Start With a Scarf Archives - Page 17 of 23

Tote Bag Travel Capsule Wardrobe in Camel, Green and Burgundy

October 27, 2016 I love camel.... I never wear it, because I look like death on a hot day when I try, but it always looks so rich and elegant in a capsule wardrobe...

There's at least 1 shade of blue lurking in this scarf, as well as a variety of green hues... and the solid scarf, on the website, is described as "olive." That seems... strange. But it's proof that you have to really search high and low, and in all sorts of odd places, to find things.

I hope you'll notice, through this ensemble, the recurrence of square and angular motifs which echo the grid-like nature of the scarf. I love to look for these little unifying qualities in jewelry, bags, and even pajamas!

Meetings... "You want ... View the Post

Tote Bag Travel Capsule Wardrobe in Orange, Black, and Sand

October 26, 2016 These colors could be "Halloween-y," in a capsule wardrobe but I'm going to keep that from happening!

Scarf – Hermes Au Bout du Monde; wrap –BP.

The presence here of the sandy tan, and some white, are critical!

Scarf – Hermes Au Bout du Monde; wrap –BP. She Wrote Her Thesis... about Lázsló Moholy-Nagy! So when she learned that the Art Institute of Chicago had a HUGE special exhibit of his work, she cleared a couple of days from her calendar...

sweater– L.L.Bean; earrings – Bloomingdale’s; scarf – Hermes Au Bout du Monde; loafers – G.H.Bass & Co.; khakis – L.L.Bean; watch – Seiko; bag – Bric’s

His work influenced all sorts of things ... View the Post

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

Tote Bag Travel in Orange, Rose and Sand

October 24, 2016 Not what you normally think of as autumn colors, but why not:

She Had Hoped that Nobody Noticed.... That she was working from home on the day of the holiday party...

"You're going to be here later, aren't you?"

"No, I didn't plan to..."

"You can have one of the Executive Committee hotel rooms...."

"Well, ***sigh*** I'm not going to wear a dress..."

Later, the Chairman told her that she looked like "a spring flower in the midst of all of these black dresses..."

She's not sure how she feels about that, frankly.

love, Janice ... View the Post

Tote Bag Travel Capsule Wardrobe in Black, Yellow and Red

October 21, 2016

Strong, classic colors, with LOTS of accent possibilities in the Hermes scarf:

But for just one night, we only need a couple of accent colors in the capsule wardrobe color palette...

She LIKES Carmen... But nobody else seems to... so she's going to the opera alone!

A nice pre-theater dinner is in the cards too; if she's going to do this, she's going to do it right!

And she's got a knockout brunch planned for the next morning...

love, Janice

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Tote Bag Travel Capsule Wardrobe in Navy, Hot Pink and White

October 19, 2016 Classic colors, timeless design:

Scarf – Hermes Flânerie à Versailles; cashmere & silk wrap - Nordstrom

The clever color scheme of this scarf opens the door to a capsule wardrobe with accent colors of red, bright pink, or cobalt blue... maybe even grey? Sisters From Different Mothers They've done it once a month for YEARS...

Scarf – Hermes Flânerie à Versailles; cashmere & silk wrap - Nordstrom

Knit blazer – J. Crew; earrings – GFG Jewellery; scarf – Hermes Flânerie à Versailles; silk tee – Aquascutum London; watch – Skagen; jeans – L.L.Bean; boots – Sam Edelman; bag – Longchamp

They get a hotel room downtown, ... View the Post

Tote Bag Travel Capsule Wardrobe in Black, Sand and Teal

October 18, 2016

I love this scarf - in fact, in the next 2 weeks, you're going to see it FIVE times, in 5 different color combinations. I do these kinds of things to show the inherent versatility in simple garments, once you start playing around with the color combinations!

So let's start here:

I'm going to resist the temptation to focus on the black, and use sand as our main color:

HOW Did He Do It??? It was the place that's booked until Christmas. Christmas of 2018...

When the phone rang, she wasn't surprised to hear from him. But he had to repeat himself THREE TIMES before it really sank in that they're going out to dinner. THERE. TONIGHT....

Notice the angular earrings and bracelet ... View the Post

Tote Bag Travel Capsule Wardrobe in Black, White and Red

October 17, 2016

As you might already know, I'll be in Italy when this post goes "live"! But I've got 2 weeks of lovely capsule wardrobes lined up for you, all of them starting with a pair of scarves. From there, our protagonist is going to spend one quick (but lovely!) night somewhere...Starting NOW!

This is our color scheme, although careful scrutiny of the left scarf suggests that pink might have also been a possibility here:

Barely Enough Time... Okay, she checks her watch...

As soon as she's off the train and in the cab: (1) change earrings, (2) add bracelet, (3) change shoes, (4) stuff cardigan in bag and grab wrap, and (5) make sure she has what she needs in her gorgeous evening ... View the Post

12 Months, 12 Outfits in 6 Capsule Wardrobes: September

September 1, 2016

It's really starting to sink in with me how big this file is! 31 pages of images, all but 1 of which gets changed each month... But it's such a fun exercise! As always, let's first look at the scarves around which we are building the 6 capsule wardrobes:

For all six outfits for September, I included a flannel shirt, corduroy pants, shorts boots, gloves, a scarf, and some kind of vest. Within those fairly strict guidelines, I still was able to pull together some wide-ranging looks! And yes, I would wear a plaid scarf with a plaid shirt. In a heartbeat...

Only 21 pieces of clothing, but it just feels like more, doesn't it?

The new additions are going ... View the Post

Packing Light: A “Six-Pack” Travel Capsule Wardrobe in Beige, Bright Blue and Orange

August 10, 2016 Let's start today with two scarves:

Archivist Everybody wanted to know answers - why do we have to bill the Prosidion Group on the 8th of every month? Why do we have to call the head of the Alblomilon Corporation exactly 10 minutes before we send the invoice? Why does the entire invoice for the Habestrate Manufacturing Consortium have to be sorted alphabetically by street address???

Well, everybody had always archived the emails that explained these things...

But until she got there, NOBODY organized the archives!

So she worked. Carefully, methodically, attentively, for months...

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12 Months, 12 Outfits in 6 Capsule Wardrobes: August

August 1, 2016

In August, the stores have VERY little warm-weather apparel, so we'd better be prepared to plan ahead and pick up some things that will be useful in autumn and winter...For reference, the earlier installments of this series can be found here:

January February March April May June July

And for reference purposes, these are the 6 scarves with which we started the capsule wardrobes: (I can't wait to choose NEXT year's 6 scarves - maybe we'll vote?)

Navy– Hermes Voyage en Etoffes; brown – Hermes Tyger Tyger; beige – Hermes Le Voyage de Pytheas; olive – Hermes Cheval Mirage; grey – Hermes Cheval Surprise Remix; black – Hermes Au Pays des Oiseaux Fleurs

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12 Months, 12 Outfits in 6 Capsule Wardrobes: July

July 1, 2016

In the world of "fashion," summer is pretty much over! It's a good time to grab a couple of tee shirts (which you will of course continue to wear well into the colder weather), as well as another pair of shorts for your capsule wardrobes. A pair of sandals purchased now will definitely be a starter pair for NEXT summer, and a pretty pendant will be useful for years to come...Remember, these are our starting points for the 6 capsule wardrobes we're building:

I just NOW noticed that I chose TWO scarves with "voyage" in the title. Do I think about travel ALL the time?

Note that the pendant is "square-ish," and turquoise blue, and intricately detailed, like the elements in ... View the Post