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Camposanto by J.M.W. Turner

Build a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Camposanto by J.M.W. Turner

July 7, 2015   To the seaside!!!  Everyone told you that you couldn't have purple as your favorite color for your entire life - but YOU know better...  

  Did you have a favorite color as a child? I never really did, but I always wore my older sister's clothes, so it's maybe just as well that I didn't have strong feelings about it!   love, Janice ... View the Post

07.07.15 12 Comments

Tags: amethyst, beige, camel, Four by Four, purple, Start with Art, warm weather, white

Choosing the Right Scarf Color – One Approach

April 24, 2015   Here's a decision scenario: you know you like the scarf - the silk and wool blend, the pattern drawn from foliate motifs and calligraphy of the Sultan's courts of India, the knowledge that your purchase supports the Metropolitan Museum of Art - but WHICH COLOR TO CHOOSE????  

I'm of the opinion that your wardrobe should have a certain DNA - a "fingerprint" that is as unique as your own. If this is true, then anything that you add to your wardrobe should look like it's related to the things you already own.   So maybe this decision can be made easier if we look at some options that might currently be in your closet, and see if any of them look like they're in your style family...   Do you ... View the Post

04.24.15 8 Comments

Tags: accessories, amber, amethyst, beige, brown, green, grey, jewelry, navy, olive, orange, silk scarf

Navy Capsule Wardrobe with Accessories in Rose, Amethyst and Marsala

January 20, 2015   A handful (plus one) of navy garments can give you nine different combinations. Once you toss in three different "accessory families", you have a world of options. With a tee shirt or two thrown in, wouldn't this be a blissfully easy way to pack?  

 

 

  love, Janice ... View the Post

01.20.15 10 Comments

Tags: accessories, amethyst, burgundy, business travel, capsule wardrobe, Hermes scarf, jewelry, Monday Morning Wardrobe, pink, rose, silk scarf, Six-Packs

A Black Wardrobe with Amethyst

January 8, 2015   She was born in February, so amethyst is her birthstone. And purple has always been her favorite color; could any style choice be easier?  

 

 

Any other suggestions/ideas for how to accessorize this wardrobe? I'm working on blue, and on brights, but I was also thinking of brown/gold... Anything else your beautiful hearts desire?   love,

Janice ... View the Post

01.08.15 17 Comments

Tags: accessories, amethyst, black, gold, jewelry, not so crazy eights, purple, silk scarf
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