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Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Les Bateaux, by Vincent Van Gogh

Sand, sky, and deep water - the perfect juxtaposition of cool and warm colors... ... View the Post

12.26.12 8 Comments

Tags: blue, brown, camel, Start with Art, teal

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: White Center by Mark Rothko

Not colors for the faint of heart, but another example of how combining warm and cool colors is not just possible, but potentially a striking and memorable personal style statement.  ... View the Post

12.14.12 16 Comments

Tags: Start with Art

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet

Ah, the painting from which the Impressionists, and Impressionism, took their name!  Soft blues, punctuated with a dash of black, and the surprisingly perfect juxtaposition of orange... ... View the Post

11.24.12 11 Comments

Tags: blue, orange, Start with Art

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Garden in the Rue Cortot

If you were ever afraid of mixing shades of blue, this might give you courage! ... View the Post

10.27.12 13 Comments

Tags: blue, navy, Start with Art

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Alphonse Mucha Summer

Yes, there's plenty more to come from Paris, after jet lag has released it's relentless grip...

This painting made me want to find things that were soft, feminine, but with a certain inner strength or control.  The expression on her face is pretty confident! ... View the Post

10.10.12 6 Comments

Tags: blue, green, khaki, olive, peach, Start with Art

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Water Dreaming, by Tjapaltjarri

Words are difficult... but something to do with nature, and clarity, and an organic feeling... ... View the Post

09.18.12 12 Comments

Tags: beige, black, brown, Start with Art

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: The Shoe Shop, by Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones

Subtle, neutral, graceful...

love, Janice ... View the Post

08.30.12 12 Comments

Tags: beige, grey, pink, Start with Art, taupe

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Mondrian Composition in Oval

Yes, you CAN combine "warm" and "cool" colors.  If Mondrian can do it, any of us can! ... View the Post

08.28.12 10 Comments

Tags: blue, grey, peach, pink, Start with Art

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Sonia Delaunay’s Rose des Ventes

Using this painting as the focal inspiration for outfits really demonstrates how you can start with a core of neutrals, and then build out with some unexpected accent colors... ... View the Post

08.06.12 9 Comments

Tags: beige, coral, Start with Art, turquoise, white

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Mary Cassatt’s Lydia Seated in the Garden

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07.27.12 8 Comments

Tags: blue, green, Start with Art

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Monet Water Lilies

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05.16.12 21 Comments

Tags: blue, grey, lavender, pastels, Start with Art

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Down on His Luck, by Frederick McCubbin

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08.04.11 11 Comments

Tags: beige, brown, gold, Start with Art, taupe
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