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Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature
October 4, 2012 Now that I'm appropriately dressed for flying, the first thing I'll pack will be an outfit in solid black. This gives me my "core of 4" in black...
It's hard to imagine, but at this point, with six articles of clothing, I in fact have twelve different outfits. Okay, twelve different, really REPETITIOUS outfits, but this would in theory be "do-able" for a while. Remember, nobody is keeping track of what you wear (if they are, they've got bigger problems than you can solve), and you can always get laundry done while traveling. Accessories could brighten this up quite a bit, too.
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For me, the single most crucial decision in travel is what to wear on the plane. It's all well and good to say that I'm carrying my luggage onto the plane, and thus I'm not going to be trapped in these clothes forever, but...
One may be "requested" to check one's bag. Thus, it goes where no man has gone before, and you may not see it for quite a while. Flight delays. You may be wearing these clothes a LOT longer than your schedule suggests. Hotel check-in timing - when we arrive in Paris, it will only be about 8 a.m. Arriving in the city between 9 and 9:30, we will be HOURS too early to check into our room. Thus, my first three or four hours in Paris will be spent wearing these same clothes.
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Her grandmother told her that wearing chalcedony was a sure-fire way to improve your insight into people's thoughts and feelings. So she became a market research executive. .
Jewelry – Alexis Bittar, square scarf – Liberty London, belt – Menichetti, linen scarf – EPICE S.A.R.L., ballet flats –
Debenhams, satchel – Hayden Harnett,suede oxfords – Labor of Love
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Sweater – Isabel Marant, scarf – Levi’s Made & Crafted, loafers – Cole Haan, ring – Jamie Joseph
There will be blog posts six days a week while I'm in Paris - everything's all scheduled and ready to go! (no, I am NOT going to be writing while I'm on vacation...) You will know everything about my packing approach by the time I'm back in Chicago - at which time I will tell you every detail of our trip... ... View the Post
It's not a warm color, nor a cool color. Perfectly balanced between yellow and blue, emerald is a color that many of us could at least consider...
Scarf – Reed Krakoff, cardigan - Allude, earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane, loafers – Ralph Lauren
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Earrings – Scully & Scully, brogues – Marni, necklace – Yves Saint Laurent, skirt – Proenza Schouler
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There are, in fact, FOUR colors being promoted as "the must-have" colors... I'm going to look at all four of them in the next few days.
Silk top – Max Mara, cardigan – Trine Vestergaard, ballet flats – French Sole, earrings – Tarina Tarantino
I'll try these items with the Common Wardrobe.
And let's see what I could do with my core of black winter clothes.
None of this makes me want to race out and shop, but then I'm leaving for Paris in 3 days... ... View the Post
Her first name means "cherry", in English. Nobody forgets her name.
Rectangle scarf – Sonia Rykiel, watch – Burberry, square scarf – Hermès, cherry drop earrings – Betsey Johnson,
red leather bracelet – Leighelena, ikat scarf – Monsoon, necklace – Luisa Viaroma, red quartz earrings – Lola Rose, quartz
bead bracelet - Sisco & Berluti, ballet flats – Modcloth, bag – Debenhams, belt – Elliot Rhodes, T-strap shoes – BC Shoes
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Project 333 has been a wonderful success chez moi, and I'm going to continue, with a seasonal "switch out" of clothes to accommodate cold weather. I'm still loving the summer assortment, well past the end of August and the theoretical end of the first "3", so the change over will probably take place on the first day of fall.This is what I'm planning - bear in mind that I need to pack for eight days in Paris from this assortment...
I plan to pursue A Common Wardrobe - probably on Saturdays, for at least a few more weeks. The potential within that framework is nearly endless...
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If you have brown eyes with a purple ring around the iris, you're a witch. Or at least that's what they believed in the village in which she was raised. So, she decided to run with it...
Earrings & ring – Monica Vinader, stud earrings – Scully & Scully, watch – Triwa Dandy, necklaces – Lisa Stewart,
bracelet – Amanda Rudey, belt – Romwe, cashmere scarf – Faliero Sarti, square scarf – Hermès, ballet flats – J. Crew, bag –
Furla, paisley scarf – Liberty London, purple penny loafers – Yves Saint Laurent
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She's an art director. Well, she's a color savant - she can identify a Pantone shade at 20 paces... and when she gets dressed, she doesn't want to even THINK about colors!
Striped scarf – Soaked in Luxury, watch & jewelry – Georg Jensen, tote – Jil Sander,
checked scarf – Sonia Rykiel, high-tops – Converse, pom pom scarf – Diane von Furstenberg,
string knot belt – SPACE, boots – Acne
The series is going to wind down at the end of the week, as I move on the start planning for my trip to Paris (2 weeks from today!). But the Common Wardrobe will reappear maybe once a week for a while, until I feel I've exhausted my creativity in this framework. ... View the Post