- T-shirt – thrifted
- Jacket – thrifted
- Jeans – Dish
- Scarf – thrifted
- Shoes – Soft Walk
Once I was on an archaeological survey and, in the middle of the digging, sifting, and sweating, the lead archaeologist suddenly stopped, looked over at our pile of backpacks, water bottles and extra tools and bellowed:
What self-respecting archaeologist would bring a bright purple backpack on a dig?
Without missing a beat or even looking up, several of the other surveyors simultaneously pointed to me, sitting in the middle of the prairie looking sheepish in my purple bandanna, purple socks, and grey and purple t-shirt.
That story is the roundabout way to tell you that I like purple. A lot. Which is why this t-shirt, jacket, and scarf combination makes me a happy girl.
I find it funny that one of my favorite colors is technically one that doesn’t exist. There’s no single frequency of light on the visible spectrum that reads as “purple.” Rather, the shades of purple that our eyes see are illusions created from mixture of other frequencies, usually reds and blues. See the graph below? No purple.
The Color Frequency Spectrum of Visible Light
So the human eye sees too much green, and never really any purple. What does that mean for Barney?
Apparently he doesn't know, either...
Oh well, this outfit still makes me happy.
Purple happens to be one of my favorite colors too!
Love the outfit!
Purple doesn’t exist? Wow, never knew that. I’m glad we find a way to see it though – my wardrobe is FULL of purple. And the nice thing about brightly colored bags is that they stand out pretty easily in a sea of black, gray and navy. That’s why I always travel with my bright green suitcase.
I really like the red accents with your purples.
That’s totally true about luggage — I use a bright purple suitcase, and I’ve never had an issue about finding which is mine.
Haha, Anne and I are suitcase twins too? I also have a stand out bright (lime) green suitcase. Also, what self-respecting archaeologist would dis someone else’s backpack choice? Really? There’s a dress code? Who knew!
Wait, what were the other archaeologists wearing? Drab all around?
I see someone’s using red undies to quietly express their colorful leanings. Bold choice.
Purple is the BEST colour!
The jacket matches the t-shirt SO WELL in this outfit!
Oh man, I love being that person. I feel like the question of who brings a purple backpack to an archaeology dig is very similar to the one of who totes their posters in a lime green poster tube. So mad props.
This outfit is super darling too. Between the scarf and the front tuck? Awesome.
ha, that’s a great story! This purple totally rocks with the red!
I’m a purple lover too! And the fact that you were the purple-backpack-bringing culprit makes you even more awesome, I think. So keep rocking the purple! (Oh and thanks for the color spectrum lesson–I had no idea purple wasn’t even on it. So should Roy G Biv become Roy G B?)
For many years I hated purple. I couldn’t figure out what the point of it was. Then I wore a purple top and discovered that my eyes looked luminous. Oh! That’s what purple is for. Making girls with my colouring look pretty! It must be a good theory because it looks amazing on you too!
I love that you didn’t see “the point” of purple. Much the same way I feel about beige.
That purple is fantaaaaaastic. I’ve had a purple suitcase for years, partially because, like half of everyone else has said, it helps locate your stuff more quickly. The suitcase is too small now, but I still love it.
What were we talking about?
You look awesome! Purple and I have a weird relationship–I like it, but every time my dad wears it my dad makes a comment to the effect of “how bout them Tigers” or “go Clemson eh?!” Oh brother.
I can honestly say I don’t understand either of those references. And that’s fine by me.
How did you manage to make the colors photograph in a true way? Purple is the color I probably have the least of in my wardrobe…but I have a terrible time photographing it.
Really good indirect light and then some color balance through Picnik.
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BEAUTIFUL. These colors really do bring out your gorgeousness.