Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature
May 7, 2023
A doctor appointment, a couple of long walks through the city and a couple more long walks through the parks near our home to admire the flowers. Maybe next week, with the promised arrival of warm weather, I will wear more linen and less wool... Not that I don't like wool in warm weather - it's surprisingly comfortable...
love, Janice ... View the Post
April 30, 2023
Two days out - two blazers with brooches! End of the week was quiet, as I'm wrestling with something - maybe flu? In April?
I'm going to try to assemble all of the clothing that I've worn since I finished the "1 Dress, 100 Days" challenge last autumn; it will be fascinating to see what got worn a ton (like my blazer from 4, or my three shirts from them?) and what never got out of my closet...
love,
Janice ... View the Post
April 23, 2023
A week that started out warm, and then veered right back into the "it might snow" temperatures overnight. So right now, I'm living with a wardrobe full of "man I need to iron!" summer clothes, and all of my favorite winter clothes too!
I'm discovering more and more that, since I wore the Wool& dress for 100 days, my need to constantly change outfits from day to day has diminished substantially. My social life is mostly limited to everybody here in my building (that's a LOT of people...), and they don't seem to care what I'm wearing.
As it should be!
love
Janice
p.s. I think I'm going to try to aggregate all of the cold-weather clothes that I've worn since I started the Wardrobe of the Week - I'm ... View the Post
April 21, 2023
Ah, the timeless beauty of pink and navy!
I think these colors are timeless and flattering to most of us too!
The Big Challenge She never knows if it will be nice and toasty warm or damp and nippy...
So she brings her swimsuits, as well as long underwear for sleeping! Best be ready for a range of temperatures...
And for non-aquatic activities, she packs this:
One really doesn't need to pack a ton of things for a weekend; you need to get dressed on Saturday and Sunday, and maybe Monday if you're really stretching your time off!
The cardigan and long pants make almost everything else in her wardrobe useful, even on cold days! Warm socks are never wrong, too!
So she has choices, warm or ... View the Post
April 19, 2023
Let's do this again, only differently!
Some different accent colors, and navy as our neutral!
She doesn't make it up to the lake EVERY weekend of the warm weather, but she is probably there at least 2 out of 3...
For no good reason she can offer to anyone, she wants to wear navy this weekend!
This wardrobe is exactly the same size as her wardrobe from Monday, but it's also entirely different! What fun...
If you like blue, this should be appealing:
As with her earlier weekend wardrobe, our heroine has plenty of options for a 3 day break...
Eventually, our heroine is going to take a couple of weeks off; maybe combining her 2 "long weekend" wardrobes will work for that?
We shall ... View the Post
April 17, 2023
This will brighten up your summer!
And how many accent colors could one find here? I'm starting with these 3, but I'm not finished with this scarf...
It's not that long a drive up to the beach house...
But once you're off the main highway, it seems like a different world...
Our heroine is fearless in the face of dirty clothes - she wants to wear white in the summer, and so she shall!
It's a wardrobe that strikes terror in the hearts of those of us who are messy, but she's so happy with this:
She has plenty of outfits to get through a long weekend, although if it gets TOO cold, she might find herself in a pickle...
It was over 80 here yesterday; tomorrow it's supposed to ... View the Post
April 16, 2023
It was cold, and then it was hot. We could practically see flowers blooming and trees turning green before our eyes...
love,
Janice ... View the Post
April 14, 2023
Isn't this lovely?
I'm realizing that it's entirely possible to use a painting (or any other image or object, frankly) as inspiration for a wardrobe even if that image doesn't include your core neutral!
I know, I should have realized this years ago...
Here's how I'm showing this; note the navy outlines in the color wheel...
Frankly, this wardrobe only includes 3 navy pieces out of the 9 total - that's a small number of neutral garments!
And this wardrobe only has a pair of jeans and a pair of shorts for bottoms; this is a heroine who's going to be spending a lot of time in her swimwear, so this works out for weekends...
But first, she has to drive up to the lake!
If you like sweater vests, ... View the Post
April 9, 2023
For some reason, I decided to wear purple almost every day this week! There's no logic to that...
I must shout out to you all about my purple button-front shirt; it's from Wool&, and it's exquisitely well made, and a joy to wear because of that. How nice is it that there are people making good-quality clothes?
love,
Janice ... View the Post
April 2, 2023
I've finished my 31 days wearing the same black wool tee shirt - and getting dressed the first day of April was difficult! Well, not difficult, but I did have to hesitate for more than a moment to think about what I would wear...
It's difficult to explain just how amazing wool tee shirts are - after 31 days, my tee shirt STILL DOESN'T SMELL BAD!!!
It's tempting to say that it's because I am in some way free of any bodily contaminants (ahem...), but one must credit the amazing qualities of wool. I can't encourage you enough to try one - even in warmer weather. If we're all going to live with smaller, more carefully-chosen wardrobes, tee shirts that are THIS comfortable, and hold up THIS well, must be ... View the Post
March 31, 2023
Accessories make SO much difference; I think we're going to see that pretty quickly!
Remember this painting?
And this wardrobe?
Let's work our way through a bunch of outfits, to see what accessories our heroine needs...
First up - the all-beige ensemble! Some people make this look wonderful...
For this next outfit, if the weather gets too hot to wear a scarf around your neck, you can always wear it as a belt, or in your hair, or tied to your bag...
One could make a summer-long project of looking for accessories that worked with their summer capsule wardrobe!
Even a very small scarf - literally a pocket square - can add a touch of color when worn as a bracelet, or around your neck, ... View the Post
March 29, 2023
I love this too!
This heroine is committed to switching to a warmer, lighter wardrobe, although it's a bit difficult; those of us who wear a lot of black might find this change a challenge!
She's starting with the same 8 beige garments are her 3 friends...
Her accent garments are a great assortment:
She's pretty happy with how her 4 by 4 Wardrobe looks...
And when she gets all of her things in her closet, she loves the way it looks; she can already see all kinds of options, from crisp black and white to warm green or rust with beige...
But as ALL clever heroines will do, she assembles a range of outfits in her mind, just to be certain that she will be able to ... View the Post
