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A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing in camel & blue

April 11, 2012

Today, I've swapped out the black for a much softer camel, and you can see that with just a few adjustments to the accessories, the same 5 (core neutral garments) + 2 (white or light neutral tops) + 7 (accent pieces, including a jacket or coat) approach continues to work.

This could be particularly useful if you have a well-established base wardrobe in your best neutral(s), and were considering making a big investment in a new accent color.The seven garments, a scarf, a couple of pieces of jewelry, and you've added LOTS of new options to your core wardrobe.

Stay tuned; I'm still playing with this idea!

love, Janice

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A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing in camel, blue & rose, between seasons

earrings – Swarovski, cardigan – J. Crew,  chambray shirt – A. P. C., trench – Burberry, pants - Maxmara, bags – Filson, desert boots – Opening Ceremony, necklace – Elizabeth  Showers, scarf - Hermes    

Striped cardigan – FTC, Pink sweater – Acne, Pink tank – Christopher Kane, Blue tee shirt – Aubin &  Wills, light blue cardigan & long sleeved tee shirt – J. Crew, cotton turtleneck – Splendid, tank & skirt – Donna Karan, silk pants – Marc by Marc Jacobs, flaired jeans – J Brand, blue jeans – 7 for All Mankind    

Pearl earrings – Ice.com, Crossbody bag – Dorothy Perkins, sunglasses – prism, Paisley scarves – Etro,  gold hoop earrings – Argento Vivo, gold chain necklace ... View the Post

Wardrobe: Camel, Navy, Pastel and a LOT of pictures…

This post is going to cover a lot of bases:  I've received emails asking for a navy and camel wardrobe using pastels (specifically light blue and pink), I've had lots of questions about how many outfits can you REALLY get out of 24 items of clothing (over 100, easily), and I've had requests for showing how accessories can be worn with a variety of different ensembles.Something to note here - once I got past the core of the two "eights" in the neutrals, I added some things that... well... not everybody would like!  Partly, I really love the plaid pants, but moreover, I wanted to show what kind of options are possible when building on a solid core.  And yes, I would wear those saddle shoes in a heartbeat!

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A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing more navy, with two other “warm” colors

December 30, 2011

As soon as I posted yesterday's illustrations, I received some questions about using other colors with navy. So here are two additional ways to work with the core of navy garments and brown accessories...

My next plan is to show THE SAME navy garments, only with accent clothing and accessories in cool colors. A core (a "Not so Crazy Eights") of a neutral color has a lot of potential for serving as a base for any favorite color you might want to wear!

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Wardrobe: A Bold Autumn

Blazer – Diane von Furstenberg, Cardigan – Tsumori Chisato, Blouse – Emmanuel Ungaro, Rust blouse – Max Mara, Pants – Diane von Furstenberg, Skirt – Diane von Furstenberg, Skinny Cords – Proenza Schouler, Scarf - Hermès  

   

Gold silk blouse – Topshop, sweater – J. Crew,  brown leather trench – D&G, suede dress – Jitrois, plaid skirt – Vivienne Westwood Anglomania, pants – Miu Miu, gold wool coat – Paul & Joe, orange jacket – M Missoni  

Caramel chiffon blouse – Old Navy, gold sweater – Dorothy Perkins, cardigan - Etro, Turtleneck – Diane von Furstenberg, green dress – Chinti & Parker, leather & merino top – J. Crew, suede skirt – RIKA, Sleeveless top – Diane von ... View the Post

Customizing the Classics: white shirt

White shirt – Hugo Boss  

Beige blouse – Miss Selfridge, Blue blouse – Equipment, Grey shirt - Topshop  

Beige blouse – Vanessa Bruno, Ivory blouse – See by Chloe, White blouse – Donna Karan    

Grey sweater – J. Crew, Camel sweater – Ralph Lauren, Beige sweater - Burberry  

White tee – Blossom, Camel tee – Oasis, Gray tee - Kookai  

Tweed skirt – Lanvin, Camel jeans – Moto, Brown silk pants – 3.1 Phillip Lim     ... View the Post

Maximize your ROI: A scarf

Crewneck – Dries van Noten , Turtleneck– Diane von Furstenberg, Cardigan – Miss Selfridge,   

Jeans – Miss Selfridge, Corduroy pants – Masscob, Trousers - Carven  

Cardigan – 3.1 Phillip Lim, Shirtdress – Dorothy Perkins, Silk blouse – See by Chloe, Silk skirt – Bruce II  

Jersey skirt – Pringle of Scotland  

Sweater dress – Crumpet, Cardigan – Max Mara, Twinset – Iris von Arnim, Jeans – J. Brand, Leather skirt - Kookai  

Motorcycle jacket – 3.1 Phillip Lim, Trench - Episode, Wool coat – Dorothy Perkins   ... View the Post

Not so crazy eights: Camel

Jacket – Miu Miu , Cardigan – Paul & Joe, Long-sleeved shirt – L’Agence, Tee shirt – Ralph Lauren, Dress – The Row, Sweater – Ralph Lauren Black Label, Pants – Miu Miu, Skirt – Miu Miu  

I know that nobody can go out and buy twenty new items of clothing, so I've been trying to think of how someone would begin the process of building a curated, distilled wardrobe.  Of course, it really has to start with some serious thinking!  But once you've chosen a core color from which to work, you could certain do worse than carefully acquiring a basis of eight garments upon which to build.  This is how I see it taking shape...

1. Pumps – Kate Spade, Scarf – Hermès, bag - ... View the Post