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L’Armoire Idéale: black pants – seven ways

 

Print top – Beyond Vintage, tank – Chaser, shoes – Keds, bag – Mulberry, wrap top – Etro, blue tee shirt – Dorothy Perkins, necklace – Assad Mounser  

Dress – Vionnet, black tee shirt – Dorothy Perkins, bolero – Alaia, tank – Zoe Karssen, scarf - Kate Spade  

Corset top – Agent Provacateur, clutch bag – Monsoon, sandals – Rupert Sanderson,  gray top – James Perse,  scarf – Matthew Williamson   ... View the Post

10.24.11 2 Comments

Tags: black, books, L'Armoire Ideale des Parasseuses

L’Armoire Idéale: white shirt – seven ways

This book has all kinds of interesting suggestions in it!  One of the things that the authors do is to take a simple garment and suggest seven different ways to wear it.  Now bear in mind, some of these are not necessarily something you or I might wear, but they are thought-provoking, and that has some value, right?  

Shirt – Steffen Schraut, red pants – Moschino, black tee shirt – Dorothy Perkins  

Tank top – Pro Surfing, pants – Debenhams, shoes – Keds,  swimsuit - Missoni  

Jeans – Levi’s, belt – Diane von Furstenberg, sandals – Loeffler Randall, skirt – Haute Hippie   I'm going to be on vacation all next week, so you're going to get a full week of "one garment - seven ways" ... View the Post

10.21.11 6 Comments

Tags: L'Armoire Ideale des Parasseuses, white

The Unbroken Vertical Line in Gray

Dress – Chloe, tights - Falke  

Belted cardigan – MICHAEL Michael Kors, jacket  - McQ, boucle jacket – Rebecca Taylor, pleat-back cardigan – M. Patmos      

Belted cardigan – MICHAEL Michael Kors, jacket  - McQ, boucle jacket – Rebecca Taylor, pleat-back cardigan – M. Patmos      

blazer – J. Crew, Rose cardigan – Missoni, Diane von Furstenberg, Blue cardigan – N. Peal,  Pink blazer – Acne  

Red cardigan – Peter Jensen, purple blazer – Jil Sander, blue velvet jacket – Marni, orange cardigan – Crumpet England  

Floral cardigan – Paul Smith, wrap cardigan – Quiksilver, sequined cardigan – Antik Batik, pastel cardigan - Missoni   ... View the Post

10.11.11 5 Comments

Tags: brights, grey, pastels, work wear

Maximize your ROI: A statement skirt

Skirt – Diane von Furstenberg  

Pearl & gold earrings – Lord & Taylor, Ivory blouse – Zac Posen, bracelets – Mathias Chaize, beige blouse – Paul Smith, necklace – Alexis Bittar, black blouse – Etro, onyx earrings – Primadina, black pumps – Bandolino, spectator slingbacks – Vaneli, black slingbacks – AK Anne Klein  

Ivory sweater – Carven, cobblestone necklace – Kate Spade, Beige sweater – Alexander Wang, leather & brass necklace – Lanvin, black turtleneck – Vince, beige scarf – Burberry, black lurex scarf – Chan Luu, slingbacks – Manolo Blahnik, camel pumps – Kate Spade, black w/beige slingbacks - Prada  

Beige cardigan – Zadig & Voltaire, black tee – 3.1 Phillip Lim, metal ... View the Post

09.30.11 6 Comments

Tags: beige, black, maximize your ROI, skirt, white

Customizing the Classics: the Little Black Dress

September 13, 2011

Someone asked just yesterday about finding a versatile dress that could be worn for (among other things) funerals.  It was a timely question, as I was just finishing up my meditation on the Little Black Dress...  thanks for your question!    

 

   

   

  Don't let anyone dictate what you should wear!   love, Janice     ... View the Post

09.13.11 5 Comments

Tags: Customizing the Classics

Customizing the Classics: black skirt

Black skirt – Maison Martin Margiela  

   

Black pleated skirt – Junya Watenabe, Navy flaired skirt – Miu Miu, Wrap skirt - Carven  

Gray skirt – Gucci, Navy skirt – Reiss Lime, Brown skirt – Kosher Casual    

Navy tweed skirt – Debenham’s, brown velvet skirt – Alberta Ferretti, gray suede skirt – Z Spoke by Zac Posen  

Navy pleated skirt – Theory, camel linen skirt – Selina, white cotton skirt – Jigsaw online   ... View the Post

08.24.11 7 Comments

Tags: black, Customizing the Classics, navy

Maximize your ROI: A cashmere sweater

Sweater – Ralph Lauren  

Beige jeans – SuperTrash, , Scarf – Liberty of London, Beige wool trousers – Chloe, Ring – Kenneth Jay Lane, Black trousers – Chloe, Laced back ankle boots – Les Prairies, Bone loafers – Church’s, Black Loafers - Prada    

Khakis – Ralph Lauren, Sequined tennies - Converse, Scarf - Pucci, Plaid pants – A.L.C., Grey suede Mary Janes – Marc Jacobs, Bracelet – Kenneth Jay Lane, Print pants – Lala Berlin, Black penny loafers - Naturalizers  

3-stone earrings – Oscar de la Renta , Bracelet – Carole Wood, Striped mini – Gryphon, Bone slingbacks - Aldo, Printed leather skirt – Christopher ... View the Post

08.15.11 5 Comments

Tags: blue, brights, casual, maximize your ROI, work wear

Customizing the Classics: white shirt

White shirt – Hugo Boss  

Beige blouse – Miss Selfridge, Blue blouse – Equipment, Grey shirt - Topshop  

Beige blouse – Vanessa Bruno, Ivory blouse – See by Chloe, White blouse – Donna Karan    

Grey sweater – J. Crew, Camel sweater – Ralph Lauren, Beige sweater - Burberry  

White tee – Blossom, Camel tee – Oasis, Gray tee - Kookai  

Tweed skirt – Lanvin, Camel jeans – Moto, Brown silk pants – 3.1 Phillip Lim     ... View the Post

08.13.11 9 Comments

Tags: beige, camel, Customizing the Classics, pastels, white
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