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Home » Fonds Marins by Lee Ungno Revisited for Summer 2018

Fonds Marins by Lee Ungno Revisited for Summer 2018

July 16, 2018

Ah, our friend the iconoclast! She’s got the wardrobe with the willfully unusual color palette, based on this painting:

1. Fonds Marins by Lee Ungno with style guidelines and color palette

She’s retired, so she gets to travel as much as she can manage! She took a trip back in January, and then again in April, and now she’s getting ready to go to a family wedding…

It’s not a long trip, but she always tries to look nice when she travels. Everything just seems to go better when she’s well-dressed…

2. travel outfit in blush pink and black

earrings – Monica Vinader; tee shirt – Uniqlo; scarf – Missoni; cardigan – Uniqlo; watch – Anne Klein; tote – Ted Baker London; mules – Taryn Rose; pants – Eileen Fisher; suitcase – Herschel Supply Co.

She knows that there’s a really nice rehearsal dinner to which she’s invited, and also that the wedding is in the evening and thus will be sort of dressy. So she packs her 2 favorite dresses, a top to wear on the trip back to her home, and some comfy pajamas for the few moments she’ll get to relax…

3. tiny travel capsule wardrobe in blush, soft green and black

star earrings – Five and Two; bracelet – Freida Rothman; star bag – Stella McCartney; blush dress – Lands’ End; pajamas – L.L.Bean; striped top – M Missoni; black star earrings – Wild Hearts; ring – No 13; black dress – Boutique Moschino; gold sandals – Imagine by Vince Camuto; black pumps – Something Bleu

When she unpacks and hangs up everything, she pauses for just a second to enjoy how lovely all of her things look, there together in the closet…

4. tiny travel capsule wardrobe in black and blush

She knows exactly what she’s going to wear for every event:

5. 2 outfits from a very small travel capsule wardrobe6. 2 outfits from a very small travel capsule wardrobe

Her family is used to her somewhat… unusual… ways, but she’s going to be lovely and fit in beautifully at the wedding. It’s one thing to be unique, but quite another to annoy one’s family at important events! She would never do that…

love,

Janice

A TRAVEL CAPSULE WARDROBE INSPIRED BY FONDS MARINS BY LEE UNGNO

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  1. Chris from Indy says

    July 16, 2018 at 6:19 am

    Stars everywhere!! The iconoclast is becoming my favorite…..The gold shoes are fantastic, and may be following me home. I need dressy sandals – Well done again, J!

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  2. Margie from Toronto says

    July 16, 2018 at 6:27 am

    I do love that comment at the end about Not Annoying her Family. Even iconoclasts need to take others into account. I’ve attended events where someone hasn’t taken this into account and to my eye they stood out for the wrong reason – it just screamed “look at me” and there are times, such as a wedding, when it’s time to put others first.
    A few years ago I had a bit of a disaster happen at the hairdresser’s and my new hair colour came out “Bozo the Clown orange” rather than the bright red I’d been hoping for. I was known back then for my wild hair colours and I probably would have just left it – but – I was headed to my nephew’s wedding and I knew that my sister would hate it – so – 2 hours later the salon had managed to fix it and I wasn’t the one standing out in the photos.

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    • Liz says

      July 16, 2018 at 9:45 am

      Very thoughtful. You are so right.

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  3. Cee Pluse says

    July 16, 2018 at 6:28 am

    I love the Land’s End dress and I’ve been looking for something with flutter sleeves, so I just ordered it in black (it’s even on sale!). Thanks for that link. I always enjoy your travel wardrobes based on unique art, and really appreciate the unique and interesting women portrayed. Your posts are a great way to start the morning, so thanks again!

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  4. Elyse says

    July 16, 2018 at 9:22 am

    This is all just lovely!

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  5. Cheryl says

    July 16, 2018 at 10:23 am

    Beautiful travel capsule!

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  6. The Cat says

    July 16, 2018 at 3:39 pm

    To my eye, black often looks too sombre or funeral-like for a wedding. But THIS is a gorgeous way to wear black at a wedding! Love the details like the festive stars and how the small pink ones on the dress are echoed in the clutch.

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  7. SuD says

    July 17, 2018 at 7:40 am

    Lovely colors and coordination , but the cut of that evening dress would make me look dowdy.

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  8. Penny Fraley says

    July 17, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    Beautifully assembled, but $800 for a dress! I guess our lovely iconoclast is the CEO of her own company. Love that you mix in Land’s End and LLBean with the Nordstoms items.

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    • Janice says

      July 17, 2018 at 3:17 pm

      I think having fabric custom-made isn’t cheap. I’d really like to see this dress in person…
      hugs,
      Janice

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  9. Kate Wilson says

    July 17, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    Love your helpful gorgeous blog so much! Wish we could set up a faq session, I have so many questions for you that you could answer quickly and easily. Like do you ever buy anything with acrylic? Do you wear linen once it gets cold out? Have you ever even considered picking up an article in target or other similar discount store? Do you wear your scarf the same way each time or mix it up? I could go on and on! Thank you for your excellent content!

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    • Janice says

      July 18, 2018 at 8:20 am

      1. Yes, but not usually 100%, except for workout clothes, which seem to be mostly synthetic fabrics.
      2. I wear long-sleeved linen shirts all year, but most of my other things are either too summery – like shorts and tank tops – to wear in the cooler weather.
      3. I’m not in discount stores very often – there aren’t too many in downtown Chicago – but I would buy something in 1 if it fit my wardrobe needs and was reasonably well made for the price.
      4. I wear my scarves most of the time in the same way – folded on the bias into a long strip, and then tied in either a square knot or just a simple slip knot. But sometimes I will do something different if I’m in the mood and the neckline of my outfit suggests something…
      I’m leaving town today and won’t be back ’til Sunday night, but I can always answer questions when I return!
      hugs,
      Janice

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      • Kate Wilson says

        July 18, 2018 at 10:17 am

        Thank you so much for answering my barrage of random questions! I’ll try to keep them a bit more …focused shall we say going forward. Just know I now shop w/“imaginary Janice” along with me on every outing, gently guiding my choices! Hope you have an enjoyable trip and again bravo for the excellent content.

  10. Acacia says

    July 19, 2018 at 3:31 am

    The clothes she chose to go to the party was beautiful
    run 3

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