Color.

Every year I swear I'm going to buy an all new wardrobe consisting entirely of solid-color clothes (no prints!) in neutral shades: black, navy, brown, ivory, cream, white, grey...you get the idea. It's never happened, but one of these years I just may do it.

I bought a couple of t-shirts yesterday, v-necked, long-sleeved, with lace at the wrists and neck. Without realizing it, my t-shirt purchase fell right in line with my dream wardrobe of neutrals: one is cream and the other in a very pretty grey. I was quite pleased! Now if I can just keep it up.

Speaking of color and beautiful neutrals, I must mention my favorite Kate Spade campaign, and one of my favorite ad campaigns for anything ever: the Lawrence family visiting daughter Tennessee (from 2002).
Everything is absolutely perfect: simple but posh, upscale and classic. Look at the red bag and gloves with that camel coat. Check out the black and white bag with the red coat (cape?)! The black sleeves showing from under the cape with a touch of gold at her wrists. The black hat. It just makes my style-loving heart a-flutter! I want to find the stylist for this shoot and kiss him or her silly.
Look at Mom in that tapestry coat. Could she possibly be more fabulous? And I love, love, love that bag. Sadly, at the time I really didn't have the money for it; now that I have the money, the style is long gone. Oh Kate Spade, you make me cry with sadness and weep with pleasure.

Today's bag: Pierotucci Birkin-style bag.