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Four Ways to Wear Denim and Khaki in a Capsule Wardrobe – Start with Art!

April 4, 2017  

So our four friends from last week are meeting up at their hometown, for a high school function that none of them really wants to attend, but which none of them can gracefully avoid! (You can meet these four - the landscape architect, the psychiatrist, the cake decorator, and the day care manager - on the earlier posts from last week...)

To keep themselves amused, they agreed that they were all going to pack the same core wardrobe, and coordinate what they wore to various functions, just for the heck of it! They were pretty certain that nobody would notice, and that was going to be part of the fun...

The first evening, when everyone arrived, there was a sort of informal get-together at the local pub, bar, ... View the Post

04.04.17 15 Comments

Tags: casual, denim, Four by Four, khaki, Start with Art

How to Wear Denim and Khaki with a Variety of Accent Colors: Start with Art – Saint Bride by John Duncan

March 31, 2017

I love this painting... What a wealth of details, and vivid colors - plus being carried across the sea by angels sounds like a most privileged (and hard-earned) way to travel!

The range of accent color possibilities here is pretty vast, but I narrowed us down to just four:

She Really IS In Charge... Although you might find her sitting on the floor, happily coloring with a group of 4-year-olds...

Yep, she runs that HUGE day care facility. Inspections, regulations, paper work and MORE paper work...

If she's going to have time for the fun stuff, she's got to be meticulously organized:

Because she's ALL about the fun, especially when there are little children involved!

Happily, it's ... View the Post

03.31.17 10 Comments

Tags: casual, denim, Four by Four, green, khaki, peach, pink, Start with Art, white

How to Accent Khaki and Denim with Softer Colors – Start with Art: Hafen mit Segelschniffen by Paul Klee

Just plain pretty:

A wardrobe full of denim and khaki would still have a lovely feminine feeling with these accent colors!

She Builds Flowers All Day... ... using cake frosting! Some may think that this is just a routine grocery-store kind of job, but she loves it...

Just because her work is very temporary in lifespan doesn't mean that she can't be meticulous, and filled with pleasure at the sight of her finished products!

She's given quite a lot of freedom to choose her own color schemes and other design elements...

So she spends quite a bit of her spare time learning how to construct new flowers - if a customer wants a cake decorated with something specific like hydrangea, or lilacs, she can happily ... View the Post

03.30.17 6 Comments

Tags: blue, casual, denim, Four by Four, green, khaki, lavender, peach, Start with Art

Accents for a Denim and Khaki Wardrobe – Start with Art: L’Ombre by Pablo Picasso

March 29, 2917

Could be a dream, could be a nightmare, could just be a sweetheart - the enigmatic nature of this image is striking:

When I saw L'Ombre in the Picasso Museum last year, I knew that I would want to share it with you all!

Her Work is Complicated Enough, Thank You... She's a psychiatrist. A shrink. She sits, quietly, and listens to people. Takes notes. Tries to formulate the perfect, pithy question to open up the hidden pain in her patient's mind, and help the healing start...

She's always watching people, listening to people, learning from people. So she doesn't really want to spend a ton of time worrying about what she's going to wear - it just plain and simply isn't all that interesting to ... View the Post

03.29.17 21 Comments

Tags: blue, camel, casual, denim, Four by Four, green, khaki, Start with Art

How to Accent a Denim and Khaki Capsule Wardrobe: Start with Art – The Stairs of the Asylum by Van Gogh

I'm sure there's a story here, and I'm afraid it might be a sad one:

Even in difficult circumstances, van Gogh captures the exuberant energy of nature, in a very limited palette:

Celebrating Nature is Her Profession Landscape architect - it was the title that she always wanted. So she started out working as a landscaper with a successful female manager, and she went to school in her spare time...

For a long time, she wore a uniform of khaki pants, and a bright green polo shirt with a logo, and a matching bright green jacket when the weather demanded. So when she finally wasn't in a "uniform" position anymore, she didn't feel the need for a wildly extensive wardrobe. She found that her simple khaki, denim and white ... View the Post

03.28.17 11 Comments

Tags: camel, denim, Four by Four, green, jeans, khaki, Start with Art, tan, teal

How to Accessorize A Capsule Wardrobe with Lots of Denim? Let’s see…

February 24, 2017

 

One last really fun visit to this Salvador Dali painting, and the wardrobes inspired by his color choices:

 

The original wardrobe was for a woman who spent a great deal of time in fields and forests; today's heroine spends her time at the shore! Waterproof footwear, nylon bags, shell-inspired jewelry... Nobody but you might notice that you're consistent in your choices, but you will ALWAYS feel like yourself if the water is your second home!

  Small earrings don't have to be boring, nor predictable:

If you're going to spend a lot of time near water, a water-resistant backpack is very useful...

  Sunglasses, ALWAYS.

Yes, no matter how casual you are, you can ... View the Post

02.24.17 13 Comments

Tags: 1 Piece at a Time, accessories, bags, denim, Four by Four, pink, Start with Art

Can I Use Denim in Place of… ? Substituting Denim for Olive Grey in a Four by Four Wardrobe

February 22, 2017

 

You asked, and it was a really intelligent question - can I use denim in place of olive green, in a wardrobe from The Vivienne Files?

Heck yes! Neutral colors can be interchanged, especially in casual wardrobes in which rigorous color matching isn't terribly important. Let's recreate a recent wardrobe and make this substitution, to see how it works out.

First up - remember this amazing painting by Salvador Dali? I've changed the associated color palette to include the denim that we want:

I'm starting from the same point as before - a solid core of grey garments:

The first difference is immediate - instead of the olive tee shirt from before, I found a shirt that feels very denim-ish!

Tee – ... View the Post

02.22.17 17 Comments

Tags: 1 Piece at a Time, denim, Four by Four, grey, pink, Start with Art

Expanding a Travel Capsule Wardrobe: Winter Scene in Moonlight by Henry Farrer

January 20, 2017

 

This is such a lovely painting, and such a truly simple and straightforward color-scheme:

When we first visited this painting, it was to help inspire a cold-weather long weekend in the country. This was the wardrobe (minus the nightgown!) that our heroine packed. Many of you asked me if it would be possible to expand this wardrobe a little bit, into a more complete winter wardrobe; I'm ALWAYS happy to try to oblige!

 

That translates into half of a Four by Four Wardrobe, arrayed this way:

As much as that star cardigan could be worn every (cold) day for a decade and not grow old; it only makes sense to have at least a couple of cardigans for the colder weather. A zipped black cashmere ... View the Post

01.20.17 24 Comments

Tags: black, cool weather, denim, Four by Four, khaki, Start with Art, white

Build a Travel Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Winter Scene in Moonlight by Henry Farrer

January 4, 2017

This looks pretty familiar, weather-wise...

"You're Going WHERE for the Weekend?"  

"The farm... you know that I've kept the house cleaned up so it's habitable..."

earrings - Estella Bartlett; hat & gloves – The North Face; sweater – J. Crew; bracelet – Pamela Love;  watch – Leonard and Church; jeans – L.L.Bean; coat - Patagonia; scarf - Treasure&Bond; boots – Sorel; backpack – Timberland  

"Yes, but it will be FREEZING cold, and there's absolutely nothing out there to do..."

She hesitates.... these don't sound like big problems! 

White turtleneck – L.L.Bean; cardigan – Saint Laurent; infinity scarf – Duffy; ivory sweater – J. Crew Factory; nightgown - ... View the Post

01.04.17 23 Comments

Tags: black, casual, cool weather, denim, khaki, Six-Packs, Start with Art

Tote Bag Travel Capsule Wardrobe in Olive, Denim and Ivory

October 25, 2016   This just feels like cozy autumn clothes, doesn't it?  

Scarf – Hermes Flânerieà Versailles; wrap – Nordstrom  

The primary neutral in this capsule wardrobe could easily be denim blue, and you could include accents of red or yellow, too...

 

Scarf – Hermes Flânerie à Versailles; wrap – Nordstrom   She Owns ONE Dress... And ever month or so, in the cooler weather, she puts it in her messenger bag, and she goes downtown for the night, with her sweetheart... Sometimes she feels like she should get something different, but...

wrap – Nordstrom; shirt– Oasis; earrings – Ralph Lauren;  cardigan – Uniqlo; watch – Michael Kors; loafers – Franco ... View the Post

10.25.16 15 Comments

Tags: denim, ivory, olive, Start With a Scarf, Tote Bag Travel

Build a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Arlequin by Pablo Picasso, Version 2

August 16, 2016   I have to admit, when I first saw this painting, I thought of colors of denim:  

Can you see it, too?

  Oh, So Wrong...

Cardigan – L.L.Bean; tote – Nine West; earrings – Made Sudiari; boots – Munro; scarf – Stella McCartney; watch – Fossil;  jeans – L.L.Bean; tee – L.L.Bean; suitcase – Zero Halliburton  

"She never wears anything but jeans..."

 

cardigan – Jardin des Orangers;  scarf – Horo; earrings – Nyoman Rena; ring – Nyoman Rena; bag – Foley + Corinna; grey tee – Aeropostale; jeans – L.L.Bean; tie-dye sweater –Raquel Allegra; white cardigan – Vince; sunglasses – Dior; patchwork scarf – Fatface; bracelet – ... View the Post

08.16.16 21 Comments

Tags: black, blue, denim, grey, Six-Packs, Start with Art

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Marguerite au Chat Noir by Henri Matisse

April 18, 2016  

Yes, I saw this in Paris last week! 

Aside from the charm and beauty of Marguerite, I was immediately attracted to the colors:

  Quietly Rebellious  

Cardigan – J. Crew; pants – Boden; tee – J. Crew; skirt - A.P.C.  

She seems like the most conventional of women. Very pretty, always very nicely dressed.

 

Cardigan – Stella McCartney; jeans – L.L.Bean; tee – L.L.Bean; denim skirt – A.P.C.  

She's rather quiet, a bit shy, and well-suited to her work in the library...

 

Blue top – Part Two; ivory shimmer tee – Mint Velvet; soft teal tee – L. L. Bean; salmon sweater – Odeeh  

And yes, she owns a cat!

Tie dye tee – ... View the Post

04.18.16 20 Comments

Tags: black, casual, denim, Four by Four, pastels, Start with Art
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