December 12, 2013
Yes, the line between khaki and camel is VERY blurry...
love,
Janice ... View the Post
Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature
December 12, 2013
Yes, the line between khaki and camel is VERY blurry...
love,
Janice ... View the Post
December 11, 2013
As much as I love to use a scarf as an accent to an outfit, once the weather starts to get cold, I find that I often turn to my black, black and white, or grey scarves. A little bit of texture, a subtle print, or a pattern can lend a lot of interest to a monochromatic outfit.Tomorrow, I'll show you scarves from the other 8 neutral colors - I'm now including rust and teal as neutrals!
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December 7, 2013 I love the subtle colors of some of these earrings - the brown diamonds are unexpected, and low-key, but very appealing... And once you learn that certain semi-precious stones are perfect for your neutral color choices, your hunt for jewelry can be much more focused. A couple of earrings here are gold, withOUT a stone of any sort, but I chose them because they felt like they had the right... aura?.. for the neutral in question. Some colors are just plain difficult to find!
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December 6, 2013
Silver stud earrings - Chen Fuchs, grey pearl stud earrings - Majorica, grey star stud earrings - Esther Greville, grey and gold studs – Samira13, blue quartz studs - Judith Ripka, tassel earrings - jenny jenny, lapis studs – Barbara Rybarova, silver and lapis studs - Boticca
Inverted diamond earrings – Q, squared studs – Dorothy Perkins, pearl drop earrings – Novica, blue topaz earrings – Novica, crystal pave earrings – Loft,square earrings – Ann Taylor, spike stud earrings – Luis Morais, pearl stud earrings - Novica
Half-moon earrings – Novica, Olive studs – Otte NY, green amethyst earrings – Ice.com, tourmaline drop earrings- Ylang23, blue topaz studs ... View the Post
I fully intended to hold back this post until it was a bit closer to winter, and the winter holidays, but since all of these brooches are available right now, on ebay, I thought I'd go ahead and give you some eye candy...
While a brooch might not be considered a wardrobe essential, even the "non-brooch" people among us have to admit that these are pretty - especially when aggregated thematically... And the vintage brooches are often beautiful quality for a modest price!
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October 18, 2013
Earrings are far from an essential part of any wardrobe, but I wear them every day; I find that I really hate the look of the holes in my ears without earrings. But most of the time I prefer to wear only small stud earrings, or very modest hoops - I'm not terribly keen on large earrings on me...These are the core of my day-to-day wardrobe:
Pearls, or another lustrous stone in a neutral tone, are a good starter:
A metallic stud is always nice:
It's generally handy to have a somewhat dressy earring for those occasions:
And a small earring in an accent color is fun:
If you're a hoop earring type ... View the Post
October 14, 2013
Bracelets and necklaces are also items that absolutely nobody MUST have in their wardrobe; women have lived completely fulfilled and productive lives without them. But for me, this is the core of what I will be wearing through the autumn and winter.Note that I wear both silver and gold, mostly because I have a Trinity ring as a wedding ring, and my watch has a yellow and white gold band. As will ALL things style, your mileage may vary.
Pearl bracelets - there are SO many beautiful ones available:
Pearl necklaces with some black detailing - I would buy two of these and layer them together:
A nice simple gold ... View the Post
October 8, 2013 Who am I kidding - I will wear more than six scarves before the winter is over - there will be WEEKS during which I will wear more scarves than this. But these six scarves represent the critical categories into which my scarves seem to fall. None of them is still currently available - and I can only remember buying two of them at all clearly. I DO remember buying my pink scarf the first time I visited Paris (1998?), and being absolutely horrified with myself that I spent so much on a scarf. Now that I've worn it about 500 times, I no longer remember the price...
Mostly pink/blush colored scarves:
Halogen, La Fiorentina, Nordstrom, ... View the Post
October 7, 2013
Lots of people have been interested in where I purchased my various Project 333 items, and what designers or brands were represented. So I'm going to break down the whole show, by category, and review what I have. Better yet, since so much of my stuff is no longer available, I'm going to source out reasonable facsimiles or replacements.Starting with shoes: I have 2 pair of loafers included in this assortment, and 2 pair of oxfords. If I were starting from scratch, I'd probably only get one pair of each. But here are the autumn shoes, shown in order of absolute criticalness in my life.
My loafers are from Stuart Weitzman, the tall boots are from Eddie Bauer, the athletic ... View the Post
I feel like these posts on brooches are almost vanity posts, because I have so much fun doing them. They take HOURS - don't get me wrong - but I always have such a good time searching out the pins and cleaning up the images to share them with you.If the weather every gets cool enough that we can break out outerwear, a beautiful or whimsical brooch is a wonderful addition to the everyday coat. In a city with a sea of black, navy and grey coats, the chance to see the occasional brooch, or grouping of brooches, is a chic sighting indeed.
So what could you break out, for the approach of autumn?
(I used a variety of background colors, to give you a sense of how different pins will work with your clothing or coat ... View the Post
When you get a look at my upcoming Project 333 for Autumn, you might be terribly concerned that I've fallen into a deep depression, because a LOT of my clothes this autumn are grey...But if you look carefully at the photograph above, you can see that my wardrobe's not going to be boring. The dotted fabric is my skirt, the grey ribs are a dress, the absolutely WONDERFUL sequined sparkly thing is a cardigan, and the seed and ladder stitched garment on the right is a crew neck sweater. I'm not at all sure how I'm going to wear these various garments, but as Project 333 moves forward, I will be sure to let you know.
Simple outlines or photographs of clothes don't always show the true depth of beauty in the garments; texture can ... View the Post
August 15, 2013
In the interest of full disclosure, if your click on any link to Boticca and purchase something, they give me a (very) small commission. That's not why I use their accessories on The Vivienne Files; I use them because they're timeless, elegant, classic, and unique, just like us!
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