Good morning, Thursday. It's St. Patty's Day this weekend, and as a Northeasterner, I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the Irish. Growing up in Philadelphia, I worked in an Irish bar all throughout college and enjoyed it immensely. Places like Philly, New York, and Boston are big time proponents of celebrating old St. Pat, and really any excuse to have a shamrock shake from McDonald's is ok with me (and I may go over 16 ounces, Bloomie. Watch me).
Besides liking the tradition of the parade here in the city and the drunken revelry, I simply adore the color green. You may already know that, but I am drawn to green like absolutely no other color, and since emerald is the color of the year, it's going to be a good one for me. Being around green makes me feel very happy- thus my love for places like Scotland and Jamrock. Green is my color. Full stop. Green symbolizes life, nature, fertility, well being and a sense of calm and rest. To me, it feels like the color of balance and growth and superb harmony. It gives good energy in the home and is the color of prosperity and transformation aka Spring time and new life.
And though I don't wear a ton of color in general, I very much admire this jumpsuit I spotted on Refinery 29 this am. It's Malandrino and is disco and fabulous and beyond with gold accessories. I remember clearly my mother having a dress like this (same fabric and color) back in the 70s that I thought was the most perfect dress in the world. Green silk jumpsuit. Yes. Oh and how about this Charlotte Olympia clutch? FANFREAKINTASTIC. Or this 1968 Rolex? Adore. Though that bright green Nixon one is probably a ton less steep and totally adorbs.
Here are some more of my fav green images of different varieties, a quick scour of the interwebs unearthed these and I needed a little inspiration of my spirit color today- a big part of my job has always been visual research, so here's some for free cause I like to geek out like that. A pal of mine is off to Jamaica today, and oh boy do I wish that was me...St. Patty's Day in Jamaica- the greenest place on Earth (take that how you will).
