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Home » April Showers Bring May Flowers…

April Showers Bring May Flowers…

May 8, 2019

And sometimes, flowers are what inspire you to update your warm-weather wardrobe…

1. Chicago tulips and color palette

Many of us have a pretty decent core wardrobe to carry us into the warm weather…

2. 9 garment core wardrobe

chambray shirt – L.L.Bean; tee shirts – Lands’ End; tank tops – Lands’ End; cardigan – Eileen Fisher; shorts – Lands’ End; cropped pants – L.L.Bean; jeans – Topshop

Many people could get through quite a bit of the summer with just these 9 garments – especially if you have to dress for work every day, and this is your leisure wardrobe.

3. 2 dozen outfits from a 9-piece core wardrobe

But maybe you want to brighten up your core wardrobe with some pretty colors?

4. French 5-Piece Wardrobe in green

sleeveless silk top – Nordstrom Signature; earrings – Pablo Castellanos; scarf – Faliero Sarti; sandals – Kensie; striped tee – Lands’ End

Even just one “French 5-Piece Wardrobe” in an accent color can give you quite a few new outfit options:

5. 4 ways to wear a green sleeveless shirt

6. 4 ways to wear a green striped tee shirt

Maybe you’re in the mood for orange?

7. French 5-Piece Wardrobe in orange

lace top – Halogen; earrings – Kendra Scott; bracelet – Sydney Evan; sweater – J.Crew; flats – Madewell

Lace is fun for summer – not insanely dressy, just a pretty way to update a tee shirt…

8. 4 ways to wear an orange lace top

The nice thing about getting a sweater in an accent color is that you could legitimately wear it throughout the year. At least in Chicago, we will have days in July and August that are “sweater-worthy!”

9. 4 ways to wear an orange v-neck sweater

No matter what your favorite neutral colors are, this bright pink will look great with them! Imagine navy, ivory, olive green…

10. French 5-Piece Wardrobe in hot pink

earrings – Kendra Scott; scarf – Sole Society; tie top – Halogen; tank top – Lands’ End; sandals – Birkenstock

yes, the scarf above might be lovely with the orange pieces too…

A top in simple fabric but a pretty cut could be as useful over the winter holidays as it is in the spring…

11. 4 ways to wear a hot pink wrap top

And the easiest way to update with pretty colors is a tank top; these come in 15 colors…

12. 4 ways to wear a hot pink tank top

The hardest part of doing this? For me, it would have to be choosing my accent color! But flowers can be so inspiring…

love,

Janice

A FRENCH 5-PIECE CAPSULE WARDROBE INSPIRED BY FLOWERS

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Tags: accent colors, French 5-Piece Wardrobe, green, orange, pink, warm weather
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  1. Deborah Singh-Boos says

    May 8, 2019 at 8:15 am

    What a pretty collection. I love the pink and orange scarf. I have been looking for something to lift an olive green dress. This scarf might just be it.

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  2. nancyo says

    May 8, 2019 at 8:35 am

    It’s hard to beat that bright pink for versatility! – nancyo

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  3. Karen says

    May 8, 2019 at 11:15 am

    The colours look so cheerful. I love the pink and orange scarf as well.

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  4. kris says

    May 8, 2019 at 2:09 pm

    Another reader here who loves the pink and orange scarf. I had a Pucci look-alike scarf in those colors that I took on my honeymoon 50 years ago. Proof, I guess, that some color combinations endure. On the other hand, I remember that Jackie Kennedy was criticized for wearing pink and orange together when her husband was running for president back in 1960. :-)

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  5. Robyn says

    May 8, 2019 at 5:46 pm

    Swoonworthy soft sage green. We’re heading into winter in the Southern Hemisphere, yet those bright pops of colour would be fab here too. Just add long sleeves … Hot pink socks, yeah!

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  6. Nina says

    May 8, 2019 at 6:06 pm

    Ha! These are my summer colors.

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  7. Cheryl :) says

    May 9, 2019 at 1:03 pm

    Love these bright pops of color. My favorite winter puffer coat was hot pink with a bright orange lining. It broke my heart to give it up after years and years of wearing it.

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  8. margery says

    May 15, 2019 at 7:09 pm

    That green is gorgeous, but so are the others. I love pink and orange together, always have. It appealed to me back in the 60’s and it appeals now. Always makes me feel more alive seeing those shades together in a print or colour blocked in an outfit.

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