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Home » Winter Travel: Verre et Paquet de Tabac by Juan Gris

Winter Travel: Verre et Paquet de Tabac by Juan Gris

January 29, 2019

She teaches creative people to work with data. It’s not easy…

What it all comes down to is not bothering to look outside the box – as they love to say in business circles. She’s convinced that the box is far from empty, and you just need to keep looking. There are possibilities that nobody has imagined!

She thinks that her affection for cubist art is somehow related to this; those artists looked at their subjects in a new way, and saw things nobody else saw… “Keep rearranging what you have, and eventually a new picture will emerge!”

This is her kind of painting:

1. Verre et Paquet de Tabac by Gris

She knew that she would struggle to find clothes in that “yellowed newsprint” color, so she substitutes her favorite gold! She’s not obliged to following her inspiration in lock-step, is she?

2. Verre et Paquet de Tabac with color palette

She’s going to the New York office… she likes standing out in the crowd! If you’re going to get the attention of the people in your training course, blending in doesn’t work well…

3. travel outfit in grey and yellow

shirt – Lands’ End; earrings – Panacea; watch – Rebecca Minkoff; sweater – Eileen Fisher; cashmere scarf – Halogen; pants – Eileen Fisher; loafers – Naturalizer; suitcase – Calpak

She packs six more garments – and in doing so creates a nearly fool-proof travel wardrobe:

4. travel capsule wardrobe in black, grey, and yellow

striped shirt – The Great.; onyx stud earrings – Narinee; cabled sweater – Lands’ End; earrings – John Hardy; yellow plaid flannel shirt – Lands’ End; black cardigan – Caslon; yellow bag – Vince Camuto; boots – Camper; pants – Eileen Fisher; black & white scarf – Faliero Sarti; yellow print scarf – Emilio Pucci; skirt – Eileen Fisher; slingbacks – Aquatalia

Keep looking, she tells herself… Keep looking… She arrays her entire travel wardrobe on her laundry rack, so she can see how versatile this all might be. She likes her color palette, but she still enjoys having choices!

 

5. travel capsule wardrobe in black, grey and yellow

Some of these outfits work together better than others, but she can, literally, wear any sweater with any shirt with ANY BOTTOM… 27 possibilities…

6. 9 ways to wear grey pants from a travel capsule wardrobe

7. 9 ways to wear black pants from a travel capsule wardrobe8. 9 ways to wear a black skirt from a travel capsule wardrobe

The people in her courses don’t know that her wardrobe plays a role in how she thinks about combining and recombining variables. But she loves a spreadsheet full of endless possibilities, and a wardrobe that’s similarly full of potential!

love,

Janice

WINTER TRAVEL: VERRE ET PAQUET DE TABAC BY JUAN GRIS

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  1. karen says

    January 28, 2019 at 6:39 am

    Love this combination. The yellow could be switched out for your favorite color. Did I miss the label for the long sweater?
    Karen

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    • Mary Luckett says

      January 28, 2019 at 9:30 am

      Karen, if you mean the long grey ‘sweater’, that is a cashmere scarf. I looked up it on Nordstrom. I want that scarf.

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      • Janice says

        January 28, 2019 at 11:35 am

        Oh, I knew that photograph was going to be confusing, but it was the only “free-standing” photo they had. Why can’t retailers just show us the garment without complicating things…
        hugs,
        Janice

      • karen says

        January 28, 2019 at 9:32 pm

        Thanks for clarifying the picture.
        I want all three colors of that cashmere scarf, now that I look more closely.

    • Rebecca says

      January 28, 2019 at 9:40 am

      I can NOT wear yellow – it doesn’t work w/ my skin tone- so I would take every yellow in this, trade for pink or red, and it would be perfect for me. My winter “core” is black and grey already. (with a lot of pink and red and maroon!) I get so much inspiration from this blog!

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    • nancyo says

      January 28, 2019 at 11:02 am

      I was wondering the same thing, then realized that it’s actually a long draped cashmere scarf, from Halogen, which is linked above. – nancyo

      Reply
  2. Sara K says

    January 28, 2019 at 10:26 am

    I love light gold especially when combined with black, white and grey. It’s a bit unusual color but capable of looking sharp. If I felt as comfortable in outfits with light gold accents as I do with pink accents, this would be a great wardrobe.

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  3. Dee says

    January 28, 2019 at 12:08 pm

    You said a few weeks ago that this gold/mustard color is a 2019 It Color – and now I see it everywhere!

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    • Ansi says

      January 29, 2019 at 1:44 pm

      In Sweden it has been EVERYWHERE all fall. It has definitely been the number one colour this season

      Reply
  4. Hélène G. says

    January 28, 2019 at 12:11 pm

    This new proposition is a pleasure : it can work both for winter, and spring.
    For the type of clothes, and, especially, the colours.
    Thank you very muche, Janice.

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  5. Celeste says

    January 28, 2019 at 12:16 pm

    When I first saw the artwork, I thought the yellow was actually a tan. I thought it would be interesting to see a completely neutral wardrobe that uses cool and warm tones. Especially since this heroine likes to stay within the box. Black, gray, tan. Maybe there’s another of your ladies out there who could choose a totally neutral (but interesting) closet of clothing.

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    • Janice says

      January 28, 2019 at 2:59 pm

      It IS tan, but it’s a shade that defies discovery in the world of clothing! That’s why I started using the yellow instead – after a couple of hours of searching or that shade of tan, I surrendered and took an easier option.
      hugs,
      Janice

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  6. Gail says

    January 28, 2019 at 1:12 pm

    Like sunshine on a cloudy day! This is one of my favorite color combinations–and I love the style and flair of all these choices.

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  7. cat says

    January 28, 2019 at 2:22 pm

    I love this painting, I love this combination and would wear all of it except (maybe) the bright yellow cable sweater. I am a huge fan of yellow and (soft, not sparkly) gold, and I think they look amazing with grey. I feel that I must have those yellow loafers for spring.

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