Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature
Black turtleneck - Dear
Brown turtleneck – Chloe, Gray turtleneck – Barney’s, navy turtleneck - Woolrich
crew – Diane von Furstenberg, cowl – Oasis, v-neck – Vanessa Bruno
Silk – Barney’s, Linen– Kain Frances, Cotton – Kelly Hoppen
Tweed skirt – Lanvin, Camel jeans – Moto, Brown silk pants – 3.1 Phillip Lim ... View the Post
Someday, the call will come:
Your Aunt Trudi is in the hospital, and nobody else can get there to be with her! or The data servers are all down in Edinburgh - get there NOW and fix them, or The Excel trainer broke her leg - you've got to go to New York tonight to teach the seminar, or Honey! We're going to Paris TONIGHT for a long weekend! (this is a dream we share, eh?)
So somewhere in the back of my mind, every three or four months, I consider what I would do if I got this call. The best defense, of course, is to have a carefully curated and deliberately distilled wardrobe, so that you just just stick your hand in the closet and grab a handful of things and you'll probably be okay. And if ... View the Post
Black velvet jacket – Alberta Ferretti, Sequined tee shirt – Oasis, Black silk chiffon top – 3.1 Phillip Lim, Black embellished dress – 3.1 Phillip Lim, Black washed silk pants – 3.1 Phillip Lim, Embroidered skirt – 3.1 Phillip Lim, Silk tank top – 3.1 Phillip Lim, Black velvet skirt – John Lewis
1. Pumps – Christian Louboutin, earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane, clutch bag – Marc Jacobs
2. Brogues – Miss Selfridge, bracelet and earrings – Monica Vinaeder
3. Pumps – Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti, necklace and earrings – Alexis Bittar
4. Flats – Giuseppe Zanotti, ring – Alexis Bittar, bracelet – Alexis Bittar
5. Mules – Sonia Rykiel, earrings – Alexis ... View the Post
Truly, I think I'm happier without shopping! The mental space that I have available, now that I'm not always keeping, in the back of my mind, that "well, I'm going to need new gray cords, maybe they're on sale at Levi's" dialog, is wonderfully freeing.
And I still have STACKS of unworn winter clothes...
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Jeans - Levi’s, blouse - Gianbaptiste Valli, woven bracelet – Roberto Coin, bangles – Citrine by the Stones
Sweater – Acrobat, bag – Debenhams, boots – Humanoid, tunic – Theyskens’ Theory, cardigan – Surface to Air, silver sneakers - Vans
Wrap top – DVF, black tank – Dorothy Perkins, jacket – l’Agence, white tee – Paul Smith, pocket square – Paul Stuart, shoes - Naya
Halter – Warehouse.co.uk, clutch – mstylelab, sandals – Born, silk top – Antik Batik, ivory turtleneck – Derek Lam, boots - Frye ... View the Post
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
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
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
Way back when, Vivienne assured me that she was not always going to have a wardrobe of black, white and red garments - she fully intended, as her hair turned gray, and her skin tones softened, to transition to gray, rose, and cream.
This is how I envision than transition...
Her original wardrobe, as we pictured it here, is this:
The first thing I could picture would be a feeling of discomfort with bright red. Not every day, but just a sense that these garments were moving to the back of the closet... so they move out and a beautiful rose pink takes its place.
The strongly contrasted black and white pieces would next make way for more muted items...
Black garments worn ... View the Post
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
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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