I finally got around to ordering and road-testing Athleta’s Salutation Joggers. I got them to wear instead of leggings for morning yoga practice. I enjoy wearing sheer pantyhose, but do not enjoy wearing leggings. I’m in the minority and find leggings uncomfortable. I persevered with them because they work well for active yoga class where there is a lot of flowing, twisting, balancing and stretching. I need breathable bottoms that stretch with movement, cover my legs, stay put, don’t bag out, don’t flop around, but aren’t as tight as leggings. These salutation joggers fit the bill perfectly, and I’m thrilled with them. I can’t recommend them highly enough. For me, they are an ideal substitute for leggings. They are a lot more comfortable, and I find them flattering too.

The joggers are made of technical fabric so they are easy to launder, wick away perspiration, don’t crease, and are lightweight. They come in solids and patterns across variations of silhouette. I have three pairs of the most basic style, and prefer the patterns to the solids. They run TTS. They run from XXS to 3XL and vary in price point. Some are on sale for $35.

The joggers have worked across a wide range of body types, and my clients are as fond of them as I am. They mould to the contour of the body and look polished. Clients wear them instead of leggings to work out in, or as casual bottoms. They are particularly fab for work-from-home settings, and some wear them as loungewear.

Green comes in all sorts of tints, shades, and tones, and of course is so predominant in nature. From the palest mints and dusty sages, to grass green, leaf green, emerald, Kelly green, lime, neon, seafoam, pear, moss, apple green, teal, jade, forest green, hunter green, and all sorts of olive. Take your pick.

Green is very popular with my clientele, friends, and family members. It is almost always one of their favourite colours, but the specific preferred green varies widely between them. Shades of olive, emerald, sage, teal and forest green are particularly popular. Some wear them as a dominant colour, and others as accents and in patterns. Those with green and hazel eyes tend to be partial to wearing green.

I have green eyes, but don’t wear as much green as I used to. Over the years my sartorial preferences have shifted to blue. That said, a bright lime or apple green is one of my favourite colours. It’s currently not represented in my wardrobe because it’s hard to find. If I could find it in items that worked for my style, I’d wear more of it. Several eyewear prescriptions ago I wore apple green specs and LOVED them. I might have my current prescription put into those frames so that I can wear them again. I also like neon green, and sour chartreuse. But the chartreuse is more yellow than green, so it might not count. I have a couple of olive items that I wear occasionally too.

Over to you. Do you like to wear green, and if so, which are your favourite greens?

You’re on Team Purple if you prefer wearing it to wearing teal, and vice versa. All tints, hues, shades and tones of purple count. From soft lilac and lavender, to bright orchid, dark eggplant, and everything in between. All sorts of teal count too. Rich, dark, and sometimes more green than blue, or more blue than green. Note that turquoise is not teal. Turquoise is bright and saturated, while teal is medium dark and less saturated.

Purples and teals are very popular colours with my clientele, friends, family, and with our forum members. Apart from fashion neutrals, they are the colours that people seem to gravitate to the most for clothing items. They are cool-toned, look great worn together, and create many positive emotions.

I don’t wear purple or teal. Personally, I prefer shocking pink to bright purple, blush pink to lilac, and bright turquoise to teal. So I’m sitting this one out on the bench while watching Team Purple and Team Teal wear these colours with panache and a happy heart.

Over to you. Do you bat for Team Purple or Team Teal? Tell us why, and no batting for both teams. If you can’t pick a side, or don’t wear either like me, there’s plenty of room on the bench where I’m serving vegan supper. Tofu Ketjap, Sri Lankan green beans, red rice with quinoa, kale salad, and gluten-free chocolate cupcakes for dessert. We ran this poll ten years ago and Team Purple won the race. Team Teal might win this time round. Prove me wrong.

It sounds counter-intuitive and seasonally confused to wear boots in Summer. It should be the time to expose your feet in breezier shoes like sandals, slides, espadrilles, mules, ballet flats, pumps, low-top sneakers and loafers. All much cooler options than boots with socks. 

Yet, wearing boots in Summer can work if you prefer to wear closed shoes with lots of coverage, don’t feel the heat on your feet, or are in air conditioning. It can also work when Summer temperatures are chilly. Wearing Summery skirts, dresses, jeans, pants, and shorts with cowboy boots or tough boots like Dr. Martens can be a fab look.

I see people in Seattle wear boots in the Summer with Summery dresses, skirts, shorts, and jeans. People in air conditioning all day do the same. Some of the boots are cut-out and d’Orsay silhouettes which are a tad more open. Wearing Summery slip and sleeveless dresses with tough boots is another on-trend nod to the ‘90s.

It’s not the norm for me because I like to break out my breezy Summer shoes in the summertime. That said, I will wear white boots or blush pink Frye boots with pants, jeans and midaxi dresses and skirts in the Seattle Summer when the temperatures are chilly. Since we’re eating outside more these days, I will often wear socks and boots to stay warm as the temperature drops and the wind picks up in the evening. When I lived in Cape Town, which is right by the Atlantic ocean, it was the norm to wear boots on Summer evenings with jeans, pants, skirts and dresses because the temperature drops quite drastically close to the water.

Over to you. Do you wear boots in the Summer? Do people in your neck of the woods wear boots in the summertime?