This color palette felt to me like it was giving you permission to indulge in a variety of shades of pink, and so that’s sort of what I did. I also took this opportunity to pretend that the person choosing this capsule wardrobe had a deep and abiding passion for stripes. That sort of fondness/obsession is great in a wardrobe, if it’s deeply and truly felt. You should definitely wear your heart on your literal sleeve if you know what you like, and you’re happy sharing it with the world. It certainly makes shopping more focused, and you project a clear point of view to everyone around you!
Grey jeans – Current/Elliott, grey sweater – Acne Studios, grey corduroy pants – Patagonia, grey Henley – Uniqlo, blue tee shirt – Uniqlo, cuffed blue jeans – Frame, blue sweater – Steven Alan, dark wash jeans – A.P.C., grey striped shirt – Isabel Marant, grey smock top – Isabel Marant Etoile, plaid shirt – Esprit, blue striped shirt – Isabel Marant, rose pink cardigan – Uniqlo, pink cotton shirt – Ted Baker, striped tee shirt – Uniqlo, striped shirt – Velvet, grey and blue striped scarf – Missoni, bar earrings – Burcu Okut, linen and crochet scarf – Handmade by Hayley, silver cuff bracelet – Achara, striped scarf – Faliero Sarti, grey loafers – Tod’s, tote bag – Coet, grey suede boots – Aerosoles
Grey jeans – Current/Elliott,grey sweater – Acne Studios, grey corduroy pants – Patagonia, grey Henley – Uniqlo
Blue tee shirt – Uniqlo, cuffed blue jeans – Frame, blue sweater – Steven Alan, dark wash jeans – A.P.C.
Grey striped shirt – Isabel Marant, grey smock top – Isabel Marant Etoile, plaid shirt – Esprit, blue striped shirt – Isabel Marant
Rose pink cardigan – Uniqlo, pink cotton shirt – Ted Baker, striped tee shirt – Uniqlo, striped shirt – Velvet
Grey and blue striped scarf – Missoni, bar earrings – Burcu Okut, linen and crochet scarf – Handmade by Hayley, silver cuff bracelet – Achara, striped scarf – Faliero Sarti, grey loafers – Tod’s, tote bag – Coet, grey suede boots – Aerosoles
love,
Janice
"Short arms and a full balcony" – you crack me up!
I loved that phrase, too. I'm the opposite: long arms and a full balcony with wide shoulders thrown in. I'm always having to "mind the gap" as the Brits would say.
You are not making it easy to pick just four, or six, or eight colors I love, when there are beautiful surprises each morning when I open your blog…! So pretty!!
Sue in WI
You have a very funny and very accurate way of describing the button blouse situation. Thanks for the advice since I have been avoiding the "gape" for years. I'll look at Land's End.
The last paragraph is the single most important thing I've learned from TVF. Thank you. :)
Agreed. I went back and re-read it and am nodding to myself.
I really love this one. I lead this kind of casual lifestyle and love these colors. I also have a thing for stripes, lol.
I love, love this one! This is perfect for me, Such a beautiful everyday wardrobe. I have always liked stripes. Your term "full balcony" made me LOL.
Stripes are fun, but I am a "dot" fan. They make me happy!
I'm a dot fan as well. Loved dots as a kid & even though I'm well estsblished in my mid/late 40's, I'm even that much more smitten with dots.
This is very, very close to my casual wardrobe. It's amazing. I also like "dots", and I use them in place of the plaid. (Plaid is iconic in the Puget Sound region where I live, but I am not a huge fan of plaid on me.) Susan in WA
Absolutely, positively love this!! These are my colors and my style. Now I have to start researching to find these-I am in the awkward size gap between misses and plus sizes.
I love this one. As soon as I saw it I thought of my sister, who exudes casual elegance. She wears these colors all the time.
Just pack it all up and send to me. I'll gladly pay the shipping!!
You mentioned "full balcony" and it reminded me that I wanted to share a bra fitting resource: http://www.reddit.com/r/ABraThatFits/comments/rh26h/is_getting_fitted_for_a_bra_as_humiliating_as_it/c469bi0
I was horrified by the size I calculated, but I got over it the minute I tried on my first ever well-fitting bra. It was comfortable and made everything look very, very nice.
Interesting sites. Went shopping this afternoon and I think this method may work for me – if I can find a store with a wider variety of sizes. Recently moved from C to D, but this says F (or DDDD)! I think I have been enlarging the band, when I should be looking for bigger cups. Could not find that, but DD was definitely not right. I sort of remember this method from my mother, back in the AA and A days.
I have a deep and abiding passion for stripes! (And argyle, but that's for another blog post)