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Home » April Travel: Start with Art – The Bounds of the Intellect by Paul Klee

April Travel: Start with Art – The Bounds of the Intellect by Paul Klee

April 22, 2019

Warmth

She’s has reddish-brown hair for most of her life. And freckles. And warm brown eyes. All her life, she’s been happy to dress in a quiet, subdued way that accents her coloring. Sometimes, she dresses to match herself! And other times, she chooses subtle greys that contrast perfectly with her overall warm appearance.

When she saw this painting, she knew she had a winner! It even includes accents of orange, which she’s never tried, and a deep maroon red, which she loves for her nails and lips:

1. The Bounds of Intellect by Klee with color palette

She knows that people don’t wear a lot of brown in big cities… And they never seem to wear brown at the home office. But given that her offices don’t HAVE a dress code, she’s not concerned. She’s going to show up for the district meeting dressed like this:

2. brown summer travel outfit

earrings – Karen London; jacket – Eileen Fisher; necklace – Ashley Pittman; watch – Movado; tank top – Eileen Fisher; pants – Eileen Fisher; crossbody bag – Akris; loafers – Frye; suitcase – Calpak

Her understanding is that there will only be meetings on Thursday, when she arrives, and on Friday. But she’s going to stay through the weekend and take advantage of the chance to tour a city she’s never seen before! She knows that she won’t need a lot of clothes…

3. warm weather 6-Pack in shades of brown, beige and ivory

dress – Eileen Fisher; stud earrings – Eddie Borgo; solid scarf – Max Mara; jasper earrings – STVDIO; brown tee – Eileen Fisher; ivory eyelet top – 1901; bracelets – Ashlet Pittman; checked scarf – Bally; bag – Christian Siriano; shorts – Leith; cardigan – Simply Be; dress – Munthe; brown sandals – Halogen; bronze sandals – Frye

The streets will be warm, and anything indoors will be cool, bordering on air-conditioning walk-in freezer temperatures! She tries to balance her packing to be prepared for such things, insofar as anybody can prepare for a 30 degree drop in temperatures when walking into a building!

4. warm weather travel capsule wardrobe in brown, shades of beige, and ivory

She works through her various options in her head… These 9 pieces are going to be PLENTY!

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

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

7. 3 ways to wear a striped dress from a travel capsule wardobe8. 3 ways to wear beige shorts from a travel capsule wardrobe

When I used to travel to Europe a lot for work, I would always offer to fly Coach class (even though I qualified to fly Business Class) in exchange for being able to leave the Friday before Monday meetings. I said that it was so I would have time to get over jet lag and do a better job at the host office…

But really? I got a lot of extra days in a LOT of cities… It was worth sitting in a small seat!

love,
Janice

CREATE A TRAVEL CAPSULE WARDROBE INSPIRED BY THE BOUNDS OF THE INTELLECT BY PAUL KLEE

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Tags: brown, Six Pack, Start with Art, travel capsule wardrobe, warm weather
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  1. Chris from Indy says

    April 22, 2019 at 4:36 am

    This is what my wardrobe wants to be when it grows up!

    I haven’t always dressed in these colors, but I find this warm brown is a good complement for my brown (and graying) hair, and blue eyes. The burgundy/rust/orange accents have wormed their way into my neutrals-loving heart already.

    I’m so glad EF has this colorway in their collection! Off it check it out further and hope that some pieces work their way to the secondary market soon!

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  2. Meg K says

    April 22, 2019 at 5:24 am

    I’m team brown! These colors are so calming and relaxing. I can feel the warm sun on my face already.

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  3. LINDA says

    April 22, 2019 at 8:53 am

    I have always loved brown, since I was a teenager. But, I started getting black pieces when I started working because it was so much easier to find. Now that I am in my 50’s and only working part time, I am slowing and responsibly reinventing my wardrobe and I find myself turning back to brown. I am glad that you feature brown wardrobes, it is really hard to find that anywhere else.

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  4. Janet says

    April 22, 2019 at 9:23 am

    Love the brown! I consider any day I don’t wear black a success. Just a fun little closet challenge every morning.

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  5. Lily says

    April 22, 2019 at 9:52 am

    Brown can be a very sophisticated color choice. Luckily for you brown lovers, it seems to be getting easier to find. I love the way the blogger at Un-Fancy wears brown.

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  6. Gwendolynn says

    April 22, 2019 at 10:37 am

    This is so beautiful! The trouble with brown is that it can look awful in cheap fabrics.

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  7. Lisa says

    April 22, 2019 at 3:42 pm

    I agree that this collection is in a lovely sophisticated shade of brown. Love it!

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  8. Robyn says

    April 22, 2019 at 5:01 pm

    Elegant set. It’s interesting on your posts to see how a dress goes from dress-up to casual, depending on the accessories. I had a short (five-year) spell with reddish-brown hair between giving up on dark and before accepting grey. I loved this kind of colour scheme — it’s warm and has a big range of possible accessories and accents. Dark red garnet earrings, a dash of pale lilac in a scarf, a teal brooch, light blue and dusty pink … I miss it!

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  9. Christine MacDonald says

    April 23, 2019 at 11:26 am

    I am a redhead and I remember when all redheads were supposed to wear earth tones..your woman has reddish hair, warm brown eyes and freckled skin…I have very fair skin, green eyes and bright red hair. I wish I could wear these shades but they just wash me out. But it’s great to see a warm toned wardrobe! Thanks.

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  10. Stacy Allen says

    May 1, 2019 at 4:34 am

    Absolutely gorgeous collection. Thank you for your fabulous dedication!
    Stacy Allen
    ATL GA

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