Archives for October 2015

October 2015 - Page 2 of 3

My Favorite Posts: Accessory Families

I love accessory families - I think that a really productive way to analyze a potential purchase (of accessories OR clothing) is to think of your possessions as a family, and try to envision the candidate for inclusion playing nicely with what you currently have...There were a bunch of these posts at the beginning of 2015 which remain favorites of mine!

White Outfits with Grey, Turquoise or Celadon Green Accessories

Brown Outfits with Accessories in Light Blue, Brights, and Brown

Denim Blue Outfits with Floral, Bright and Silver/White Accessories

Beige Outfits with Accessories in Celadon Green, Brown and Light Blue love, Janice

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My Favorite Posts: Build a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with a Scarf

You've certainly figured out that I'm an avowed scarf fan, and so working on posts that center around scarves is a delight for me. These are a few that stand out in my mind:

Start with a Scarf: Capri Scarf from Radical Chic

Start with a Scarf: Le Voyage de Pytheas by Hermes

The "Difficult" Scarf: Sepia and Light Grey

Start with a Scarf: Gentian Blue by Yuh Okano love, Janice ... View the Post

My Favorite Posts: Start with Stuff

I love Start with Art, and Start with Nature, but some of the most interesting posts I've ever done have started with a vase, a cabbage, a photograph of eggs, and a photograph of a pigeon!

Start with a Vase: A Qianlong Vase, and packing for China

Start with Nature: Ornamental Cabbage - a Four Pack

Start with Nature: Bird's Eggs photograph from Kevin Fleming Photography

Start with Nature: Pigeons love, Janice

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My Favorite Posts: Packing with Navy

A color I don't ever wear, but posts that I really enjoyed preparing. The images still make me smile...

Packing: Navy with classic accent colors

Warm Weather Travel in Navy and Coral - Step by Step

Four Pack: Burgundy and Navy

Breaking All the Usual Packing Rules: Navy and Green love, Janice ... View the Post

My Favorite Posts: Maximize Your ROI

Maximizing your ROI means getting the greatest Return On Investment - using those special items on which you splurged!

Maximize Your ROI: Leopard Flats

Maximize Your ROI: Black and White Houndstooth Check Flats

Maximize Your ROI: Orange Boots

How to Wear Black and Brown Together, or

How to Incorporate an Expensive Garment into The Common Wardrobe

love,

Janice

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My Favorite Posts: Flowers

As autumn truly sets in, it's a good time flash back to some of my favorite posts that started with flowers!

Start with Flowers: Delphiniums

Start with Flowers: Daffodils

This is actually fabric, and not real flowers, but I think it fits here!

Start with Art: Flowers from Rosablue - a Four Pack for Business

Start with Flowers: Cherry Blossoms

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Janice ... View the Post

My Favorite Posts: Packing with Camel

October 10, 2015 I'm not sure exactly why I love these so much, because I never wear camel! But I really love the way the richness of the color works so beautifully with deep jewel tones, or soft pastels. If I had the coloring to look gorgeous in camel, I'd be ALL over it...

Four Pack: Camel and Burgundy

How to Pack for a Long Weekend: Teal and Camel

How to Pack for a Long Weekend: Navy and Camel

How to Pack for a Long Weekend: Camel and Wine love, Janice ... View the Post

My Favorite Posts: Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art

Who am I kidding? I've loved all of these posts, and they are going to continue to be the core of what I do on The Vivienne Files. Getting dressed might be as close to art in our lives as some of us get, and I'm going to make sure that we enjoy it!

This might be my single favorite wardrobe EVER (the tassel on the tote bag was a stroke of GENIUS):

Start with Art: Version 2 The Apparition by Gustave Moreau

Start with Art: Winter at the Convent by Margaret Loxton

Start with Art: Rose by Ansel Adams

Start with Art: The Shoe Shop by Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones

love,

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My Favorite Posts: Dresses

Not many people wear dresses as often as I do, and I think that's a shame; dresses are amazingly versatile, and super-easy to wear. I've written about how to accessorize dresses a lot in the past, and I hope to do so more in the future.

"Dressing Up" A Simple Dress

More "Dressing Up" A Simple Dress

One dress, six ways: A Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress

Another DVF dress; 1 dress, 6 ways

love,

Janice ... View the Post

My Favorite Posts: Choosing a Scarf

If you're going to spend money on a scarf, you want to make sure that it's right! I've addressed this question a lot, and fully hope to work on it a lot more in the future.

Choosing a Scarf to Wear with Navy

How to Choose an Hermes Scarf: Post-Valentine's Day Gift Edition

How to Choose an Etro Paisley Scarf

How to Choose an Hermes Scarf: Sous l'Egide de Mars

How to Choose an Hermes Scarf: La Songe a la Licorne

love,

Janice ... View the Post

My Favorite Posts: Whatever’s Clean

I've done a lot of these, but choosing my favorites wasn't difficult. There's nothing I can put my finger on - sometimes the colors, or a specific garment. Individual preference is what makes us all so wonderfully different, of course!

Start with Art: Joan of Arc by Jules Bastien-Lepage

"Whatever's Clean 13" in LEOPARD, Navy and Beige

How to Pack Light: Yellow and Black "Whatever's Clean 13" for warm weather

How to Pack Light: Uncertain Weather, and the "Whatever's Clean 13"

love,

Janice ... View the Post

My Favorite Posts: Jewelry

October 5, 2015

When you read this, I will be in Wales. Yes, Wales. Belovedest and I are taking off TWO weeks, for sightseeing, a World Cup Rugby Match, some museums, some ruins, a LOT of dining, a 5K run in Newport, more museums, a few relatives... oh my...I was NOT able to prepare full-blown posts for you ahead of time; we've had lots of company, and my health hasn't been exactly tip-top. But I have thought about you all, a lot, and I had an idea that I would collect some of my favorite posts from the past, clustered around certain subjects... (you do understand that when you get to these posts, you're going to run into links that are dead, right?)

I hope you like these, and are still here when I get back from our trip!

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