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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

A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing for a dressy, cold-weather destination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10.04.11 9 Comments

Tags: black, blue, business travel, green, leisure travel

The shopping fast: Month 1

 

Above illustrates EVERYTHING I wore in the month of September 2011.  A pretty modest assortment, but I have a few extenuating circumstances which kept this a pretty small collection.  

Foremost, I don't have a job, so I'm not getting up every morning putting on "grown-up" clothes to go out and play with the adults of the world.  

I spent a great deal of time wearing gym clothes; if I knew that I wasn't going out, and that I absolutely HAD to go to the gym (uh, that's every day!), I would put on my workout clothes immediately after my shower in the morning.  The other people in my (very large) building are accustomed to seeing me in these clothes.

Having stacks of sweaty gym clothes around ... View the Post

10.03.11 2 Comments

Tags: black, grey, my wardrobe, white

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

Build a Capsule Wardrobe Starting with Nature: floral landscape as an inspiration

blazer – Rag & Bone, Cardigan – Diane von Furstenberg, silk shirt - Equipment, raspberry shell - Topshop, skirt – Lanvin, pants – Rachel Pally, jeans – Rag & Bone, Scarf – Ken Scott  

printed blouse – Matthew Williamson, Purple blouse – Dorothy Perkins, white cardigan – Debenhams, dress – Barbara Tfank, flowered tee shirt – Debenhams, Turquoise long-sleeved tee shirt – Oasis, skirt – Dolce & Gabbana, off the shoulder top – Donna Karan  

 

Floral scarf – Browns, turquoise drop earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane, abalone ring, earrings – Judith Jack, purple suede clutch – Christian Louboutin, feather drop earrings – Asos, block print scarf – Pierre-Louise Mascia, blue agate necklace – Chan Luu, ... View the Post

09.22.11 14 Comments

Tags: black, blue, brights, Start With Nature, turquoise

A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing for two weeks in Europe

One of the stranger joys of keeping a laptop for a REALLY long time is that you stumble across files that you completely forgot existed.  To wit, I found my old travel planning file from 2003/2004!  And thus I can tell you with a great deal of certainty what I wore on a combination business and leisure trip I took to Copenhagen and Berlin in late August and early September 2004.  What a blast from my wardrobe past it was to find this. 

 

 

 

As with all business trips I take, I grew to roundly detest all of these clothes by the time I got home.  But this trip required only a carry-on bag, and I always consider that a success!

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09.21.11 14 Comments

Tags: black, blue, business travel, packing, red, white

Wardrobe: back to work mom…

Red flats – Topshop,  teal flats – Dorothy Perkins, silver & teal earrings – Hannah Zakari, dotted scarf – Debenhams, teal pearl set – JC Penney  

tee shirt – Miss Selfridge, long-sleeved tee shirt – J. Crew, black capris – Dorothy Perkins, skirt – Topshop, back flats – Topshop, Fairisle cardigan – Buckle, earrings – 1928, purple cardigan – Old Navy, scarf – C and C California  

Tee shirts – Dorothy Perkins, Jeans – Tillys, boots – Clarks, hat – Monsoon, cardigan – John Lewis      

Clothes and shoes – L.L.Bean, scarf – Modcloth, bracelet – Forever21       ... View the Post

09.12.11 5 Comments

Tags: black, blue, brights, casual, coral

Not so crazy eights: Black, and bonus items

1. Pumps – Sam Edelman, Scarf – Hermès, bag – Sissi Rossi   2. Brogues – Robert Clergerie, necklace – Daniela Swaebe, earrings – Max and Chloe   3. Pumps – Jimmy Choo, scarf –Erdem, brooch – 1928   4. Flats – Giuseppe Zanotti, ring – Les Pommettes, bracelet – Hermes  

5. Flats – Stuart Weitzman, scarf – Hermès, bag – Hermes   6. Flats – G by GUESS, earrings – Nnu Designs, necklace – ice.com   7. Slingbacks – Asos, scarf – Hermes, bracelet – Hermes   8. Loafers – Tod’s, brooch – Zina,  ring – Laura Alexander  

9. Pumps – Soft Style, scarf – Hermès, bag – Reed Krakoff   10. Shoes – Loeffler Randall, Bracelet – Judith Jack, earrings – Judith Jack   11. Pumps ... View the Post

09.07.11 1 Comment

Tags: black, not so crazy eights, taupe, work wear

A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing in black, white and grey for a week in a city

Cardigan – Lands’ End, gray tee shirt – Topshop, gray sweater – J. Crew, black dress – 

Topshop, white tee shirt – Topshop, striped tee shirt – Topshop, black skirt – Topshop, 

black trousers – Oasis, scarf - Hermes  

Black cardigan – Debenhams, black top – Malo, black sequined top – DKNY, short trench – 

Galeries Lafayette,  gray dress – Tomas Maier,  gray pants – J. Crew, tweed skirt – Lanvin, 

wool tweed sweater - Acne  

Pearls – Ice.com, Black & white scarf – Fendi, Sequined scarf – John Lewis, Paisley scarf – 

Pretty Green, Shoulder bag – Sonia Rykiel, gray pearl brooch – Fantasy jewelry box.com, Drop 

earrings – Alexis Bittar, Pearl stud earrings – ... View the Post

08.31.11 4 Comments

Tags: black, grey, leisure travel, white

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

Building a job interview / work wardrobe from scratch

Shirt – Oasis, Pants – Warehouse.co.uk      

Tan Cardigan – J. Crew, Bone cardigan – Tillys, Green cardigan – Woolrich, Navy double-breasted blazer – Old Navy, Taupe jacket – warehouse.co.uk, Navy blazer – H&M  

tote bag – Nine West, Quilted tote – Tillys, Two-toned bag - Asos, desert boots – Old Navy, Black Oxfords – Guess, Penny loafers – MICHAEL by Michael Kors  

   

Teal stone necklace – Coldwater Creek, bronze choker – Oasis, station chain necklace – Banana Republic, teal floral scarf – Miss Selfridge, border print scarf – Topshop, floral oblong scarf - Pacsun  

Black sweater – Coldwater Creek, ... View the Post

08.23.11 13 Comments

Tags: black, green, job-hunting, taupe, work wear

Wardrobe built around 6 neutral colors – no accents!

   

Gray cardigan – Dolce & Gabbana, Grey tee – topshop, Grey sweater – The Row, gray trousers  

– Burberry Brit, Black blazer – Rag & Bone, black tee shirt – Derek Lam, black pants –  

Rag & Bone, black draped skirt – Vivienne Westwood  

 

Brown cardigan – Hope, tee shirt – Michael Stars, brown sweater – Vanessa Bruno, brown pants  

– Edun, cream blouse – Theory, cream sweater – Topshop, cream corduroy pants – Twenty8Twelve,  

cream skirt – Maxmara Studio  

 

Chambray shirts – J. Crew, chambray skirt – A. P.C., Pants – Levi’s Made & Crafted, camel  

jacket – Forte forte, camel shirt – Equipment, camel ... View the Post

08.22.11 13 Comments

Tags: black, blue, brown, capsule wardrobe, chambray, grey, Hermes scarf, ivory
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