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How to build a capsule wardrobe starting with a pink and white gemstone bracelet set from Fierce Lynx designs.

Start with a Bracelet – The July Pink and Grey bracelet from Fierce Lynx Designs

It's that happy day of the month when we get to see a new and absolutely lovely bracelet set from Alison at Fierce Lynx Designs!

If you would like a bracelet in pink and grey that has a bit more muted pink, and a darker grey, check out her bracelet designed expressly for The Vivienne Files! I wear mine all the time... Her Uniform is Navy Blue... With accents of burgundy and khaki. And she's absolutely SICK of it...

Which is not to say that she doesn't love her job, or that she won't be happy to go back to it in a week... But for the cold evenings and warm days at the lake house, she's NOT wearing anything that reminds her of work!

Yes, taking white clothes on vacation might seem a little bit risky, but they're JUST ... View the Post

07.17.19 8 Comments

Tags: grey, pink, travel capsule wardrobe, Whatever's Clean 13, white
CREATE A TRAVEL CAPSULE WARDROBE INSPIRED BY ART: VOCAL FABRIC OF THE SINGER ROSA SILBER BY PAUL KLEE

Start with Art: Vocal Fabric of the Singer Rosa Silber by Paul Klee

If you have information about Rosa Silber, please share; I couldn't find anything in English about her! We can certainly conclude that she inspired Paul Klee...

An Unusual Prescription But the conductor, the director, and her personal physician all agreed - go to the resort and sit on the veranda for 12 hours a day for the rest of the week! She needs warm, humid air in her throat and lungs...

She's singing the role of Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, starting next weekend! This is NOT the time to have her voice get weak and faint... but it's just that it needs rest. Rest? She can DO that...

It's only a 3 hour drive...

Maybe she will be able to eat her meals on the terrace? She can't go into the sun - even though she is ... View the Post

07.10.19 26 Comments

Tags: pastels, Start with Art, travel capsule wardrobe, warm weather, white
CREATE A TRAVEL CAPSULE WARDROBE - START WITH ART: WALL OF LIGHT WHITE BY SEAN SCULLY

Start with Art: Wall of Light White by Sean Scully

I love this artist... And this painting is a perfect ensemble of neutral colors!

We're Going WHERE? To her sweetheart's college Chess Club reunion, that's where!

She decides to pack on an outfit-by-outfit basis; she knows that the weather is going to be hot, so she's focusing on linen, and shorts, and a couple of tops that will cover her up if she wants to walk along the shore...

Since this reunion is going to be near the beach, she's bringing "water shoes"...

Even though she's not going to lay out on the beach, she knows that a couple of pairs of shorts will be handy!

Once she got everything arranged and ready to pack, she gave it a last look:

She plans out enough outfits, in her mind, to get her ... View the Post

07.05.19 15 Comments

Tags: black, grey, Start with Art, travel capsule wardrobe, warm weather, white
AN INTRODUCTION: 52 WEEKS, 52 GARMENTS, OR (AS I’M CALLING IT) THE WEEKLY TIMELESS WARDROBE

An Introduction: 52 Weeks, 52 Garments, or (as I’m calling it) the Weekly Timeless Wardrobe

After some mulling about, making lists, thinking and thinking some MORE, I think I'm ready to give this a go!

Starting the first Monday in July, I will, every Monday for a year, propose a garment which for most of us would qualify as a core wardrobe item. A staple. A classic...

Not all of these are going to apply to you; I suspect that many of us aren't going to want or need more than... 40? of these. But you might like all 52 - it will be an interesting process!

My system was to divide the year into 4 quarters of 13 weeks. Each quarter will include 13 garments that echo a 13-week "system" of pieces that looks like this...

These aren't going to be snazzy, eye-catching statement garments - this project is designed to get ... View the Post

06.17.19 74 Comments

Tags: black, red, Weekly Timeless Wardrobe, white
10 WAYS TO WEAR WHITE JEANS

White Jeans? They’re Quite Versatile…

As I continue to minimize my wardrobe (it's going to take forever!), I try to make a point of keeping individual garments that are most versatile. That's not to say that every piece of clothing you own should be wearable 10 ways, but for core pieces it's worth considering.

I bought these a few weeks ago, to replace my old white jeans, which looked as if I'd worn them to clean... something disgusting...

(I don't consider replacing worn-out garments to be shopping, so by my rules, I haven't violated my "no shopping in 2019" plan! If you make your own rules, you NEVER break them, right?)

I have some thoughts about the "best" jeans to get - uncomplicated and easy to wear often without them being too memorable, or conflicting with ... View the Post

05.25.19 55 Comments

Tags: 10 Ways to Wear, accessories, jeans, white
CREATE A TRAVEL CAPSULE WARDROBE – START WITH ART: VERRE ET PAQUET DE TABAC BY JUAN GRIS

April Travel – Start with Art: Verre et Paquet de Tabac by Juan Gris

Remember our heroine who helps non-math types learn to work with data and statistics? She's on the road again!

She likes structure, and clear-cut plans. She was wise enough to realize that she would NEVER find clothes in this "wet cardboard" color, so she substituted her favorite bright yellow/gold for the beige... This is her inspiration:

She likes bright, and cheery, and she's happy to hold the attention of her "students" while she's persuading them that numbers will not hurt them...

Because she works for an advertising agency, she doesn't have to get super dressed up, but she always likes to have something with her to look businesslike. You never know when office managers and assorted executives might drop in!

She ... View the Post

04.19.19 10 Comments

Tags: black, Six-Packs, Start with Art, travel capsule wardrobe, white, yellow
CREATE A TRAVEL CAPSULE WARDROBE – START WITH ART: STREET, BERLIN BY ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER

April Travel – Start with Art: Street, Berlin by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

After retirement, they decided that they were going to travel to a new destination every 3 months for the first year! Just for a few days....

In the winter, they went somewhere warmer - I'm not sure, but it might have been Barcelona?

When our heroine and her sweetheart hatched this plot, our heroine chose this very evocative painting as her color inspiration:

Yes, April in Paris She's very excited...

Maybe a striped top is cliche to wear to Paris, but she loves her travel outfit - classic, simple, comfortable...

And since retirement is rekindling the romance in their lives, she's sticking with some pink accents. Something about pink just feels romantic to her. And her true love seems to agree!

She spent a ... View the Post

04.12.19 8 Comments

Tags: black, dresses, pink, Six-Packs, travel capsule wardrobe, white
How to build a capsule wardrobe around a bracelet - natural gemstone bracelet in African Turquoise and Cherry Blossom Jasper with coordinating summer capsule wardrobe.

Start with a Bracelet – The March monthly bracelet from Fierce Lynx Designs!

This is really exciting - one of my genius technical helpers here on The Vivienne Files ALSO makes jewelry. (don't you just hate these creative types?)

And she's going to make a special bracelet, each month, for US, here at The Vivienne Files!

Here's the first one:

How gorgeous is that?

So I'm thinking about warm weather, and lakes, and beaches, and summer homes...

My color scheme is this:

And I'm planning a wardrobe that you can pull together and then leave at the beach house until at least May or June. My plan is to wear super-light colored clothing, so that it feels summery. But I'll also make certain that our heroine has a few warm garments - spring evenings aren't always warm!

First up, some basic pieces in ... View the Post

03.15.19 30 Comments

Tags: beige, bracelets, jewelry, warm weather, Whatever's Clean, white
CREATE A TRAVEL CAPSULE WARDROBE INSPIRED BY FROM THE LAKE BY GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

Start with Art: From the Lake by Georgia O’Keeffe

March 9, 2019

Planning a wardrobe with mostly neutrals doesn't mean that your wardrobe will be predictable...

Let's start with this most wonderful painting:

It's pretty simple - we can start with the same neutral clothes that we used a few days ago...

Ah, but the accent pieces are quite different. One of the neat things here is that this heroine could have 5 neutrals... the brown and the grey would both be excellent secondary wardrobe neutrals, don't you think?

This wardrobe feels very different to me than the earlier version with bright accents:

I've kept the silver earrings, and then added in brown and aqua...

Same with the bracelets - her neutrals are still perfect for her wardrobe, but ... View the Post

03.08.19 22 Comments

Tags: 6 by 4 Accessory Wardrobe, black, denim, Start with Art, white
CAN YOU HAVE TOO MANY NEUTRALS? START WITH A SCARF – THE TROPICAL SCARF BY PIG, CHICKEN & COW

Can You Have Too Many Neutrals? Start with a Scarf – The Tropical Scarf by Pig, Chicken & Cow

February 27, 2019

I am often asked if it's possible to have a wardrobe that's TOO neutral...

Hmmm. My first thought is that if someone is concerned about feeling this way, maybe their wardrobe is too neutral for them. Conversely, maybe these questioners are perfectly happy with their wardrobe, but they get critical feedback from others. (how often do those of us who love wearing black get criticized for being Goth, as if that made any sense...)

The answer, I think you already know, is NO, no wardrobe is too bright, nor too neutral, nor too pastel, unless it doesn't suit you, and doesn't make you feel beautiful and happy and free to do your important things.

But in the interest of investigating a wardrobe that's 75% neutral, ... View the Post

02.27.19 25 Comments

Tags: 4 by 4 Wardrobe, black, denim, neutrals, Start With a Scarf, white
WHAT IF YOU WANT LOTS OF ACCENT COLORS IN YOUR WARDROBE?

What if You Want LOTS of Accent Colors in Your Wardrobe?

February 8, 2019

Maybe you don't want to limit your wardrobe to just a few accent colors... It could be that you've received scarves as gifts that you want to keep, and wear. Maybe you just like a range of colors - you really don't have to explain yourself to anyone!

But you also don't have to buy tons of things...

Stick with me here!

Let's start with this most lovely scarf, and the color palette that it suggests. It's not an outrageously odd color scheme, and it lends itself beautifully to a travel capsule wardrobe.

This heroine seems to love the juxtaposition between a skirt and a somewhat rugged jacket...

She's only going for a few days - mostly dressy-ish activities, but she will also want a pair of pants at ... View the Post

02.08.19 10 Comments

Tags: accent colors, black, Six-Packs, travel capsule wardrobe, turquoise, white, yellow
PACKING FOR A SPRING CRUISE, WITH SOME INSPIRATION FROM CAILLEBOTTE

Packing for a Spring Cruise, with some Inspiration from Caillebotte

February 4, 2019

Lots of you go on cruises! And right now, my mail box reflects that; anticipation is running wild in at least a few minds right now...

So how about a spring cruise in Italy and the near islands? The temperatures might reach into the 70s Fahrenheit, and evenings will be in the 60s. Right now, that sounds SO appealing!

I picked this painting to inspire us, although it is from a French artist, and has nothing to do with cruises... but it's lovely, and I find this woman getting dressed feels very... hmmm... romantic and evocative to me.

And yes, I suspect that her skirt is indeed black, but this wardrobe is built around navy, so I'm fudging that a bit. You could certainly use black here, or a wide range of shades of ... View the Post

02.04.19 18 Comments

Tags: blush, navy, packing, warm weather, white
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