At the Market: Individuality a-bloom

We can go to the market together, at last! Since we're in Montréal, we'll still be masked as so few of our neighbours and visitors are fully vaccinated, but that won't keep us from our morning of people-watching. 

Early Saturday, a crowd comes early to buy their plants, so we see plenty of interesting touches.  Coloured jeans and joggers stand out; the blonde even has a matching mask:

  

(This season, I am usually blurring portraits of anyone I did not ask for permission to photograph; people have been through enough!)

Touches of red take black jeans into spring. Left, a red leather jacket, with cropped jeans and loafers, and (you can just make them out) red sunglasses. At right, a printed bag plays off a checked sweater.

Some stay in their light jackets; an ecru quilted style and a delicate floral:

Flower girl: waiting in her pink-sprigged dress for her family to join her and roll home together.

What I appreciate most are things I wouldn't necessarily wear, but which show someone's personality.

The young woman with the topknot wore voluminous, sheer white trousers, a celery jacket, and a brick-pink scarf—an unusual and arresting combination. The woman slinging her moto helmet wore a  "Shred in Peace" hoodie (and the back pocket detail on her jeans was interesting). 

These looks are put together with an eye for what they like; regardless of age, means, and location, we can do the same. The important thing isn't a label or identifiable brand, it's just getting out in the sunshine, feeling the sun, and buying those dahlias and geraniums.