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Home » Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Mondrian Composition in Oval

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Mondrian Composition in Oval

Yes, you CAN combine “warm” and “cool” colors.  If Mondrian can do it, any of us can!
 

Painting – Mondrian, sweater – Topshop, jeans – Seven for all Mankind, pink flats
– Fitzwell,
grey hoodie – L.L.Bean,
jeans – Maison
Scotch, hi-tops – Converse

 

Painting – Mondrian, tweed jacket – Red
Valentino, dress – Dorothy
Perkins, pumps – Soft Style, tank – Malene Birger, sandals – Kors by
Michael Kors,
pink capris – DKNY

 

Painting – Mondrian, sweater – J. Crew,
suede skirt – L’Agence,
boots – See by Chloe, trench coat – Calvin Klein, scarf – Scotch-Soda, flats –
Pied a Terre

 

Painting – Mondrian, sweater – Acne, pink
skirt – J. Crew, flats – Ara,
blouse – Mauro Grifoni,
skirt – Monsoon, oxford flats – Dieppa Restrepo

 

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08.28.12 10 Comments

Tags: blue, grey, peach, pink, Start with Art
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  1. frugalscholar says

    August 28, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    Sometimes I get a glimpse of how your mind works: you see something beautiful (the Mondrian) and then you construct this beautifully constructed assemblage. I remain in awe.

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  2. frugalscholar says

    August 28, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    ergh–sorry about the bad writing! I'm a bit stressed as I wait for the hurricane to make its full appearance.

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  3. Cornelia says

    August 28, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    Never would I have put rust and grey together, but it seems to work.

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  4. Lindy says

    August 28, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    I need those gray Soft Style pumps (they are great shoes, Soft Style). I love so many of these combinations. So many excellent seasonal and year round combinations. sigh.

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  5. sweetsy says

    August 28, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    I love grey and rust together but I just don't find that baby blue, especially paired with pink, to have a richness associated with a chic dresser. Even pink with grey jeans and pink shoes kinda weirds me out. It looks cheap to me. Sorry to be so blunt:/

    I do get the concept, though. Carry on. :)

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    • Cornelia says

      August 28, 2012 at 6:08 pm

      Try to catch Christine Lagarde in one of here icy pinks and blues some time. It changed my mind…

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  6. Ro MacDaddy says

    August 28, 2012 at 10:05 pm

    What can you do with Kandinsky? :-)

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  7. Ellen says

    August 29, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    I am in love with the baby blue trench. I know I don't *need* it (I have a spectacular Burberry, bought a million years ago in London). But, oh, I'd be lying if having a colored trench wouldn't be tempting. Janice, you're my 'paring down' guru, but I'm now I'm lusting for more. *wink*

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  8. Lisbet says

    July 30, 2014 at 11:33 am

    And these outfits haven't even been accessorized yet. That would really pull them together even more. And I like all of them, maybe except for the pink and blue together. I would have possibly preferred pink top and faded blue denim. In any case, I would love a "Mondrian" scarf. His art would lend itself well to a wearable silk version, no?

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  9. Sarah Baranoff says

    September 24, 2020 at 8:05 pm

    I would love to see what you come up with for Marc Chagall’s stained glass windows or maybe some stained glass from the Tiffany workshop. Also, have you ever considered thinking about line and proportion in terms of architecture. Chicago offers some interesting options in Brutalist and Prairie Style work.

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