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Hot Pink & Orange: A Packing Capsule based on Hermes Fleuri de Provence

Yes, traveling with white pants might seem sort of nutty... But they look really great!  Just make sure they're washable, right?  And this would certainly work well with black in the place of white.

Piqué Fleuri de Provence silk scarf - Hermes, dip dyed linen scarf – Sperry Top-Sider  

Orange knit top – Weekend MaxMara, fringed silk poncho- Ralph Lauren Black, earrings- Fossil, watch – Salvatore Ferragamo, white linen pants – Nicole Farhi,  flats – Manolo Blahnik, white tote- Longchamp, orange tote - Bodhi  

Silk necklace – Nangara by Julia Fusinato, dress –  Reiss, earrings – Ben Amun, bracelet –  Stella and Dot, pumps – Jimmy Choo, hot pink tee - BurberryBrit, skirt – Versace, ... View the Post

How to wear a White v-neck sweater – the final sweater installment

May 3, 2013   This is the final v-neck sweater request - this time: white.  White sweaters are tricky because they don't tend to be opaque, and so layering under them can be difficult.  So for the most part, I've opted to treat this sweater as a really really nice tee shirt, and take advantage of its simplicity to enable to wearing of some great scarves and amazing jewelry. And of course, fun shoes!  

Sweater – Closed, scarves - Hermes, pants – Reiss, loafers – Tory Burch, skirt – John Lewis, pumps – Kate Spade    

Sweater – Closed, necklace- Aris Geldis, watch – Movado,  pants – Burberry Prorsum, flats – Repetto, earrings and necklace – Banana Republic, skirt – Calvin Klein, pumps – ... View the Post

A Simple Black, White and Bright Blue wardrobe, with accessories

A core of black and white, with a bit of khaki, is an easy base upon which to build with almost any color.  What other colors could I use to accent these simple garments.    

Cardigan – Patagonia, sunglasses – Ray-Ban, drop earrings – 1928,  necklace – Masato Pearls, stud earrings- Gurhan, tee shirt – Miss Selfridge, bracelet –  Good Charma, silk scarf – Ayako Kanari, skirt –Boy by Band of Outsiders, scarf – Hermes, flat sandals – Alice+Olivia, glitter sneakers – Jimmy Choo, striped flats – Libby Edeman  

 

 

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A simple black & white summer wardrobe, with accessories

Oooh, I could live in these clothes for the entire summer... This first outfit would be fine for work, and then slip on the skirt in place of the pants, ready to go out to dinner. 

A striped tee shirt isn't usually worn with a skirt - I wonder why?  And the cardigan and scarf take a simple tank top and capris, and make them perfect for all kinds of activities.

Some days, simple white and khaki, with silver accessories, is all you need.  And your sundress kicks it up quite a few notches with the jacket, a nice necklace, and dressy, but still comfortable, sandals.

With the more classic, trim, cardigan, the tank top and capris take on a more traditional look.  And amazing diamond earrings add a lot of spark, and ... View the Post

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with a Scarf: Hermes Reve de Corail

I get LOTS of questions about what to wear with scarves - many people seem to feel that they're not wearing their scarves as often as they should.  So I'm going to walk you through what I think of, when I see a scarf for which someone wants suggestions.First, the obvious way to wear a scarf - match the colors!  Wearing a scarf with two differently colored garments can make it clear that this ensemble wasn't an accident.

Scarf – Hermès Reve des Corail, sweater – French Connection, white jeans – Acne, suede loafers – Tod’s, white shirt – Frank & Eileen, red velvet jeans – J. Crew, shoes – Converse Chuck Taylor     Next, it's always easy to wear almost any scarf with black!  The addition of another ... View the Post

Parisiennes: White Jeans in October

Women of all ages were still wearing white jeans, without seeming to even consider that they might be "out of season".  Except for avoiding slush and puddles, why NOT wear white jeans all year 'round?  The ban on white is sort of archaic, isn't it?

Jeans – J Brand, plaid shirt – Patagonia, loafers – Vaneli, sweater – Sheinside, pink loafers - Valentino  

Jeans – J Brand, sweater – Elizabeth and James, oxfords – Mel, flowered sweater – Dolce & Gabbana, kitten-heel pumps – Stuart Weitzman  

Jeans – J Brand, blouse – Equipment, white leather jacket – Blk Dnm, purple flats – Puma, chambray shirt – Madewell, cardigan – Zadig & Voltaire, pink flats - Modcloth  

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Imaginary Shopping for a Capsule Wardrobe “must-have” color: Burgundy

There are, in fact, FOUR colors being promoted as "the must-have" colors... I'm going to look at all four of them in the next few days.

Silk top – Max Mara, cardigan – Trine Vestergaard, ballet flats – French Sole, earrings – Tarina Tarantino  

I'll try these items with the Common Wardrobe.  

 

 

 And let's see what I could do with my core of black winter clothes.

 

 

None of this makes me want to race out and shop, but then I'm leaving for Paris in 3 days... ... View the Post

A Common Capsule Wardrobe, with purple

If you have brown eyes with a purple ring around the iris, you're a witch.  Or at least that's what they believed in the village in which she was raised.  So, she decided to run with it...

Earrings & ring – Monica Vinader, stud earrings – Scully & Scully, watch – Triwa Dandy, necklaces – Lisa Stewart, 

bracelet – Amanda Rudey, belt – Romwe, cashmere scarf – Faliero Sarti, square scarf – Hermès, ballet flats – J. Crew, bag – 

Furla, paisley scarf – Liberty London, purple penny loafers – Yves Saint Laurent  

 

 

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A Common Capsule Wardrobe, with black & white

She's an art director.  Well, she's a color savant - she can identify a Pantone shade at 20 paces... and when she gets dressed, she doesn't want to even THINK about colors!

Striped scarf – Soaked in Luxury, watch & jewelry – Georg Jensen, tote – Jil Sander, 

checked scarf – Sonia Rykiel, high-tops – Converse, pom pom scarf – Diane von Furstenberg, 

string knot belt – SPACE, boots – Acne  

 

  The series is going to wind down at the end of the week, as I move on the start planning for my trip to Paris (2 weeks from today!).  But the Common Wardrobe will reappear maybe once a week for a while, until I feel I've exhausted my creativity in this framework. ... View the Post