Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature
September 14, 2013 This is another Pantone seasonal color that feels a lot like a neutral to me - and a beautiful neutral! There are lots of items available in this color; if you aren't comfortable wearing this near your face, there are still a lot of options for shoes and pants...
Scarf – YuhOkano, cardigan – Bark, earrings – Nikki Baker, Buddha bracelet – Eastern Mystic, loafers - Munro
love,
Janice ... View the Post
Have a wonderful Friday,
love,
Janice
And come visit A Femme d'un Certain Age today, where I make a few suggestions for a book tour wardrobe for her. (what excitement!!!)
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September 12, 2013 I'm always amazed when a bright shade of fuchsia or hot pink is considered a "special, seasonal" color, because it seems to me that it's always available in some shape or form...
Drop stud earrings – Dorus Mhor, Blouse – Maison Martin Margiela, scarf – Pucci , clutch – Poupee Couture, flats – Adam Tucker
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September 11, 2013
So yesterday, I spent the afternoon with Slim, at an auction house here in Chicago. They were having an extensive sale of Vintage Couture and Accessories - Vintage, using the term loosely... Specifically, we wanted to see if it was within budget to bid on either of these two:
Turned out that things went a bit too rich for our budgets, but the contrast between the things we saw at the auction, and the contents of my email inbox when I got back to my desk, was striking:
There's nothing particularly wrong with thinking about next year's colors - if you're in the fashion industry. But the difference between clothes that were impossible to date, and the implied "temporary-ness" of the lists of ... View the Post
September 10, 2013 I would have called this Coffee, rather than Carafe, which is why I'm a blogger and NOT working for Pantone, I guess!
Earrings- Toosis, Blouse – Emporio Armani, hat – Lisa Battaglia, print infinity scarf – Nordstrom, shoes – Geox
There are at least a dozen MORE outfits that I haven't shown here...
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Janice ... View the Post
September 9, 2013 I've had lots of questions about the Pantone Autumn/Winter 2013 colors, and how to integrate them into a wardrobe, so I'm going to show a series of posts that might give you some ideas, or some help. I'm starting with Turbulence, because it's easy to work with, since it's more of a neutral than a bright accent...
Next, just for working purposes, I'll start with a very neutral wardrobe; 10 pieces that might be in almost anybody's wardrobe, are readily available, and easily combined with other items.
Just off the top of my head, there are a dozen easy outfits added to your wardrobe. Realistically, there are a lot more ... View the Post
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Chez nous, we do jigsaw puzzles. Big scary 1000 piece puzzles, mostly of fine paintings.
While Belovedest attacks the border, I always try to grab pieces that seem to be relatively uncommon, and figure out how I can fit them together. In a 1000 piece puzzle, there might be 30 or 40 pieces that are bright red, for example, in a sea of earth tones...
My mistake - every time - is assuming that there will only be ONE red "area" in the entire picture. Accent colors ALWAYS appear multiple times...
So what in the name of joyous happiness does this have to do with getting dressed?
Remember how I'm always encouraging you, when you wear an accent color shirt or blouse, to also include earrings, or socks, or some little ... View the Post
September 5, 2013 This first outfit is what got me looking for turquoise - the pieces are all really simple, but the color combination was striking, and the proportion of the long tee shirt, the cropped cardigan, and the modestly longer shorts was both pretty and unique. Once I started to focus on looking for turquoise with navy, I saw it quite a few times!
Tee shirt – Proenza Schouler, navy cardigan – Dorothy Perkins, shorts – Jil Sander, flats- Splendid, dress – Diane von Furstenberg, cardigan – Fedeli, scarf – Hermès, pumps – Trotters
Jeans – 7 for All Mankind, tee shirt – Proenza Schouler, earrings – Barbara Rybarova, canvas shoes – Keds, blouse – ... View the Post
September 4, 2013
Dream Wardrobe - DONE! I chose my twelve favorite outfits, and then broke out the various pieces into a total wardrobe.I know I want jeans, and I KNOW I want my black turtleneck. Last winter's favorite outfit of the black and white cardigan, black top and skirt, and pearl jewelry is definitely still going to be here. And I've got a new grey dress, that will be amazing with my luscious feather-print scarf from Paris.
My denim shirt is going nowhere! With a velvet skirt and my natural cable sweater, I'll wear it all winter. And my new loves - the skirted leggings - will be great for autumn with a long-sleeved black tee and my asymmetric Eileen Fisher sweater. ... View the Post
September 3, 2013
Scarf – Hermès, Sweater – Stella McCartney, Corduroy pants – John Lewis, sneakers – Superga, sweater – Paul and Joe, jeans – 7 for All Mankind, scarf – Artillerylane, loafers – Burberry
Dress – Issa, necklace – Alexis Bittar, pumps – Nina , blouse – See by Chloe, labradorite bracelet – Sikara, skirt – Ermanno Scervino, marine blue flats – VC Signature
Tee shirt- Sandwich , scarf – Antagoniste, cropped trousers – Moschino Cheap and Chic, flats-Adrienne Papell, blouse – Damir Doma, earrings – Alexis Bittar, skirt – Marc Jacobs, cardigan – Miu Miu, pumps ... View the Post
September 2, 2013
We're going to be staying at the lovely Hotel des Grandes Hommes (Hotel of the Great Men, NOT Hotel of the Big Guys), which is in the Place du Pantheon. It's the hotel we stayed in on our very first trip to Paris, back in 1995 or so. It's very lovely, and it is impossible to get lost getting back to the hotel because you can see the Pantheon from almost anywhere in Paris. There is, however, that pesky bit about walking uphill at the end of a very long day...
We're delighted to be able to secure a room here, because the first THREE hotels we tried were all booked full. Six months in advance. Gotta plan ahead, eh? This is a neighborhood we know like the back of our hands, and the hotel is only a 10 minute ... View the Post
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