October 30, 2024
Just For the Night…
They tell her that’s all she needs to do – just meet with the core workers, take the whole staff to dinner, and then come back the next day.
Unless she gets stuck, because of air traffic, or a strike, or volcanoes…
She’s not THRILLED about the trip, so she decides to be inspired by something as unlike work as possible:
She seldom wears yellow. But she’s in the mood to shake things up a bit, so this is going to be her color palette. She knows that for a longer trip, she could easily add lots of beige, and bits and pieces of green…
It’s not a madly dressy office, so she knows that she doesn’t have to dress up. Comfortable pants will make all the difference if she’s stuck on a plane for an interminable time of boredom:
Yellow oxford shirt – J.Crew; skinny scarf – Allegra K.; labradorite earrings – Reeves & Reeves; cardigan – L.L.Bean; knit corduroy pants – Lands’ End; weekender bag – Manhattan Portage; boots – Munro
For no good reason she can pinpoint, she decided to pack four garments. Flat shoes. Dirt cheap socks (which she may regret!). And she pinches his pocket square to wear as a jaunty little neckerchief:
Butter yellow tee – L.L.Bean; pocket square – Eton; earrings – Vintouch Italy; sweater vest – J.Crew; herringbone pants – Banana Republic; charcoal cotton sweater – J.Crew; crossbody bag – MFK Collection; socks – Forever 21; flats – Dr. Scholl’s
Technically, she’s prepared for an extra night, because she has enough tops with her to eek out a third outfit. Or to change her mind about what she wants to wear…
She sees four possible outfits – there might be more, but she doesn’t even want to consider that!
She’s learned that if she gets all of her grumbling out of the way ahead of time, and if she packs just right, she can be the cheery ray of sunshine on these trips. That’s not a bad reputation to have!
love,
Janice
p.s. Ten years ago, we started with a timeless Missoni scarf. If you ever see one in your perfect colors, don’t hesitate!
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Yellow is really tough for me, but I love the idea of a simple two-color travel wardrobe! The dark grey is a fantastic base for this kind of quick trip. I can see subbing the yellow out for a slate blue, a burgundy or a forest green for an accent.