Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature
January 29, 2023
A pretty normal winter week for us - it did finally snow!
I've noticed that if I keep track of what I wear, as I have been doing since the first of September, it becomes clear exactly what clothes are my favorites.
This, I suspect, means that I should be able to figure out what I have but don't need, right?
love,
Janice ... View the Post
January 27, 2023
This is her favorite painting:
She wants to tackle Project 333 for February, March and April! So she's starting with her favorite outfit, and with colors that she's drawn from her favorite painting.
Of course she can't include ALL of the colors in the painting; that would be overwhelming!
These were her choice:
And this is her favorite outfit, right now:
She tries to think of things that she ABSOLUTELY must wear through the rest of the winter - dark pants, and a denim shirt come to mind immediately:
Jeans? Heavens yes! And she really loves sweater vests, so she wants to include the vest that matches her blue cardigan:
There's no way she can omit her favorite outfit for outdoor ... View the Post
January 25, 2023
Plenty of Firewood... She agreed to go up to the cabin for the weekend, with the understanding that (1) they would stop at the deli on the way out of town and get enough food, (2) there is enough firewood up there for at least 5 days, and (3) there are NO chores for her to handle!
Oh yes, and there are birds about...
In all fairness, she has 2 books she really NEEDS to finish in the next few days (for work!), so it's not all just hanging about reading gossip magazines...
She will, of course, walk outdoors from time to time, to catch some sun (if it's out!), visit with any animals that are about, and take a break from her work.
In addition to using a favorite painting as her inspiration, ... View the Post
January 20, 2023
It's the 20th already? Holy chocolate-coated Buddha on a stick... So Far, So Good... Our heroine has her color scheme all sorted:
And she has all of her clothing (except for 1 piece - that's the bonus #33 item!) chosen, too:
At a minimum, I'm thinking that this heroine needs 3 pairs of shoes, a couple of bags, and some jewelry. Maybe a scarf or two...
The best way I've found to make sure that you have what you need - packing, or planning a Project 333 Wardrobe - is to work your way through a number of outfits and think about what you want to wear with the clothing.
She can't easily resist gold loafers, and a matching handbag...
A backpack is always handy - many of us have started carrying ... View the Post
January 18, 2023
She had always liked to wear ivory, bone, stone - those light, neutral colors.
And denim. ALWAYS denim...
So when she saw this:
She saw her color palette for the rest of the winter, right in front of her!
Although her favorite colors are lighter and brighter, she will include her black pants, at a minimum! Sometimes, you need dark pants...
To start, she pulls her 3 favorite outfits from her closet:
She realizes early on that she's not going to have a "Whatever's Clean" wardrobe - some of her clothes just aren't going to go together. That's fine, so long as the majority of her garments play nicely together and give her options...
An excellent pair of black pants are so ... View the Post
January 11, 2023
Do you think maybe I'm drawn to green because I was sick, and green feels like renewal? Hmm...
Not Blending In... She's going to the conference too. Not presenting, but she will be attentively listening, and taking notes, and learning...
She doesn't know for certain, but she thinks it possible that someone else from her corporation will be there. They probably don't know her, and she certainly doesn't know them!
Frankly, it doesn't matter. She's not attending this conference to meet and greet, or to grab some handle on some higher rung of the professional ladder.
She's just there to learn, and to meet interesting people. They don't have to be positioned to help her advance - she can ... View the Post
January 9, 2023
Yes, it's been a lot of green this last few days, but I couldn't resist this photograph!
Perfect for this time of year:
Our heroine saw her color palette for an upcoming trip:
Bringing Light to the Darkness... Well, the darkness of a room full of navy suits!
She is tasked with being the presentation coordinator for the entire 2nd day of the conference. Which means introducing each presenter, sitting on the stage during each presentation, and then coordinating the questions that follow.
She doesn't mind - she's got zero stage fright, and she would watch all of the presentations anyway!
But she's quite well-enough established in her career that she does NOT need to wear all navy, or all ... View the Post
January 4, 2023
Flexible...
After watching the travel chaos over the Christmas holiday, she decided that she was going to be flexible with her plans...
If her plane doesn't depart in time to get her to her destination for dinner, she's going to go back into the city and take the train...
If she can't get the train for some reason, (it could be full!), or if it doesn't run at all, THEN she's going to go over to the docks and catch a ferry across the Sea...
All she wants is a long weekend away - she's not terribly choosy about exactly WHERE she goes. There are a lot of lovely destinations within an hour or 2 of where she lives!
She can carry her bag wherever she needs to go - she has NO intentions of checking ... View the Post
January 2, 2023
Well THAT was weird to type...
Our six heroines all decided that they wanted to go shopping to augment the TWO garments with which they started our year-long adventure.
If you have something specific in mind that you want to buy, this is a difficult time of year to shop; lots of stores are sold out of all of the really nice things, and much of what's left is only available in a limited number of sizes.
But our heroines know that places like L.L.Bean will ALWAYS have a good assortment of timeless, classic garments. When you have very few clothes, buying trendy things is silly!
Let's visit our heroines and see what's up!
First up she thought that a black jacket would make sense. Being the ... View the Post
And I have COVID too...
Merry Christmas - I will be back with you soon!
love,
Janice ... View the Post
December 24, 2022
When life gets back to normal (it WILL get back to normal, won't it?), I will share my outfits of the days probably every Saturday.
These are known in the Internet world as OOTD's...
love,
Janice ... View the Post
December 23, 2022
It's like an early Christmas gift! And if you don't celebrate Christmas, it's just a gift, full stop.
This was quite a bit harder than choosing 6 scarves; there's something to be said in defense of any painting, so rejecting any of them was difficult...
Let's get started!
I couldn't resist this! Black and white with pink and purple, and just enough blue to include denim in the wardrobe...
Flash back to the wardrobe from when we first saw this painting.
I'm starting each of our heroines with some simple essentials:
Yes, we looked at this painting just recently...
But for those of us clamoring for brown, this is worth looking at some more!
Her basics are pretty lovely, ... View the Post
