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Home » July 2025 Six Paintings – 12 Months #5: The Swan No. 24 by Hilma Af Klint

July 2025 Six Paintings – 12 Months #5: The Swan No. 24 by Hilma Af Klint

July 7, 2025

I need to get a biography of Hilma Af Klint… She’s got to be an interesting person, don’t you think?

Our heroine is smack in the middle of hot weather, and was luck to be able to find things that are perfect for right now. And I think this might be one of our heroines who doesn’t wear dresses or skirts very often; she chose white jeans in place of a denim skirt! I don’t blame her a bit…

Hat – Hat Attack; bobby pins – L.Erickson; print tee – Lands’ End; striped top – rag & bone; white tank top – Lands’ End; white jeans – Alex Mill; sandals – Reef

This is what her Weekly Timeless Wardrobe looks like now; I’ve taken the liberty of making the change where she substituted jeans for a skirt.

You do know that this template is a guideline, and not a law? For example, if you abhor cotton turtlenecks, I would NEVER force you to own one…

This wardrobe has lots of potential; I think (if we can find things) next month we’ll look for her brown accents!

I love these accessories; it’s fascinating that she can easily justify having both gold and silver things!

As usual, our heroine spends a bit of time checking how well her new purchases will work with her existing wardrobe. If you can’t wear it at LEAST three ways, maybe rethink?

Yet another wardrobe that I could cheerfully wear. I’m starting to think that I would wear almost anything if someone else was doing my laundry!

love,

Janice

If you want to see where all of these things came from, the earlier posts for this wardrobe are here:  Christmas Day Introduction, January, February, March, April, May, June

p.s. Ten years ago, our painting of the day was the elegant and evocative Self-Portrait in a Green Bugatti by Tamara de Lempicka. WOW!

July 2025 Six Paintings – 12 Months #5 The Swan No. 24 by Hilma Af Klint

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Tags: beige, black, Six Paintings - 12 Months, Start with Art, warm weather, Weekly Timeless Wardrobe, white
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  1. Ellen S. says

    July 7, 2025 at 4:36 am

    This is such a soft and pretty capsule! I have to admit that I’d need more ‘true’ warm weather clothing…and I live in Maine! It’s tough to wear long pants and long sleeves unless you are in AC 100% of the time. That being said, the soft rose, white, silver/gray and chestnut are such a delightful combination. I look forward to seeing more of the chestnut as the months moving forward!

    One of my favorite elements of this capsule are the touches of metallic. The metallic sneakers, sandals, cross body and jewelry just add a dash of fun to this lovely, but restrained, wardrobe. I’m a huge fan of touches of metallic all season long…I even have a silver puffer vest!

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    • Amanda Hudson says

      July 7, 2025 at 4:10 pm

      Oooo I have a silver puffer vest too. I love it!

      Reply
  2. Sheila says

    July 7, 2025 at 7:02 am

    This is just lovely. Thank you!

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  3. pipsqueak says

    July 7, 2025 at 8:08 am

    I do love this wardrobe. If you were to swap navy in for the black, I would absolutely adopt it as my standard. It’s even inspired me to add more pink into my current wardrobe (navy, grey, burgundy, white and now pink!).

    I’ve said before I’m a bit trepidatious about blending in the brown, but I know you will do it with your usual style and grace. :)

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    • Elisa in Alaska says

      July 7, 2025 at 10:01 am

      Pipsqueak,
      That sounds like a beautiful color palette! Navy is my neutral. I’m going to see if I can make a small travel capsule using those colors.

      I have a navy dress, a charcoal grey tank dress, and shirts in white, pink, and burgundy/maroon. Pink tourmaline stud earrings and a hand painted pink silk scarf (Scarves By Ellen, she’s fabulous), and a ribbon belt with a blue and pink pattern.

      This is going to be a beautiful travel capsule. Thank you so much for sharing your colors! Elisa in Alaska

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    • Sheila says

      July 7, 2025 at 11:19 am

      I agree, it sounds like just a beautiful color palette.

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  4. Dee says

    July 7, 2025 at 10:55 am

    Another gorgeous wardrobe! I could be quite happy wearing this as well.

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  5. Pepper from Minnesota says

    July 7, 2025 at 2:27 pm

    I agree, subbing out the black for navy would make this resemble about half of my current wardrobe. I just love these colors!

    Reply
  6. Maria says

    July 8, 2025 at 2:50 pm

    This is a beautiful, timeless capsule.
    I can’t wait for the brown. I love wearing brown and pink together.
    I’m excited about the throwback.

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  7. Suzyn says

    July 9, 2025 at 12:15 pm

    I just read a biography of her! By Julia Voss. It was FASCINATING!! This group of colors feels really soothing and great to me. I’ve been gravitating towards black and white, and I love how the addition of soft pink, gray, and chestnut softens everything.

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