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Home » Build a “Six-Pack” Travel Capsule Wardrobe by Starting With… Art? Fabric?

Build a “Six-Pack” Travel Capsule Wardrobe by Starting With… Art? Fabric?

January 13, 2017
 
The Art Institute of Chicago currently has an exhibit of velvet fabric, tucked away in the basement rooms that seem to be reserved exclusively for fabrics. It’s a small exhibit, but SUCH beauty…
 
Velvet Fabric by Matheon & Bouvard

Velvet Fabric – Matheon & Bouvard

Mental Health Break

Velvet Fabric by Matheon & Bouvard with style guidelines and color palette

 

It sounds terribly dramatic, but she really just wants to see her toes… with polish, if possible!

travel outfit in olive and ivory with coral accents

earrings – Viktoria Hayman; bracelet – Alexis Bittar; watch – Kate Spade; trench – Etoile Isabel Marant; scarf – Banana Republic; sweater – L.L.Bean; pants – Alexander Wang; duffel – Fjällräven; boots – Nine West

So a long weekend away, at a very un-chic beach. Renting a very un-chic suite with a kitchenette…She wants to wear something on her lips that isn’t Carmex or ChapStick…

warm weather travel capsule wardrobe in ivory, olive, coral, blue and gold

Coral scarf – Nordstrom; sunglasses – Olive Peoples; lipstick – Dior “Radiant Matte”; earrings – Argento Vivo; gold tee – L.L.Bean; necklace – Kenneth Jay Lane; henley – L.L.Bean; bracelet – Anna Beck; aqua tee – Lands’ End; cardigan – Uniqlo; pants – Uniqlo; aqua scarf – Khadi & Co.; skort – L.L.Bean; nail polish – Dior “Bonheur”; sandals – Jack Rogers; sneakers – Osiris; tote – Toms

She doesn’t want to “dine.” She wants to walk, on sand, maybe in her bare feet!

 
warm weather travel capsule wardrobe in ivory, olive, coral, blue and gold

 

She wants to carry a tote bag with a snack, something upon which to sit, and maybe a book.

four travel capsule wardrobe outfits including an olive green skort

 

She wants to sleep with the window open. She wants to take a nap – maybe outdoors!

four travel capsule wardrobe outfits including ivory cropped pants

 

Evenings might be quite cool. She’ll stay in, eat take-out, and read. She’ll make her own coffee and toast in the mornings, and watch the sun rise…

four travel capsule wardrobe outfits including olive pants

 

She’s almost excited to shave her legs – she hasn’t done so since Thanksgiving!

love,
Janice

How to build a summer travel capsule wardrobe for warm weather in ivory, olive, coral, blue and gold

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Tags: blue, coral, gold, ivory, olive, Six-Packs, Start with Art, warm weather
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  1. Jazz says

    January 13, 2017 at 8:40 am

    What an excellent idea including the RV values. I wish every online retailer included them as I like to know exactly what shade of a colour I am purchasing. It was a slow news day here in New Zealand and one of the major newspapers published an article about a woman's frustration at being unable to get a refund when the two items of white clothing she purchased were very different shades that didn't play well together.

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    • busyme says

      January 13, 2017 at 11:37 am

      I heartily agree! This would make shopping online so much easier

      Reply
  2. SusanG says

    January 13, 2017 at 10:13 am

    What a refreshing combination of shades!

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  3. The Bride says

    January 13, 2017 at 10:26 am

    Sooooo pretty. I crave pink at this time of year.

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  4. Anonymous says

    January 13, 2017 at 10:41 am

    Lovely colors!

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  5. Janice Riggs says

    January 13, 2017 at 10:55 am

    The colors shown are the ones taken from the velvet swatch;there's never a guarantee that clothes will match. It's probably the hardest part of writing The Vivienne Files!
    Hugs,
    Janice

    Reply
  6. cheryl :) says

    January 13, 2017 at 12:26 pm

    That is my kind of mental health break lol. I have two monitors sitting side by side and it always amazes me how different the colors show up on the two screens. I'm thinking I don't see olive, I see brown and then I look at the smaller screen and there is the olive lol. :)

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  7. Scottie says

    January 13, 2017 at 1:09 pm

    #sandybeach #warm xoxox

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  8. Abigail says

    January 13, 2017 at 1:57 pm

    "RV values" What? Where? Please explain. Gail

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    • Kathy Acosta says

      January 13, 2017 at 2:29 pm

      Gail, I am not sure about the term "RV Values," but in the picture you may see above that has the caption "Like the article? Save it to Pinterest!" there are numbers (one is cb5a70) in the colored circles that show the colors Janice used in creating this wardrobe. The "cb5a70" and the other two numbers are called hexadecimal numbers and are used to specify colors on websites. It is a way of indicating precisely what the color is supposed to be. Hope this helps.

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    • Abigail says

      January 17, 2017 at 3:02 am

      Thank you, Kathy. Now I see where the numbers are! Gail

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  9. Anonymous says

    January 13, 2017 at 3:28 pm

    Yes, that velvet exhibit at the Art Institute is fabulous, isn't it? Love the colors for this wardrobe, because the pink is rich, not babyish. The trench reminds me of a much-loved trench I owned in the 80's, in a similar shade of green.

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  10. Gail says

    January 13, 2017 at 6:49 pm

    It would be fascinating to see how this same luxurious velvet fabric could be the inspiration for a dazzling and dining winter travel wardrobe…

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  11. Patricia says

    January 13, 2017 at 7:16 pm

    She have room to take a friend? I'm available. I need mental health.

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  12. Kathy Acosta says

    January 13, 2017 at 2:30 pm

    Love the last line about leg-shaving!!! :)

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  13. nancjb says

    January 14, 2017 at 1:19 am

    This is me! I love this palette and am going to have to plan a week-end around this post.

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  14. Anonymous says

    January 14, 2017 at 1:31 am

    That fabric is fabulous and I would love to be able to see it up close and toudh it!! Wouldn't it make the best dramatic hooded cape? I have that LL bean skort and find it very comfortable and "decent" for an older woman. Love the Marant trenchcoat too!!!

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  15. AndreaB says

    January 14, 2017 at 3:44 pm

    Love this post! Ivory and olive are my two main neutrals. This gives me a lot of ideas. Thanks!

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  16. Anonymous says

    January 14, 2017 at 10:26 pm

    An alternative to LL Bean would be welcome these days.

    Christine

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  17. Susan Bybee says

    January 15, 2017 at 6:06 am

    This is my idea of a mental health break!

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