January 22, 2025
She’s a specialist in flowers. As they appear in medieval manuscripts, as decorations for big fancy capital letters, or inserted as a border, or a section break. Many people don’t realize that the choice of flower in each location is important, and has meaning!
She’s a rare person…
She’s recently written a guide to flowers found in documents from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. It’s not really a technical book – more of a guide for the layman who finds these sorts of things fascinating! Her publisher has invited her to New York for a couple of days for some final proofing of the cover design and the “blurbs” that will be on the back cover. Dinner will be an event, every night she’s there…
Black cardigan – Alex Mill; pearl earrings – Ninemoo; scarf – Kargede; tee shirt – L.L.Bean; pants – Alex Mill; weekender bag – Paravel; sneakers – Jeffrey Campbell
She has heard a rumor that one day she’s going to be there will be warm. What in the world does one do with ONE warm day? She’s packing pink linen – if she has to layer sweaters over the linen, she will…
heart hoop earrings – OneWildOne; pink pearl earrings – Ninemoo; pink linen top – Boden; pearl pendant – Ninemoo; white shirt – Lands’ End; pink cashmere sweater – Boden; square scarf – Jessie Zhao New York; geometric print scarf – Julia Clancey; black pleated chiffon skirt – Lands’ End; heather cashmere sweater – J.Crew; paisley scarf – Elizabetta; evening bag – INC International Concepts; pink linen pants – Boden; silver flats – Aldo; black ballet flats – Vionic
She’s delighted with her travel capsule wardrobe:
As all wise heroines will do, she takes a close look at what she’s packed, and makes certain that she will have things to wear to meetings with artistic types, and also to go to lovely New York restaurants:
Can you imagine how excited she must be? I’d be delirious…
love,
Janice
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Janice, you are on a roll! This is spectacular. I also always enjoy your stories about who the heroine is for each capsule. I imagine her daily life wearing these beautiful clothes, the trips she takes and the journey she is on. This story captivated my imagination and made me wish I was an art historian, specializing in flowers, traveling the world in research, rather than a Californian teacher, living on the Maine coast.
I particularly love the pale pink sweater and pants outfit!
What a superb collection. The pink linen top and pants is a standout combination. Did a bit of poking around the Boden website and saw some many pretty things!
I would like to read that book!
i love this wardrobe. I’ve been trying to simplify the colors in my wardrobe and this one is so close to what i’m aiming for. thanks, as always, for the inspiration!
Your heroines are such interesting women! I’d love to hear more about this particular woman as well as Edith and the Kingpin and many, many others. Getting to know them through their clothing and accessory choices is a fascinating point of view to write from (remember the woman with the poison bottle clutch bag?). Janice, I’m sure there’s a book in you that is just waiting to be birthed!
Oh how lovely to wear these colours while studying medieval illuminations.
Love the artwork, the pearls, and Oh! That Jessie Zhou scarf! And I don’t even wear pink.