WEARWITH Weekly 17th June

Wondering where the summer is? I’ve been following @carlowweatherman to understand why Summer has not arrived yet in Ireland!

This week I’m asking you to take a minute or 2 and remember upon a poem you knew or loved once, an easy step you can take to reduce Plastic Use, a summer cocktail and how to mix Printed Patterns.

State Exam time in Ireland is almost over and I still remember every word of W.B Yeats’ “To a Child Dancing in the Wind” from my Junior Cart (O-Levels). I am always reminded of it when I see a Louise Mansfield painting or find myself on a windy beach (but never without a cashmere hat).

Do you have a poem you remember from school?

Google it now and take a minute or 2 to read it.

Dance there upon the shore;
What need have you to care
For wind or water's roar?
And tumble out your hair
That the salt drops have wet;
Being young you have not known
The fool's triumph, nor yet
Love lost as soon as won,
Nor the best labourer dead
And all the sheaves to bind.
What need have you to dread
The monstrous crying of wind?

I swapped over to Soap last year to use less plastic in our house, no liquid soap, no shower gels - just bar soaps. And for shampoo I love this one, I have oily hair and this is the best I’ve found and its back in stock @Reuzi

And my kids are converted too, I think more because its easier to rub soap on, nothing to open or close, laziness to be honest!

But it works and we’ve no plastic bottles in our shower, if we can all make little changes, it will make a huge collective difference. #eliminateplastic

Its always a good idea to use fruits and veg that are in season - less air miles and support local. Strawberries are ready now, and make a vitamin fuelled Margarita

1 tsp sea salt flakes
400g fresh strawberries
120ml tequila
75ml triple sec or Cointreau
1 lime , juiced

Blitz everything with ice and pour into a Salt rimmed Margarita glass

How to match/block Prints?

I love Colour Blocking and when I see Print Blocking I love it too, but its not as easy as it looks! So this got me thinking….

I sometimes see people wearing prints and think “Genius”, or sometime it’s just a “No, that doesn’t work!” and I wondered why it so difficult to achieve that harmonious tension so I put some tips together below.

Match small prints with small or medium size patterns, medium patterns with medium or large ones. See how Jess Colivet did this HERE and in pic one above - I think this is just perfect! (all Jess’s style is).
Be consious of colour choices and tie them together, eg: if you are mixing a red print wear a bright red lip, green print maybe a green hair accessory or shoes. See how Purple is picked up HERE
Add a pattern clash with accessories - polka dot or stripe scarf/bag
Consider Leopard and Snake patterns as Neutrals and match them with bold prints, but be careful not to clash eg: Leopard and Paisley would be too busy. For some great Brave ideas read College Fashions blog HERE

and my favourite Print Inspo account - follow Anaïs Van Oekel HERE

Hard to believe it will be the longest day of the year, the Summer Soltice this Friday! The year is really flying along!

Does it feel strange to you that Summer Sales have started and Sumemr hasn’t really begun, my Summer wardrobe has not been opened!

And for 1 more week there is 16% off our Featherlight Scarves - see below

Chat next week, Happy Summer Solstice

Karen

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