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A WINTER CLUSTER WARDROBE IN NAVY, BEIGE, GREEN AND WHITE

A Winter Cluster Wardrobe in Navy, Beige, Green and White

July 30, 2020

 

If you're tasked with finding a winter wardrobe right now, I wish you all KINDS of luck. This is not a year during which all of the retailers have rushed to thrill us with cashmere, velvet, tweed, and lots of boots...

Nevertheless, we persist...

Remember this wardrobe from week 26 of The Weekly Timeless Wardrobe? I love this one...

So what IS a cluster, anyway? To me, a cluster is a group of clothes - 4, 5 or 6 at the most - that all go together, that give you a range of ensembles, and that are built around 1 or 2 "bottoms."

My logic is that if you have a couple of spare tops to wear with a pair of pants,

you aren't stuck when you're traveling and someone spills coffee on your shirt; if the ... View the Post

07.30.20 15 Comments

Tags: beige, cold weather, navy, wardrobe clusters
BUILD A TRAVEL CAPSULE WARDROBE STARTING WITH ART - DOUBLE VISION 1974 BY EDWINA SANDYS

Revisiting Double Vision 1974 by Edwina Sandys

She spent most of the summer at the beach house; she had been allowed to work from home for years, so she was able to work while sitting on the balcony, looking out at the shore...

You'll Have to Work in the Office... Since the acquisition, she knew that things would change, but she hadn't expected this. But they're giving all of the staff who had been telecommuting a small bonus to re-establish their commute. (or their office wardrobe?)

So she reverts back to her favorite painting, and starts planning...

She knows that she will need some neutrals, so she gets a great cardigan blazer, some washable wool pants, and a really cool coated denim skirt! But she's determined to include her favorite red and tan in her work ... View the Post

09.18.19 10 Comments

Tags: 4 by 4 Wardrobe, black, business, cold weather, red, Start with Art, tan
LIVING WITHOUT SHOPPING – 1 MONTH COMPLETED!

Living Without Shopping – 1 Month Completed!

January 30, 2019

On New Year's Eve, I made the brave commitment to not purchase any clothing during 2019! My plan for managing this is to have 4 5-piece clusters each month from which I will get dressed. Because I spent so much of January in Florida, my normal wardrobe didn't really apply (when I'm there, I wear a lot of gym clothes, and just the occasional "normal" outfit...) and so I only put together 2 clusters for January.

But now, moving into February, I'm going with the original plan. Four clusters, 20 pieces of clothing. From this, I'm going to pack for 10 days in Ireland!

Two of these clusters should look pretty familiar:

 

 

This last cluster is for getting dressed up - we won't be in Chicago ... View the Post

01.30.19 35 Comments

Tags: black, cold weather, my wardrobe, packing, travel
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