Stores have started hauling out their bevy of brightly colored scarves, perhaps as a reminder that spring isn’t far away.
top/ Waterlily Imports bottom/ Asia West
One would think we were in the middle of an arctic freeze here in Maine, but alas, this New Yorker was bundled up on a balmy 50 degree evening. To be fair, she is a North Carolina native and came right off a boat, but at least her time in the North East has resulted in an approach to creative layering.
Her silky print pants from Urban Outfitters and knit cocoon wrap were a super chic surprise under all that fleece.
Joy Engel, a native Cape Elizabethean, recently returned to her Maine roots after living in Brooklyn and San Francisco. She graciously welcomed us into her apartment, offered up a glass of wine and lead us into her closet, which she describes as “about the size of my San Fran apartment”. It boasts everything from sequin dresses, a bevy of scarves, an ice skater skirt and her beloved LoveME tshirt. This public affairs guru has a tumblr that you probably read and a twitter account that you probably follow. She’s also totally onto the “dead birds mystery in Arkansas.”
Thanks so much to Joy for letting us snoop around!
While Nate and I were perched in one of our usual spots, we happened to notice an impromptu fashion shoot going on behind us. These close friends and students were trying out an early Christmas gift - a fancy new SLR - and were using the Old Port as their backdrop.
We interrupted their photo session and took note of their cozy chic knee-high boots and colorful cold weather accessories. Hot pink gloves, plaid earmuffs, a teal scarf and a pretty plum coat were the highlights of this moddish quartet.
