Orange

From the minute Tanner could talk, orange was his favorite color. While his most prized orange possession may be his Trico Field Mickey Mouse T-shirt, I’ve found many “grown-up” uses of the shade too. Here are some of my favorite moments for orange this spring!

Clothes

This season I made really great shorts and pants in orange silk linen. I styled the pants with a white cable knit short-sleeve sweater that plays off of country-club chic while staying young and cool. Stella McCartney also used orange for Spring. I just bought her cute stripe shorts and I love her orange blazer – it’s on my wish list.

Accessories

I love getting an orange fix in my accessories. It’s such a great pop of color and pretty much looks chic with everything. I especially love pairing it with white or nude. Last year, I used the Celine orange leather shopper all summer long. As soon as it warms up a little I can’t wait to break it out again.

On my recent trip to Paris I came across this amazing Celine florescent orange snake clutch and fell in love. I’ve never received more compliments on anything I’ve worn – there is something so special about the shade of orange that people freak out over! For a similar look at a more affordable price, I love this orange snake clutch from Hunting Season.

Hermes is famous for its orange, which is the signature color of the house – and of course its boxes. I always love Hermes watches with leather straps- they’re simple and classic and will last a lifetime. The Cape Cod with an orange leather strap is a particular favorite of mine.

I also snagged these Nico Nico necklaces from my store – I love the color combination and wearing them together.

Décor

Alongside my bowls of lemons, I always have a basket of oranges from the farmers market or from our orange trees in the garden. I put them in this chic woven basket I found years ago at Merci in Paris. My friend Amanda recently tracked them down at Pure Deco , where you can order them. I love the way the oranges look as fresh decor.

Kitchen

Another place I like to have unexpected moments of orange is in the kitchen. I love the Flame Orange color that Le Creuset makes and how it looks when we’re serving dinner.

I also got hooked on this Orange Tempeh recipe from 101 Cookbooks. I adapted Heidi Swanson’s recipe, switching tempeh for tofu – it’s Tanner’s absolute favorite! We make it constantly with brown rice and steamed spinach.

Kids

J. Crew has great orange accessories for kids right now. I love this burnt orange classic Kanken backpack – it kills me when I see it on Tanner’s little back! I’m also a big fan of their fluorescent orange shoelaces that I put in Tanner’s grey suede MacAlister boots – they make any shoe fun and cool! Tanner and I just came across these orange Top-Sider slip-ons and I couldn’t resist ordering them for summer. Another favorite is the K-Way raincoat – it’s great for school too.