Pantone Spring 2016

Hi All!  Sorry I haven't posted in a bit; I was under the weather and then the weather was bad and all of the sudden, it's been a week!

I'm still a bit sniffly so no outfit post today, but I did want to share Pantone's Top 10 Colors of Spring 2016:

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As with the Fall colors, there are some that I love and some that I don't see myself ever wearing except, maybe, as part of a pattern.  Maybe.

My favorites out of these 10 are Fiesta, Rose Quartz, Snorkel Blue and Buttercup.  And out of those four, Fiesta is my absolute favorite; I love an orange-red like nobody's business.  The Snorkel Blue is a gorgeous blue in the cobalt family and we all know that I'll never turn down a cobalt.  I love yellow, although I don't wear it much, and this Buttercup yellow just screams Spring to me.  Although, of course, Rose Quartz is supposed to be one of the Colors of Spring.

The other Color of Spring is Serenity and I have to say, I do not like it.  I love most blues, but that one doesn't do it for me.  I think it, and Rose Quartz, are supposed to be calming, but I don't want to be calm, I want to wear fiery, orange-y reds like Fiesta.

The only other color I truly don't like is Green Flash.  I do think it's an appropriately spring-y green, but I like my greens deep and dark or not at all.

The remaining colors, Peach Echo, Limpet Shell, Lilac Gray and Iced Coffee are nice enough, but not anything I think I'd wear.  I mean, Peach Echo is a nice peach so far as peaches go, but I will always be loyal to my beloved Neon Peach.  And I think the Limpet Shell is a lovely color and so is the Lilac Gray, but I don't think I have either in my closet and they're not something I feel the need to add.  As for Iced Coffee, I really do like that color, but it doesn't feel like Spring to me.


What about you, Reader Friends?  What do you think about Pantone's Top 10 Colors of Spring 2016?


Happy Thursday, All!

Gracey

Literary Stylings # 3: Valeria's Last Stand

As I mentioned before, one of the mere three books I read last month was a weird-and-not-in-the-good-way book called Valeria's Last Stand, by author Marc Fitten:

I guess it was supposed to be a comedy, but I don't see how making every single character in the town hateful was funny.  I don't know, maybe I missed the point.  Has anyone else read this book?  If you haven't, I don't recommend it, but if you have, can you explain it to me, using small words, please, in the comments?

Enough about the book though.  Well, maybe a bit more.  There is a lot of talk of produce in the book as the titular character, Valeria, grows the best produce in town and constantly reminds everyone of the fact (seriously, she is horrible).  There is also a lot of talk about color, the color of the fruits and vegetables, especially peppers and turnips, but also of the crockery made by the local potter.

Well, when I saw this dress in Goodwill a couple of weeks ago, the colors instantly reminded me of the colors in the book:

And the chaotic print reminded me of the muddy, chaotic prose of the book:

Happily for me, crazy, chaotic print on a dress makes me much happier that crazy, chaotic writing.  Seriously, that book made me feel like this:

Pretty sure that was the look on my face the entire time I was reading it.

But, it did inspire me to buy this awesome dress, which I paired with a braided belt (also via Goodwill) and ankle strap flats (Hive & Honey via Piperlime) and a chunky necklace:

I chose this particular necklace because the large beads are actually clay, you know, like a potter uses and there is a potter in the book.  Also, it's pepper-colored and peppers play a large role in the book so I wore it.

Because, even though the book was terrible, it really did inspire this entire look.

And now, it's your turn.  You can link your literature-inspired looks below: 

 

Happy Tuesday, All!

Gracey