Outfit Inspiration: 50s Florals

Just putting together a very cheerful late spring look, based off of this amazing 1950s cotton floral triangular handbag by Margaret Smith. It has an amazing combination of colors, such as yellow, pink, red, green, and pale grey (lining), which I used to create a complete outfit:

Spring 2009 by dgenevieve featuring Margaret Smith handbag

I just found the yellow skirt ($39.99) on ModCloth earlier today, and I love the sweet yellow plaid, big pockets, full skirt, and ruffle hem. Love the mix of the plaid with the floral pattern of the bag.

The pale grey flats ($165 $99) are on sale from J.Crew. Nice vintage-feeling style, and the color is such a wonderful compliment to the yellow.

I picked the ribbon-tie tee ($34) from Effie's Heart in white because it was a simple counterpoint to the effusive skirt and bag. The ribbon detail at the back is sweetly feminine without being too sweet. Tucked into the high waist of the skirt, of course!

The accessories pull out a few of the other colors in the bag, like the pale pink of the Tarina Tarantino beaded bracelet ($63), the orangey-reds of the Alexis Bittar lattice ring ($275), and the vibrant green of the Echo satin headband ($20).

Don't forget your sunglasses! These Luella rounded cateye sunglasses ($300 $120) would look so amazing with any vintage or vintage-inspired outfit. (P.S. For some reason Polyvore squished the image, so the shape is a little wonky. Follow the link to Outnet to see better images.)

I love this outfit so much! I think I'd wear it... oh, just about anywhere: the grocery store, out to lunch, shopping, reading a book in the park... Hey, now! What am I doing here?! I could be reading a book in the park! ;)