Spring Greens

Inspired by my story on Kelly green, I hunted out this favourite old fashion editorial tucked away in one of my tearsheet books. It’s vintage Australian Vogue, September 1989, and the photographer, Martyn Thompson, is also an old favourite.

The fashion editor here advocates tossing all shades of green together like a garden salad: parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme and pale honeydew. Khaki, chartreuse, watercress, lime and lemon, olive and moss – it’s a veritable vegetable patch! I don’t particularly like most of the clothes – although the sequinned dress by old label Peter Morrissey & Leona Edmiston is cute.

I do love the jungle atmosphere however. I’ve always been attracted to conservatories and hothouses – who remembers that old movie, Greencard? I could totally understand Andie McDowell’s desperate desire to have the house with that beautiful conservatory attached. That luscious heat makes one feel so languorous. Probably that’s why I keep hankering to holiday in the tropics. At least spring is almost here – the perfect time to wear green.