Spring Dressing: Color Blocking

Today was the first truly warm, spring-y day of the season.

And so, I attempted to dress for the weather.

A Boden dress, in a muted shade of yellow that works—I wouldn’t want a bright primary yellow from head to toe.

A J Crew summer-weight cashmere cardi (though mine is a deeper, duskier blue, not nearly so innocent as this one).

My newish Cole Haan slingbacks in patent claret. I bought these a couple of months ago, but kept them in their box because I wasn’t completely sold. I tend to gravitate toward more eccentric shoes, and wasn’t sure whether these were too ladylike for me. But there are days when a ladylike shoe (in patent claret!) can ground a colorful, youthful mix above. And lo and behold, I received compliments on them, so there you go.