November 29, 2024
Not your usual “holiday colors,” but how many of us really want to wear a ton of red and green? (I know at least one of you is absolutely delighted to wear red and green…)
When you look critically at the painting to isolate the colors, it looks more promising!
Okay, we’re going to take that really yellowish patch and focus on the camel edge! If we revisited this wardrobe for warmer weather, we might go full-tilt into a bunch of yellow…
A key to this wardrobe looking festive is the accessories – but isn’t that often the case, that you achieve the desired effect by adding just one or two little touches?
Bow earrings – Talbots; scarf – Ralufineart; silk shirt – Orvis; cotton sweater – J.Crew; snowflake socks – Talbots; camel pants – J.Crew; coat – J.Crew; bag – Dagne Dover; loafers – French Sole
Our heroine is packing “outfit by outfit,” and then we’ll re-evaluate what she has, and see what possibilities she has available…
silk scarf – Nordstrom; Pearl snowflake earrings – Celebration Gems; striped tee shirt – Caslon; bone cotton sweater – L.L.Bean; socks – Talbots; boots – Sorel; black jeans – L.L.Bean
This heroine knows that she needs a dress with her… If you don’t know for a hard fact that you will want one, you certain could pack another couple of tops instead.
earrings – J. Crew; dress – Lands’ End; crystal necklace – J.Crew; clutch bag – Badgley Mischka; heather birch wrap – J.Crew; black bow flats – Talbots
Even a very casual outfit can be festive, with the addition of the right jewelry:
Earrings – Kendra Scott; Christmas tree brooch – Macy’s; cashmere v-neck sweater – Nordstrom; flannel shirt – L.L.Bean; ivory cords – J.Crew; boots – L.L.Bean
This is her completely wardrobe (minus her coat and tote bag) – this certainly feels right for holidays!
When you isolate just the clothing, it looks to be a pretty Perfect 10:
Just to be sure that she will have some options, our wise heroine assembles in her mind more outfits, using what she’s packed. This way, if something gets stained, torn, turns out to have something wrong with it in some undefinable way, she’s okay…
I think we can all agree that we can wear whatever colors we want for parties, and not be pressured into conforming! We’re far too creative for that…
love,
Janice
p.s. Ten years ago, our topic of the day was dressing up a wardrobe using jewelry. I clearly stick to what I believe!
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Absolutely love this! OMG I could be so happy with this in my closet and I don’t typically do camel, but think I could make it work with scarf around my neck.. That red winter scarf is absolutely joyful. Hope all of you who celebrated had a great Thanksgiving, and I can’t wait to see the six scarves updates next week. Thank you Janice for making my morning bright!
Love most of these choices . Thanks for putting it all together for us !
These ten simple items, with their accessories, really do cover all the bases for a trip with wide range of possible activities, from casual to quite formal. The accessories make it festive in a very classy way.
It’s amazing how neatly this wardrobe meets so many travel needs.
also a color combination that simply looks fantastic. I have two blouses that are the exact color of the painting. (one of them checkered)
I noticed that I prefer wearing skirts (with different tops).
I’m also really looking forward to next week and of course Christmas. I wish you all a nice weekend.
Nailed my winter palette, lovely! Need some all-weather boots, got some ideas for those as well.
Wow! This is an awesome wardrobe. I want everything here.
I’m the one who’s wearing red and green!! :) Although perhaps not together, but I pulled out all my stuff already! I love this coat. I found one very similar at Lands End this year. Mine is a thick fleece and looks so fancy but feels like I’m just wearing a cozy coat! And it’s the same color which I’m finding goes with a lot of stuff!
I am basically a Christmas elf and will honestly wear red and green too!
Camel will surprise you with all of the possible colors you can put with it.
Am I the only one wearing green during the Christmas season?
Nope – let me see if I can find some before it gets too late!
hugs,
Janice
I love green, Janice! How about some Black Watch Plaid?
If I can squeeze it in before I go to Paris, I will!
love,
Janice
I wear green, both light and dark green sweaters, but not with red. Usually I pair green with navy or gray. I have a green and blue cotton plaid shirt that I wear with my dark green sweater and navy pants.
I wear lots of green at Christmas! I especially love to wear Black Watch plaid with velvet…it’s a classic, beautiful combination.
You were on my mind when I said that someone would be wearing lots of red and green – I know you like colors!
love,
Janice
There is no way for me to love this collection more. Red and camel are two of my favorites and together, I truly believe they’re dynamite. This honestly is a travel capsule I could make with pieces I already have with a few tiny additions.
Also, have you ever been to the Georgia O’Keefe museum in Santa Fe? If you’re ever in New Mexico, I highly recommend going. It’s a fabulous experience of color and light and shape.
I love the way O’Keefe embraced the high desert and its colors.
Oops- posted before I could add I wear red and green year round, and sometimes together! Geranium red or true red and Kelly green give me a lot of mileage!
Janice,
Once again you’ve given us a truly amazing wardrobe. At first, I thought, this is nice, but not one that suits me. Then, I looked at it more closely. I realized I have many of the items or similar versions of them. We’re going on a pre-holiday trip this week to the beach. The weather will be warm and also cooler. These days it’s hard to predict. O, I got out my Stylebook app and copied all the clothes that are similar to the ones in this post. Turns out they are not only perfect for this trip but with just a tweak or two they will be great for the Christmas trip to see family.
Thank you so much. You’ve taken a great deal of stress off me.
Hugs,
Oh Jeri, that makes me so happy! This is the reason that I keep writing this blog, after years and years and years…
love,
Janice
Hello Everyone
I have been trying ( in my mind) to switch these items for our southern hemisphere summer. Booths would be sandals, all pants linen, linen dress, red cardigan would be a red linen vest, junmpers would linen jackets and all tops in light cotton, silk or linen. The shawl would be light cotton gauze and the scarves would be tied around the handle of a camel/ white crossbody handbag. This is such a great template to work from!
Many thanks,
Irene