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A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing the Last-Minute Suitcase

Someday, the call will come:

Your Aunt Trudi is in the hospital, and nobody else can get there to be with her! or The data servers are all down in Edinburgh - get there NOW and fix them, or The Excel trainer broke her leg - you've got to go to New York tonight to teach the seminar, or Honey!  We're going to Paris TONIGHT for a long weekend!  (this is a dream we share, eh?)

  So somewhere in the back of my mind, every three or four months, I consider what I would do if I got this call.  The best defense, of course, is to have a carefully curated and deliberately distilled wardrobe, so that you just just stick your hand in the closet and grab a handful of things and you'll probably be okay.  And if ... View the Post

Capsule Wardrobe for an office environment, in taupe, burgundy, and navy

Blazer – Stella McCartney,  blazer – Steven Alan, top – Madeleine Thompson, blouse – Narciso Rodriguez, pants – Stella McCartney, skirt – Stella McCartney,  corduroy pants – Exit Brooklyn, scarf - Hermes  

Kimono jacket – Charlotte and Co., skirt – Alberta Ferretti, gray top – Sportmax,  Maroon blouse – Yves Saint Laurent, taupe satin blouse – DKNY,  low-neck blouse – Oscar de la Renta, print blouse – Roberto Cavalli, navy cashmere top – Miu Miu  

Navy scoop-neck top – Donna Karan, navy shirtdress – Steven Alan, sweater dress – Chinti and Parker, taupe trench coat – Derek Lam, skirt – Debenhams, pinstriped pants – Neil Barrett, taupe & navy cardigan – Tory Burch, striped ... View the Post

Travel Capsule Wardrobe: sunset and sky meets the 8 blues

The ever brilliant Juhli asked what would happen if someone with a good base wardrobe (like the sunset and sky wardrobe from here) wanted to expand their wardrobe.  She pondered the wisdom of using one of the "eights" like the one in blue that I did here as a basis for acquisitions.Juhli is one really brilliant person... see the results!

 

 

 

 

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A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing for two weeks in Europe

One of the stranger joys of keeping a laptop for a REALLY long time is that you stumble across files that you completely forgot existed.  To wit, I found my old travel planning file from 2003/2004!  And thus I can tell you with a great deal of certainty what I wore on a combination business and leisure trip I took to Copenhagen and Berlin in late August and early September 2004.  What a blast from my wardrobe past it was to find this. 

 

 

 

As with all business trips I take, I grew to roundly detest all of these clothes by the time I got home.  But this trip required only a carry-on bag, and I always consider that a success!

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The Unbroken Vertical Line in Brown

Navy cardigan – M. Patmos, bone blazer - Gucci, camel blazer – Rag & Bone, ivory cardigan - Missoni  

Yellow blazer – Theory, Rose cardigan – Diane von Furstenberg, Blue cardigan – N. Peal,  Pink blazer – Acne  

Gold cardigan – Topshop, turquoise blazer – Iva,  red blazer – Hermès, hot pink cardigan - Patagonia  

Long cardigan – Missoni, applique jacket – Manoush, Leopard cardigan – Dolce & Gabbana, Plaid jacket – Moschino Cheap & Chic, block print cardigan - Quicksilver   ... View the Post

Wardrobe: back to work mom…

Red flats – Topshop,  teal flats – Dorothy Perkins, silver & teal earrings – Hannah Zakari, dotted scarf – Debenhams, teal pearl set – JC Penney  

tee shirt – Miss Selfridge, long-sleeved tee shirt – J. Crew, black capris – Dorothy Perkins, skirt – Topshop, back flats – Topshop, Fairisle cardigan – Buckle, earrings – 1928, purple cardigan – Old Navy, scarf – C and C California  

Tee shirts – Dorothy Perkins, Jeans – Tillys, boots – Clarks, hat – Monsoon, cardigan – John Lewis      

Clothes and shoes – L.L.Bean, scarf – Modcloth, bracelet – Forever21       ... View the Post

Wardrobe: navy, with green and yellow!

Jacket – 3.1 Philip Lim, Cardigan – Paul Smith Black, green blouse – Marc by Marc Jacobs, White tee shirt – Oasis, Pants – Paul and Joe, Tweed skirt – Giambattista Valli, Jeans – Ferris, Scarf - Hermès  

White shirt – Witchery.com, Trench coat – Burberry Prorsum, Winter coat – Diane von Furstenberg, Sweater dress – Joseph, Pants – Katharine Hamnett, Pleated skirt – Junya Watenabe, yellow sweater – N. Peal, green jacket – Jil Sander  

Dress – Lela Rose, Tweed jacket – Oscar de la Renta, Tee shirt – Debenhams, short-sleeved striped tee shirt – Old Navy, Long-sleeved striped tee shirt – L.L. Bean, Pants – Marc by Marc Jacobs, Plaid shirt – ... View the Post

Wardrobe: gray, navy and lavender

Jacket – Theory, Cardigan – 3.1 Phillip Lim,  blouse – Zac Posen, tee shirt – Kain Label, Pants – Opening Ceremony,  Tweed skirt – Lanvin,  Jeans – Marc Jacobs, scarf - Hermes  

White shirt – Witchery.com, Trench coat – Risto, Winter coat – Windsmoor, Sweater dress – Theory, Pants – Katharine Hamnett, skirt – Darling, sweater – Proenza Schouler, Tweed jacket – Rag and Bone  

Square scarves – Hermès, Swirl scarf – Debenhams, Paisley scarf – Liberty of London, Purple labradorite earrings – Monica Vinader, Marble ring – Max & Chloe, Bow brooch – Alexis Bittar, 3-strand necklace – Tarina Tarantino, Sunglasses – Gucci, Hat – People Tree, Flower stud earrings – Lanvin, Watch – Skagen, Nugget ... View the Post

Not so crazy eights: Black, and bonus items

1. Pumps – Sam Edelman, Scarf – Hermès, bag – Sissi Rossi   2. Brogues – Robert Clergerie, necklace – Daniela Swaebe, earrings – Max and Chloe   3. Pumps – Jimmy Choo, scarf –Erdem, brooch – 1928   4. Flats – Giuseppe Zanotti, ring – Les Pommettes, bracelet – Hermes  

5. Flats – Stuart Weitzman, scarf – Hermès, bag – Hermes   6. Flats – G by GUESS, earrings – Nnu Designs, necklace – ice.com   7. Slingbacks – Asos, scarf – Hermes, bracelet – Hermes   8. Loafers – Tod’s, brooch – Zina,  ring – Laura Alexander  

9. Pumps – Soft Style, scarf – Hermès, bag – Reed Krakoff   10. Shoes – Loeffler Randall, Bracelet – Judith Jack, earrings – Judith Jack   11. Pumps ... View the Post