The Vivienne Files

Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature

Home » Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Portrait de Jeune Fille by Marie Laurencin

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Portrait de Jeune Fille by Marie Laurencin

July 3, 2015
I love this painting – I’m a big Marie Laurencin fan anyway. This girl’s expression is so very much “I know what I’m doing, probably a whole lot better than you do…”  I respect that kind of quiet confidence!

Portrait de Jeune Fille by Marie Laurencin

This color scheme is feminine without being frilly or lacy – I see the femininity here conveyed in soft lines, sheer fabrics, and a calm attitude. These are the colors of The Vivienne Files, too!

In honor of this young lady’s calm assurance, I was thinking of this as one of those business trips where you’re the only person with a clue. We know this kind of trip:
You wrote the macro. Not ANYBODY at the home office – YOU. But now, they want you to COME to the home office to write the documentation. You know perfectly well that you’re going to sit, mostly alone, in a conference room for the week, with the occasional youthful geek dropping by the scrutinize your every keystroke. They won’t thank you, they won’t buy you lunch or dinner, and you know, when this is all over, because you were sitting in THEIR office while you wrote this, they’re going to say that it came FROM the home office.
Any of these children could have done this themselves, if they’d just paid attention in math class. It’s not like it was more than a year of two ago, for most of them….
Sheesh….

Wait ’til they SEE your meal expenses…

 earrings – Lagos, charcoal tee shirt – Vince, linen trousers – Crea Concepts,  cardigan – Phase Eight, watch – Movado, scarf – Suzusan,  suede moccasins – Minnetonka, tote – COET, carry-on suitcase  – Victorinox

Pink pearl bracelet – Khun Boom, pearl necklace – DaVonna, crystal  earrings – YooLa, silver disc earrings – Judith Jack, ring – Lagos,  grey  batwing sweater – Phase Eight, pinstriped trousers – Crea Concepts,  silver necklace – Jantana, pink tunic – Phase Eight, dark pink top – Jil  Sander, red tunic – Phase Eight, pencil skirt – Uniqlo,  silver sandals – Ancient Greek, pink ballet flats – Sam Edelman

 

The best revenge is to be beautiful, calm, and tremendously competent!
have a wonderful weekend,
love,
Janice
Tweet
Pin58
Share
58 Shares
<<>>

Comments

  3. Gail says

    I'm thinking of a new genre–the novel with clothing wardrobe charts. You'd excel at it, Janice. (Hoping so much that your kidney stones are now things of the past.)

    Reply

  6. Anonymous says

    This is truly beautiful. Please do some more based on her paintings – I especially like one with a girl holding a bouquet.
    Alice

    Reply

  7. Anonymous says

    I'm with Gail. Instead of writing the now rather predictable what to wear book, write it up like a series of novellas. Just a small suggestion, easily undertaken. But seriously, I really wish I had the colouring to wear this wardrobe because it is so interesting with the shapes and colour combinations and yes I would wear the pink cardigan over the red top.

    Deb from Vancouver

    Reply

  8. Beatriz Fortes says

    Beautiful and very versatile – soft pink and grey for serenity, red and grey for energy, grey and black for minimalist, all grey for pearls (really, grey is the perfect background for pearls) and all black for whenever.

    Reply

  9. Madame Là-bas says

    I love Marie Laurencin's art and I love the strong feminity of her colours. I bought a greyJaeger waterfall cardigan from House of Fraser last year. If I wear it with a pink top and grey denim, I can go anywhere. It's the silver shoes or the rose scarf that really makes the outfit. I love your vignettes. It seems that we all make stories in our minds about our clothing.

    Reply

  10. Deborah Montgomery says

    Love these colors, perfect for my own palette! Thanks for sharing. (and I do hope you're feeling better, just read about your kidney stones, hear they're very painful — take care)

    Reply

  12. Anonymous says

    Loved seeing the moccasins — I own the same gray ones. They have absolutely no arch support, but with the help of Dr. Scholls, I can make them work. I thought about taking them on my upcoming trip to England, but worried that they would not do well if caught in the rain.
    – Lyn in Chicago

    Reply

Leave a Reply

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