Red sweater – Marni, blue sweater – Zadig and Voltaire, pink leather-trimmed top – M Missoni, blue printed tee – Jason Wu, turquoise floral tee – Prabal Gurung
Remember, this is what we’re starting with in the closet:
Grey v-neck – Uniqlo, grey turtleneck – Uniqlo, black cardigan – Uniqlo, black v-neck – Uniqlo, white broadcloth shirt – Uniqlo, denim shirt – Uniqlo, grey tee – Uniqlo, black tee – Uniqlo, black jeans – Uniqlo, grey jeans – Uniqlo, skirt – Uniqlo, faded jeans – Uniqlo
Since you’ve started with your solid core of neutral clothes, your seemingly mad indulgence in bright colors and a statement print isn’t REALLY extravagant – you, in fact, have a lot of different choices in how to wear your new items. You can be quite casual, or rather dressy – you will be able to enjoy your new tops to your heart’s content, and never be bored!
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Thank you, thank you! As one of the "I would be bored" commenters a week or two ago, I REALLY appreciate your taking this up seriously. Of course, the result is stunning and stylish, as always!
I always to pay attention to you! Even though I could wear unrelieved black for the rest of my life and be happy, I know well that I'm not the only person in the world, and that preferences vary. And I'm GLAD that you have different tastes. Let me know what you're thinking – always. I am always listening…
The Outnet is great fun to browse, and the occasional purchase can really add life and specialness to a basic "commodity" wardrobe. Thanks as always, Janice! Christine
I have a wardrobe full of neutrals so this really helps.. I'm a classic style personality and a deep winter so it can all get very drab.. I have shed loads of tee shirts and plain cardigans and sweaters, some patterned wool weight skirts and black and navy smart trousers. I have tried adding in Blazers in black and navy and recently bought a grey tailored jacket. It's all getting a bit plain, would these brights help add some pizzazz?
Love your blog , you have given me so many great ideas over time. Off topic – I understand you live in chicago. I am going to the USA next year – New York and then chicago as my husband will attend a convention there. I would love to see a post from you on chicagos must sees , or your favourite places
Great ideas, Janice. Would love to see something similar based on the common wardrobe for those of us with warm colouring.
I thought this might be a good online shopping resource for me, but as usual, the sizes do not go high enough. 16 is not a XXXL in the US. I'm sure I'm in the minority of those who follow your blog, but I would love to see you do something that might include women US size 16 and up.
I'm with you, sister. It's hard to find quality 'plus' sizes in the US, well, I imagine everywhere.
I agree. I wear an 18 and this puts me out of the range for many clothing items. Finding anything other than black, white, and deep, clear, cool colors like red, blue and purple is almost impossible.
I've been trying to build more neutrals into my wardrobe as I already have lots of lovely bright colours, so I'm doing this in reverse!
Interesting illustrations, but I don't think it's realistic to pair every top with every bottom. Especially that a-line skirt likely won't go with the same tops as pants, in terms of cut, length, etc. If I have volume on the bottom, I don't want volume on top, and vice versa.