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Home » Start with Art: A Holiday Rebel Six-Pack with Azalea Garden by Patrick Heron

Start with Art: A Holiday Rebel Six-Pack with Azalea Garden by Patrick Heron

November 27, 2019

Their Calendar…

They both work on computers, so when they have something to schedule, they put the event onto a computer calendar that they share…

Melting gold pearl earrings – Marie June; scarf – Sole Society; tee shirt – Lands’ End; ivory cashmere cardigan – Lands’ End; watch – Nixon; taupe bag – Kate Spade New York; taupe boots – Naturalizer; birch corduroy pants – Lands’ End

One of them decided to glance ahead to December, just to see what was planned… And realized that, between them, they had committed to attend FIVE different events in a 3-day period. All of them downtown.

Ivory cashmere short sleeve sweater – Lands’ End; gold drops earrings – Orman; pearl stud earrings – Latelita; pearl torsade necklace – Chico’s; gold hoop earrings – Melissa Joy Manning; teal heather sweater – Lands’ End; rust faux-suede top – Banana Republic; orange dress – Three Graces London; champagne sequin skirt – Banana Republic; pearl bracelet – Farra; champagne convertible clutch – Rebecca Minkoff; bone silk pants – Eileen Fisher; champagne pumps – Nina: champagne flats – Jewel Badgley Mischlka

The obvious answer? A hotel room, some late mornings with room service, and a tidy holiday travel capsule wardrobe with NO black velvet (this woman is a heretic, in my world!), nothing red, and nothing green.

Ivory cashmere short sleeve sweater – Lands’ End; melting gold pearl earrings – Marie June; gold hoop earrings – Melissa Joy Manning; pearl torsade necklace – Chico’s; paisley tee shirt – Lands’ End;  pearl stud earrings – Latelita; gold drops earrings – Orman; pearl bracelet – Farra;  cashmere cardigan – Lands’ End; rust faux-suede top – Banana Republic; orange dress – Three Graces London; teal heather sweater – Lands’ End; watch – Nixon; scarf – Sole Society; birch corduroy pants – Lands’ End; champagne sequin skirt – Banana Republic;  taupe bag – Kate Spade New York; champagne convertible clutch – Rebecca Minkoff; taupe boots – Naturalizer; champagne flats – Jewel Badgley Mischlka;champagne pumps – Nina; bone silk pants – Eileen Fisher

Red and green really aren’t her colors, and standing out in a crowd of friends makes her happy…

I personally can’t fathom living through cold weather – especially the holidays – without tons of black velvet, but I love the idea of a woman charting her own course through the “festive” season…

love,

Janice

p.s. Back in 2015, on this date, I experimented with a variety of accent colors for brown; it’s fun to see how changing colors in an outfit can change both the look and the feel!

CREATE A TRAVEL CAPSULE WARDROBE - START WITH ART: A HOLIDAY REBEL SIX-PACK WITH AZALEA GARDEN BY PATRICK HERON

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  1. AmandaR says

    November 27, 2019 at 5:03 am

    Janice, I see all these lovely, very pretty shoes, but I’ve always wondered how people who live in really cold or slushy places cope with them ? Do you wear boots to get to places and take the shoes to change into when you get there? Having grown up in a place of dry, cold winters, and now living in mildish, wet winters, I have no experience so please satisfy my curiosity!
    Regards,
    Amanda

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    • Janice says

      November 27, 2019 at 8:24 am

      Wear boots, and then change, has always been my system in truly atrocious weather. I suspect that designers assume that we all take a limo to events…
      hugs,
      Janice

      Reply
  2. BeeeBeee says

    November 27, 2019 at 5:10 am

    I love this wardrobe very much and generally prefer an overall light ideal. I’m moving away from black as I get older, I wear it occasionally and only for evening events.

    I now need cooler tones but most certainly would have worn this capsule before my coloring cooled. I love the orange dress although I’ve never been able to wear it, I would have to have made a different color choice. That skirt makes me wish I had better legs!! So many pretty things here!!

    This capsule reflects my present aspirations for my wardrobe. Thank you!

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  3. VL says

    November 27, 2019 at 6:05 am

    What a gorgeous wardrobe capsule. Tall dogs with muddy noses make this impractical for me but I love the depth of color in the accent colors against the neutral.

    Reply
  4. Isha says

    November 27, 2019 at 6:07 am

    I love all the items, except for the orange dress. If I could keep white clean, I would have bought this wardrobe in a heartbeat. Wonderful colours, thank you so much.

    Reply
  5. Deborah Singh-Boos says

    November 27, 2019 at 6:26 am

    What a lovely capsule wardrobe. I thought the cinnamon color you used had more pink than brown in the painting and so I was looking for something with some soft pink tones but overall these items are very feminine and pretty.

    Reply
    • Janice says

      November 27, 2019 at 8:23 am

      There are almost always more colors in paintings than I can use in a wardrobe – that’s one of the fun things about using a painting as your inspiration! There are always new avenues of accent color to explore…
      hugs,
      Janice

      Reply
  6. Book Goddess says

    November 27, 2019 at 6:47 am

    Thank you so much for sharing that gorgeous painting! I need to go to the Tate Modern to see it.

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  7. Lisa P says

    November 27, 2019 at 8:40 am

    Yes,Amandar, we who live in places with snowy winters carry our pretty shoes along with us and change when we arrive at our destination. So we need a little winter boot wardrobe too—at least a warm, nice looking pair for everyday wear (that won’t get ruined by slush and salt) and maybe an extra-warm pair with felt liners for a day spent outdoors, maybe a dressier pair, maybe a few more pairs too.

    What a lovely capsule! It is such a happy colour combination. I love to wear winter white around Christmas time, and lots of textures—cable knit woollens, cashmere, satin, cotton-silk knits, velvet—cozy to wear and a contrast to the darkness of that time of the year!

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  8. Vancouver Barbara says

    November 27, 2019 at 8:47 am

    THe painting is beautiful. I love the wardrobe it inspired.

    Reply
    • Janice says

      November 27, 2019 at 9:31 am

      My Belovedest found this on Instagram and forwarded it to me; he finds some of the BEST paintings…
      hugs,
      Janice

      Reply
  9. JoAnna says

    November 27, 2019 at 9:54 am

    I have those birch corduroys from Lands End, and they are currently my favorite item of clothing! Enough structure so that they feel pulled together, but a little stretch to make them comfy. The color is amazing – it goes with virtually every other neutral I own (greys, browns, tans, black, navy). An excellent investment!

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  10. Joyce Plunkett says

    November 27, 2019 at 1:21 pm

    I love the pop of color from that orange dress, but… cotton/poplin?!! Seems too ordinary for our heroine ;-) I hope she’s about 6 feet tall and slim to carry off that look; I know I’d be a wrinkled pumpkin. But I do love the idea of a totally non-traditional color for holiday dressing. Thanks, Janice!!

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  11. Robyn says

    November 27, 2019 at 3:08 pm

    Beautiful painting! The link from the dress shows that it also comes in white (impractical but lovely for lunch at a beachside cafe), and a pretty light blue, which would be perfect for me, but for the price tag. I like the way the pleats start well below the waist, so a short person like me needn’t look like a lampshade. It I’ll summer in Tasmania soon, and I’m dreaming of a dress like that.

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  12. Robyn says

    November 27, 2019 at 3:09 pm

    Sorry, “It will be summer …”

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    • Carol S says

      November 30, 2019 at 12:49 am

      It will be summer … in Victoria soon. I think the other colours in the painting translate really well for a summer holiday wardrobe. Oranges, yellows and grass greens with white. I see a whole year of colours.

      Reply
  13. Shrebee says

    November 28, 2019 at 1:30 pm

    Janice,
    Happy Thanksgiving to you and Belovedest !

    Reply
  14. Beth says

    November 28, 2019 at 4:49 pm

    I love the paisley T-shirt as it’s one of my favourite patterns. I also have too many plain t-shirt tops in my wardrobe.
    Sadly it’s not offered on the UK Land’s End site but they stock a floral t-shirt with similar colours and scale of pattern. They are currently having a sale so I’ll order it.

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