf is lovely and sent me off looking to see if it came in a cool color way. The Emily Carter Hummingbird Temple scarf is stunning! I think it would go with nearly everything in my wardrobe. Janice, feel free to use that one for another heroine…
Just had my “colors redone” and i am a bright spring not a winter! Redoing whole wardrobe! Do u ever do capsules based on “color analysis”?
I don’t – my two color analysis adventures went two VERY different directions, so I always feel oddly uncomfortable with them! No real reason that my experience should keep me from trying a post or two with a seasonal wardrobe, eh?
hugs,
Janice
I would love to see that. You might want to check out the Kettlewell website. They have tons of colors and you can sort the items by season.
Not my colour pallet but the dress and scarf are beautiful.
I’m with Wendy. The dress stood out to me, even though it’s not my color. I see it comes in black as well. Love the scarf and am off to check on others by this designer.
Oooh … this is such an unusual mix of colors and I love it! That shade of pink is beautiful. Wondering if a touch of olive somewhere here would be a fun addition. By the way, the JCrew jacket is very tempting. I like the informal feel of it.
I love this….especially the thematic jewelry.
I could not, would not, should not wear these colors. However I absolutely love her style! It is more like what I would wear than some of the presentations of heroines in my color palette.
I agree! The colors wouldn’t suit me but I love the general effect (though I’d probably have a skirt rather than shorts . . . then again, I would not be outside looking at bugs, either).
Thanks for including a Canadian company! Off to check out their website…
(Oh, I was referring to the Soft Silks scarf.)
The scarf is beautiful, and I’m not one to rave about scarves. Both the color and design. Could there Be any better accent colors for beige and brown than peachy pink and butter yellow? Great capsule!
Liz, Years ago I was classed as a spring. For years I have worn winter colours ie black,white, royal blue, cherry red. My hairdresser has just told me the colour of my hair is the colour other people ask for (who would have thought) and she calls it pearl. ( I would rather be silver). I look dreadful in grey but ok in beige. Have been changing over from black to navy but it doesn’t zing like black. Now I am totally confused so any capsules that are based on colour palettes would be welcome.
The scarf is lovely. The sneakers interesting. The items in and of themselves very nice…but the overall wardrobe reads as underwhelming and a bit blah.
Ohhhh, I just love this. It’s so warm, and soft and gentle. I bet this woman is all of those things, but also a little bit quirky and fun. These are some of my favorite colors. Probably not my “season”, but who cares!
I love how these colors came together. I think they are great, especially the jewelry!! The look back is really me though. Those are my colors, but navy instead of black. I absolutely love it!!
Beautiful travel capsule! I love this color combination. The bee and flower jewelry is perfect! I think the metallic shoes are a wonderful choice as well.
The scarf is stunning and I’d love to see it with brown and brighter colors. I also noticed that our heroine is wearing all metallic shoes, even though there’s a high probability that there will be outside excursions into the insect world. I love that about her!!
I’d love that dress in blue. Such an interesting style. Not A-line though, surely, isn’t that something without a waist?
I wasn’t sold on either the yellow or peach-pink in the capsule at first, but once I saw the sample outfits laid out, I liked both colors a lot more. I think this is an example of a capsule where the colors don’t necessary come together at the total wardrobe level because of the various accent colors (for me it was the yellow and peach vs. the darker rust of the gorgeous dress that didn’t click), but when you start thinking in terms of *outfits*, it totally works.
And to be clear, at least some colleagues absolutely will notice and LOVE her thematic jewelry. I am confident that she won’t be the only one wearing bug-themed items, either. If nothing else, when you have a passion for something like this, everyone you know will give you gifts with the appropriate motif. :)
Before my hair grayed, those are the colors I would wear, along with a variety of warm greens. I’ve since had to give up orange, yellow, or cream near my face, but I’m enjoying wearing more slate and warm blues. I love it
I think our heroine’s colleagues will notice her clever accent jewelry. And they will be delighted.
I’d love to see a capsule in brighter colors. Maybe she has a warm, clear chocolate brown set of clothing in her closet at home for when she wants a different travel vibe.
Janice I was reading one of the most recent Threads (sewing) magazines and they recommended your blog for putting colors/outfits together!! What a fun shout out. :)
Just adore this color grouping!! Very much me!!!
Janice,
I absolutely love everything about this post – the storyline, the colors, the scarves and the jewelry. it has a slightly faded, vintage look to it all, as though Indiana Jones might also be in attendance. I would wear any/all of these items. Thank you!