Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature
October 15, 2022
Yesterday - off to the doctor for a shot in my arthritis foot. NOT MY BAD KNEE... sigh...
Today, laundry and working on The Vivienne Files - those posts in the pre-dawn darkness every Monday morning require a bit of planning ahead!
love,
Janice
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October 13, 2022
One day out running errands for HOURS, 1 day tucked up watching news and working on The Vivienne Files!
love, Janice
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October 12, 2022
Monday was a quiet day at home, working; yesterday I ran all over the city shopping, getting a hair cut, and getting a mammogram!
Does anybody else have more fun than me? (yes, I'm still wearing a knee brace!)
love, Janice
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October 9, 2022
We took a walk down to the Art Institute - always a joy to the soul! It's a perfect autumn day...
love,
Janice
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October 8, 2022
The problem is actually in my back, but the pain is in my knee? I'm not a doctor...
Our weather has finally gotten consistently cool, so I think that I will be wearing lots of black tee shirts or turtlenecks under my dress - sort of like wearing a black long-sleeved dress. Lots of 2nd layer possibilities!
love,
Janice
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October 7, 2022
I've been thinking... This year's wardrobes are lovely, but I'm finding that a lot of them share the same accent colors - green and various shades of orchid or pink...
Not that there's anything wrong with that!
But what if we base next year's 6 wardrobes on SIX PAINTINGS that we've visited before. JUST the paintings and the color palettes - not the original story lines...
That way, before we start getting too far into the wardrobes, we will know what our best accent colors are going to be! I will propose six that I particularly like in the next few days, so we can get an idea of how this might work.
But for now - let's look at the Chrysanthemum scarf!
At this point, the orchid color in this wardrobe has ... View the Post
October 6, 2022
1 day spent with my leg propped up with ice on it, and the next day with an early morning orthopedics appointment! My knee is going to need a lot of therapy...
love, Janice
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October 5, 2022
What do you do if your planned color scheme needs to be edited in some way?
EDIT. Move on!
You'll notice that Ruskin's Meadow color scheme has received a necessary update...
Mauve was the request; mauve is the addition! It's interesting to see how 3 tops and a pair of earrings bring a very different look to this wardrobe:
It's all much brighter now, which means that our heroine has new options for getting dressed:
Her accessories are still mostly green, but she's now got those lovely pink earrings...
How might this heroine wear her new mauve tops?
Now on to what might be my favorite scarf, and is growing to be my favorite wardrobe!
I wore this scarf last week; it's ... View the Post
October 4, 2022
Good heavens, I forgot about yesterday! It was a pretty regular day - marled black and white tee shirt under my black dress, with my trusty stud earrings, and ballet flats when I wandered around the building...
love,
Janice
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October 4, 2022
Busy catching up with a million little projects, as well as our regular blog posts. It's really warm in our apartment today; we face east, and have huge windows - when it's sunny out, it's warm in, no matter what time of year!
love,
Janice
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October 3, 2022
Time to augment these wardrobes in some intelligent way!
If you build a wardrobe outfit by outfit, you'll eventually reach a point where you have plenty of "bottoms" but not really enough tops. Since tops are more memorable, usually need to be laundered more often, and provide more of the visual interest of your outfits, it's normal for most of us to have 2 tops (at least) for each bottom. Additionally, I like to have almost as many 2nd layers as I have bottoms.
Your feeling about this can certainly be different! But for our heroines, this is a month to stock up on things for above the waist:
I debated with myself about including the Fair Isle sweater here. It doesn't really perfectly match the brown of our ... View the Post
October 2, 2022
I'm not sure that we're going to make it out of the building today; everyone is tired, and we have plenty to do at home!
love,
Janice
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