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Capsule Wardrobe Project 333: one month into the project

These were the accessories I used; I think I remembered everything...

And these were the outfits I wore. I'm sure I forgot something, but this is the general gist of what I'm wearing, so far...

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A Four by four Capsule Wardrobe: teal and navy

One of the most frequent colors that I'm asked to work with is the teal/turquoise family. This pairs it with navy, and a dash of pink. You can see that you don't have quite as many outfit options when you include more colors, but still enough choices to satisfy almost anybody.

Pants – Stella McCartney, Tank and shirt – J. Crew, skirt - DKNY

Jeans – Rag & Bone, cardigan – Mint Velvet, tee – Karl Marc, skirt – J. Crew

Flowered tee – Minuet, Pink tee – Mango, white sweater – 360 Sweater, striped top – Viyella

Scarf – Tiffany, shoes – Amalfi by Rangoni, fabric bag – Vera Bradley, bracelet – ... View the Post

A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing in brown and turquoise

This is the last iteration of the original "honeymoon" packing theme that I started over a week ago. But in the next few days, I'm going to do some imaginary shopping, I've got a chic sighting to share, and then I'm going to tackle a "second honeymoon in Paris" theme, which will have a slightly greater focus on neutral colors and modest silhouettes!

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A Chic Sighting, and a cautionary note on “payday shopping”

So I finally get a day off, and wandered about down in the "Loop" meeting a friend for lunch, stopping by to see belovedest, and just hiking about taking in the sights... The young lady represented in the above assembled outfit was a shining light of cheer on a gloomy day; I first noticed her radiant smile, but her well-curated outfit caught my eye too!

And another thing I saw: payday shopping. Back when I was in soft-goods retail, we always knew that the 15th of each month, and the last day of each month, would be very busy at lunch time, and after the end of the office work day. Why? Insert graphic of money burning a hole in someone's pocket.

There's nothing theoretically wrong with shopping the same day you ... View the Post

Build a Capsule Wardrobe Starting with Nature: floral landscape as an inspiration

blazer – Rag & Bone, Cardigan – Diane von Furstenberg, silk shirt - Equipment, raspberry shell - Topshop, skirt – Lanvin, pants – Rachel Pally, jeans – Rag & Bone, Scarf – Ken Scott

printed blouse – Matthew Williamson, Purple blouse – Dorothy Perkins, white cardigan – Debenhams, dress – Barbara Tfank, flowered tee shirt – Debenhams, Turquoise long-sleeved tee shirt – Oasis, skirt – Dolce & Gabbana, off the shoulder top – Donna Karan

Floral scarf – Browns, turquoise drop earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane, abalone ring, earrings – Judith Jack, purple suede clutch – Christian Louboutin, feather drop earrings – Asos, block print scarf – Pierre-Louise Mascia, blue agate necklace – Chan Luu, ... View the Post