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Home » April Travel – Start with Art: Street, Berlin by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

April Travel – Start with Art: Street, Berlin by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

April 12, 2019

After retirement, they decided that they were going to travel to a new destination every 3 months for the first year! Just for a few days….

In the winter, they went somewhere warmer – I’m not sure, but it might have been Barcelona?

When our heroine and her sweetheart hatched this plot, our heroine chose this very evocative painting as her color inspiration:

1. Street Berlin by Kirchnr with color palette

Yes, April in Paris

She’s very excited…

2. travel outfit in black and white

earrings – Ippolita; striped top – 1901; scarf – Kate Spade New York; cardigan – Eileen Fisher; pants – Eileen Fisher; bracelet – Gorjana; watch – Tissot; tote – Shinola; oxfords – AGL; suitcase – Nordstrom

Maybe a striped top is cliche to wear to Paris, but she loves her travel outfit – classic, simple, comfortable…

And since retirement is rekindling the romance in their lives, she’s sticking with some pink accents. Something about pink just feels romantic to her. And her true love seems to agree!

3. travel capsule wardrobe in black, white and pink

pink opal hoop earrings – Mateo; tee shirt – Steffen Schraut; scarf – Temperley London; stud earrings – Cathy Waterman; black top – Eileen Fisher; necklace – Julie Vos; marled sweater – Eileen Fisher; bracelet – Monica Vinader; clutch bag – Jimmy Choo; black skirt – Eileen Fisher; cardigan – Lands’ End; black pumps – Kurt Geiger London; flats – Naturalizer; dress – Socialite

She spent a surprising amount of time choosing her things to pack; she figures that if she does all of the thinking and planning now, she can just relax and dress with ease in the hotel. (she loves unpacking in the hotel…)

4. travel capsule wardrobe in black, pink and white

After their trip back in January, she feels much more comfortable traveling with a small bag and a tidy travel capsule wardrobe. But just to be sure, she charts out a few outfits in her mind… (it never hurts to step through every aspect of a planned ensemble, just to make sure that you didn’t forget the right shoes, or the earrings that you love to wear with your favorite blouse…)

5. 3 ways to wear black pants from a travel capsule wardrobe

6. 3 ways to wear a black dress from a travel capsule wardrobe

7. 3 ways to wear a black skirt from a travel capsule wardrobe

If the weather is warm, she might have to do some shopping…

Have you ever HAD to buy something while on vacation? Last May, in Paris, the weather was SO warm that I had to buy a tee shirt and a pair of shorts. That hasn’t happened to me in a long time!

love,

Janice

p.s. This is how her “2-Season” wardrobe looks; I think this is really pretty…

8. 2 Season Travel capsule wardrobe

 

CREATE A TRAVEL CAPSULE WARDROBE – START WITH ART: STREET, BERLIN BY ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER

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Tags: black, dresses, pink, Six-Packs, travel capsule wardrobe, white
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  1. Nancy says

    April 12, 2019 at 5:50 am

    Bonjour Janice, You’ve managed to entertain us again with another lovely story and pictures. Based on the limited information we have gleaned on you, one could think this story is your upcoming autobiography. It sure sounds like a plan and an ensemble I would anticipate from you. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
    In the Spirit of Sisterhood,
    Nancy in Maine

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    • Janice says

      April 12, 2019 at 10:25 am

      You are very insightful…
      hugs,
      Janice

      Reply
  2. Dawn says

    April 12, 2019 at 8:21 am

    I’ve never been a big fan of pink, but I am really drawn to that Temperly London scarf. I would love to see what you would do with a wardrobe designed around it. There are so many design elements you could play with.

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  3. Miriam says

    April 12, 2019 at 9:27 am

    Thank you for another beautiful wardrobe and story, Janice. I’m intrigued by the many scarves you include. Would you be willing to talk about the different way to wear these scarves in addition to including them as accessories?

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  4. Dee says

    April 12, 2019 at 2:25 pm

    I am more blue and purple now, but my sweetheart fondly remembers me wearing pink in my youth… maybe I’ll try a “pink cluster”….

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  5. Alison says

    April 12, 2019 at 4:44 pm

    Somehow I always manage to pack pink and black for Paris! But my pink is quite pale in comparison to these pinks. I don’t know what it is about my mental world around the idea of Paris; it seems to require black, white, and pink. I keep thinking I’m going to break that mold someday, but I haven’t yet.

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    • Janice says

      April 12, 2019 at 6:24 pm

      OH no! Stick with these traditions – I think things like this are lovely…
      hugs,
      Janice

      Reply
  6. Kelly says

    April 13, 2019 at 6:26 pm

    Paris can be very unpredictable in May! We were there the first week of May in 2015 and it was soooo warm. We had also been to London on this trip where we had snow one day! So in Paris we rolled up our sleeves and jeans (for a cropped jean look) and enjoyed the sunshine.

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