The Vivienne Files

Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature

  • Home
  • Start Here
  • Articles
    • Starting From Scratch
    • Common Wardrobe
    • Packing
    • Start With Art
    • Project 333
    • 4×4 Wardrobes
    • Weekly Timeless Wardrobes
    • Archives by Date
    • Archives by Categories & Tags
  • Support The Vivienne Files
    • Books, Clothes & more
    • Templates & Color Planners
  • Contact
Home » Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Sonia Delaunay’s Rose des Ventes

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Sonia Delaunay’s Rose des Ventes

Using this painting as the focal inspiration for outfits really demonstrates how you can start with a core of neutrals, and then build out with some unexpected accent colors…

Painting – Sonia Delaunay, hooded sweater
– N. Peal, beige jeans – MAJE, blue espadrilles – Boohoo, white jacket &
coral dress – Dorothy Perkins, coral espadrilles – Pied
a Terre

 

Painting – Sonia Delaunay, black
sweater – Blumarine,
teal skirt – Modcloth,
pumps – Pierre Hardy, sweatshirt – La Garconne, pants – J. Crew, gym shoes – Converse Chuck Taylor

Painting – Sonia Delaunay, cardigan
– J. Crew, dress – Dorothy Perkins, sandals – Opening Ceremony, scarf – Filippa K.,
dress – Valentino, coral pumps – Dorothy
Perkins

 

Painting – Sonia Delaunay, cardigan
– Crumpet, tee shirt – Alexander
Wang, grey
twill pants – Seven for all Mankind, oxfords –
Jil
Sander, sweater – Maxmara, scarf – Liberty,  pants – L’Agence, flats – Miss KG

 

Tweet
Pin101
Share
101 Shares

08.06.12 9 Comments

Tags: beige, coral, Start with Art, turquoise, white
<<2,900 gallons of waterA Four by four Capsule Wardrobe: planning for fall>>

Comments

  1. Pam @ over50feeling40 says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:55 am

    I love this! So many pieces of art have inspired my fashion choices! Nice work…

    Reply
  2. cheryl :) says

    August 6, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    So fun!

    Reply
  3. Anne says

    August 6, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    Beautiful choices! I love the mix of some serious color with the neutrals.

    Reply
  4. Vesna says

    August 6, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    Totally sweet outfits. :) It was fun to see what you can do with a piece of abstract art as a base. Also, I love the way you've managed to mix casual grey with fancier shapes and colours; I love casual greys, but I'm having a hard tim combining them with my girly pieces. Thanks for the inspiration.;)

    Reply
  5. Vicki says

    August 6, 2012 at 8:04 pm

    At first glance, I wouldn't think the colors in the abstract were compatible, but when you put together the clothes, it works.

    Reply
  6. Pam says

    August 6, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    Gasp! Be still my heart…I love those blue oxfords!

    Reply
  7. Anonymous says

    August 6, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    Oh thank you for this post! I love this piece (and Sonia's work more generally!)… AND your interpretation of how to work those colours into a modern wardrobe with basics is great… Thank you thank you thank you!

    Reply
  8. Kelly Gasner says

    August 6, 2012 at 9:37 pm

    Abstract art is so educational for those of us trying to break away from black and get more creative with color. I never would have considered some of these combos (gray + coral, chartreuse + teal) but gosh if they don't work!

    http://www.aspireinspireblog.blogspot.com

    Reply
  9. BigLittleWolf says

    August 7, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    Modern art as inspiration for our fashion sense – wonderful! (I am a huge fan of mid-century art – the Abstract Expressionists, the CoBra movement in Europe. Delicious stuff. We should all dress at least occasionally in their jubilant colors and textures!)

    Lovely post.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

logo
The Vivienne Files is a unique personal style blog with carefully-selected capsule wardrobes based on color palettes drawn from works of art, nature, and more. It helps women buy less clothing, and to love what they buy. Read more...
  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

STAY UP TO DATE

Privacy Policy

Recent Posts

  • First Half of Six Paintings, 12 Months - February 2023First Half of Six Paintings, 12 Months – February 2023
  • Accessories! Project 333 based on Morris GravesRain by Kay RussellAccessories! Project 333 based on Morris Graves/Rain by Kay Russell
  • wardrobe of the Week 03WOW Wardrobe Of the Week – January 22 – 28, 2023
  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • Start Here
  • Contact
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Dazzling Theme theme by Restored 316