they came, they saw, they shopped

How does someone whose wardrobe color palette has one tone (dark) entertain ladies who appreciate bright colors and bold prints?
Point them toward mecca.



My pals love pink and green!

And there was a sale!



So much to see...and not a single thing in black. Imagine?



And, indeed, there WERE moments of silence while their prints did the talking.



Delicious prints and lovely details.



I could (almost) live with that print in the middle - the one with the green band running through it.
Almost.

I'm telling you, I looked the Tour Guide amongst them, with their beautiful bangles and perky shifts. I wore cropped black pants and a black buttoned shirt.
Wendy tried on some things at AllSaints while she was in the city but I haven't converted anyone as yet.



No matter. They look wonderfully chic in their seashells and alligators.
(That's Susie, in that shot, doing her best Eileen Fisher, with Poppy, very late at night on the beach.)