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Home » A Four by four Capsule Wardrobe: Bonus in navy and grey

A Four by four Capsule Wardrobe: Bonus in navy and grey

Someone earlier mentioned using this idea with navy and grey, with less conservative styles – and I was in the middle of that exact capsule wardrobe project!  Here it is…

A Core of Four in navy: trousers, tee shirt, tank top and skirt

Navy pants and tops – J. Crew, navy mini – A.P.C.

 

Four outfits from the navy Core of Four

An Expansion Four in grey: sheer top, cropped jacket, wrap skirt and jeans

Grey layered tee shirt – Romwe, Grey jacket and skirt – Vivienne Westwood,

 jeans – 7 for all Mankind

 

A dozen outfits from the navy Core of Four and they grey Expansion Four

A Mileage Four in navy and grey: a striped top, floral blouse, bird-print tee, and navy tee

Print silk blouse – Otte, Striped long-sleeved tee – Muji, tee shirt with printed cuffs –

 Comme des Garcons, hummingbird tee – Jil Sander

 

two dozen outfits available with the 12-piece Four by Four wardrobe in navy and grey

An Integration Four in navy and grey: scarf, shoes, earrings andbracelet

Scarf – Roberto Cavalli, Jewelry – Miriam Salat,  pumps – Stuart Weitzman

 

 
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05.15.12 20 Comments

Tags: Four by Four, grey, navy
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  1. Cornelia says

    May 15, 2012 at 1:37 am

    Very nice, and you mix both of them and be set for quite some time. Lovely ideas.

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  2. cheryl :) says

    May 15, 2012 at 2:26 am

    I just love this!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    May 15, 2012 at 2:39 am

    So, needless to say, the white hummingbird tee blends into the white background, so at first I thought I was looking at two birds and thinking, "Now, how in hell am I supposed to wear them?"

    :)

    -EM

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  4. Kare says

    May 15, 2012 at 3:53 am

    Love it, because I am building my core concepts around navy and grey. This is just a great mix. Tks :)

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  5. Karena says

    May 15, 2012 at 4:09 am

    Oh yes just the way I love to do it …use fab accessories for the pop!

    Vivienne, I want to invite you to come and see my interview with Tina from The Enchanted Home!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    May 15, 2012 at 6:51 am

    Wow!

    Reply
  7. Susan says

    May 15, 2012 at 7:06 am

    I just realized that I have half of this set of four–and a pair of great gray jeans. For some reason I had never thought of putting them together. Thank you !

    Can you post an alternative to the mini?

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  8. Melissa says

    May 15, 2012 at 7:54 am

    Love the shoes. What a gorgeous way to pull the two colours together.
    Lovely scarf too.

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  9. ann.about.town says

    May 15, 2012 at 9:10 am

    What a terrific way to approach a wardrobe build. So many combinations!

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  10. Weisserose says

    May 15, 2012 at 9:19 am

    :-)Showed yesterday´s post to a German friend – she loved it, of course, and got a request for you: a summer wardrobe with beige, camel and grey for bottoms, and white, camel, grey, plain or patterned, for tops. Can it be done with your "Fours" system? Dänke!

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  11. Golla says

    May 15, 2012 at 10:11 am

    Amazing, love these!

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  12. Gail says

    May 15, 2012 at 11:06 am

    Janice, I love the helpful way you conceptualize this wardrobe building (or winnowing, as the case may be). And the Fours make a fabulous packing plan; I especially like thinking of a few very-carefully chosen accessories as the Integrative Four. Brilliant! I thank you and my formerly chaotic closet and over-stuffed suitcase thank you.

    Reply
  13. Ellen says

    May 15, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    Thank you for your blog…all of your ideas are literally ones I'm implementing! You do fabulous work.

    Reply
  14. paisleyapron says

    May 15, 2012 at 6:59 pm

    Awesome blossom. Thanks for reading my mind. Love it!

    Reply
  15. Janis says

    May 16, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    This is a really lovely collection. It's practical and stylish, perfect for someone who wants to put together a small but fabulous wardrobe of quality pieces. It's given me lots of ideas. Thanks.

    Reply
  16. Rowan says

    May 18, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Hello Vivienne –
    Thank you for all your posts. They have been immensely helpful, especially the 4×4 capsules. I am overwhelmed by your crazy eights but these blocks of four seem achievable. Can you help a woman how has no clue about accessorizing?

    Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    August 4, 2014 at 12:33 am

    Hello Janice,
    I have been studying your posts for sometime and today when I was at a shopping mall, something quite EXTRAORDINARY happened. Through all the new clothes for the upcoming spring (I am down in the south)
    I did NOT felt lost at all among all hues of pinks and yellows, greens or purples…and only bought a plain grey cardigan, something I realized I did not have in my grey core…Thanks very much..

    Reply
  18. Rebecca Hughes, Melbourne Photographer. says

    February 7, 2016 at 10:37 pm

    Oh my gosh that is so clever and so simple. And – I have more clothes than I need!!!

    Reply
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  20. Alexa says

    February 15, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    I’ve been thinking about trying capsule wardrobe for a long time now, but I didn’t really know how to start. This is so simple yet so genius, little steps. Thank You! I’m starting on monday :)

    Reply

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