July 6, 2026
I’m home from Paris. Well, I’m actually writing this the day BEFORE I leave, so I’m assuming that everything went swimmingly…
Let’s revisit our heroine who spends her work time listening to others. She draws her personal style inspiration from this painting:
She finished the first half of the calendar year with these 28 pieces of clothing as her work wardrobe. Most of us have a ton more than this, but I think we might be able to agree that this is pretty sufficient:
If you get bored with the clothes (although clothes maybe shouldn’t be a big source of entertainment!), the accessories can liven things up a bit:
When our heroine was looking for additions to her wardrobe, she was thinking of adding more of the warm reddish rust that’s prominent on the ground upon which the woman in her painting stands. She got lucky!
Faded redwood check shirt – L.L.Bean; necklace – Vintouch Italy; ivory cotton sweater – J.Crew; linen pants – Banana Republic; tee shirt – L.L.Bean; tote bag – Longchamp; sneakers – adidas
Our heroine had been using a 28-piece wardrobe template, through the end of June:
But as her wardrobe grows, so does her template!
Does anybody else REALLY like seeing the wardrobes arranged by color? For me, things seem to take on a different kind of coherence when arranged this way:
It’s not easy to arrange the accessories in a way that’s attractive and clear. What a fun project…
As with all clever heroines, this woman knows what she will do with her new clothes! Let’s imagine what she might do:
This is the heroine who is clearest in my mind. I wonder why.
love,
Janice
If you’d like to re-visit the earlier blog posts about this heroine and her wardrobe, they can be found here: Christmas Eve Preview, January, February, March, April, May, June
p.s. Five years ago, a different heroine was going back to the office after the pandemic. She’s going to be well prepared and “as mature as she can manage!”
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I’m liking how this one is developing. The rust color is a great addition and works well, I think, with the ivory. A warm weather feel. And I’m going to admit, even though I’m borderline minimalist, I still regard clothes as a source of entertainment!