January 19, 2018
A true story – requested by, and written by, a reader! How much fun is this?
This was the color palette she requested:
She is finally getting to travel with her ADULT children. She doesn’t have to worry about packing for them, or making their plane reservations, or making sure they’ve taken Dramamine, or keeping them occupied at the airport…
Earrings – Sarah & Sebastian; cardigan – J.Crew; scarf – Rebecca Minkoff; striped top – Rag & Bone; tote – Longchamp; loafers – Taryn Rose; pants – L.L.Bean; watch – Fossil; suitcase – Rimowa
She can concentrate on packing for herself!!!
Earrings – Lily Flo Jewellery; cardigan – Banana Republic; bracelet – Vitae Ascendere; dress – Eileen Fisher; clutch – Nina; sandals – Söfft
Her children will magically show up in Italy for a cousin’s wedding, and then they will travel together afterwards – Florence and the Amalfi Coast!
Tank top – L.L.Bean; skirt – L.L.Bean; sandals – Bionica
Cardigan – Halogen; shorts – L.L.Bean; cropped pants – L.L.Bean
She will probably stop in Switzerland en route to see a childhood friend.
She won’t have to wake her children up for breakfast every day!
Bag – Frye; pink tee – Lands’ End; aqua tee – Lands’ End; aqua striped top – L.L.Bean; navy tee – Uniqlo; sandals – Kork-Ease
They will simply appear in the morning while she is drinking her coffee!
Cardigan – Uniqlo; dress –Christopher Esber; sleeveless linen top – Uniqlo
This could be heaven!
Thanks for the wardrobe idea, and for the idyllic story…
love,
Janice
p.s. Accessories for this 4×4 wardrobe will be the subject of Monday’s post!
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I love the story!!! And the wardrobe. That ruched dress is genius.
Wonderful! And this color palette is perfect for me, as well. I'd replace the pink with yellow or orange, though. (I might have handbags in both those colors. . . .)
I love every word of this ;). Can't wait to start assembling the wardrobe!
I love this! The story…the wardrobe….the plan. All perfect!
How delightful! My mother and I are going to Italy in late May—what good inspiration here!! Have fun, traveler!!!
We spent the week before Christmas in Arizona – all adults – what a difference that made on the trip! We missed some of the fun "child-based" activities, but the freedom felt luxurious. I love this wardrobe, and I am sure the reader and her adult children will have the time of their lives. Can't wait to see the accessories!
Traveling with adult children is the best! What a fun (true) story and an attractive, versatile wardrobe. – nancyo
also, just noticed that she accumulate two navy cardigans – one Banana Republic, one Uniqlo – although it appears that by the final edit she only brought one! – nancyo
Nancy ,
Yes I saw that too ! Janice ?
I COULD say that it's because I was working on a laptop, and the images were small… or I could say that it was because I was taking care of a convalescing relative… But I've got to admit, it's just a mistake, plain and simple!
Forgive my sheer humanity? I know you will…
hugs,
Janice
Yes, the ruched dress is very special.I hope this reader/traveler has a wonderful time on this special holiday.
LOVE the Christopher Esber dress . . . swoon
What a great packing occasion! And you had me with this chic but simple and versatile wardrobe until those dowdy LLBean and Land's End short-sleeved tees (which, I'm sorry, always scream Walmart to me. Flannel shirts, well ok. But otherwise, I've never bought anything from either of those sources that wasn't so unflattering in fit or unpleasing in color that I haven't sent it back. Sigh.)
I'd love to find a beautiful, flattering array of tee shirts in a dozen colors, but I can never find the color I need, or a really good photograph of JUST THE TEE SHIRT!!! So I resort to these to show what colors I have in mind, and what kind of classic style I think is most versatile… Sigh…
hugs,
Janice
Understood. And it goes without saying that you are a miracle worker day after day in inspiring us all to better wardrobes. But if only more American online retail sources had the saturation and intensity and also the richness of texture of the Gudrun Sjoden cotton knit tees, for example….
I love this! Comes at a perfect time – I'm spending one week in Rome with my adult children in March. Just the three of us! A gift to myself for my 50th birthday. Bliss!!
Maybe she'll see floors like these… Thought of you when I saw this page (shoes and colors). http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/01/new-charming-mosaic-and-tile-floors-captured-by-photographer-sebastian-erras/
We spent the week before Christmas in Arizona – all adults – what a difference that made on the trip! We missed some of the fun "child-based" activities, but the freedom felt luxurious. I love this wardrobe, and I am sure the reader and her adult children will have the time of their lives. Can't wait to see the accessories!
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I did a wonderful, unforgettable trip through Umbria and Florence many years ago in my regular travel capsule of navy and beige. Funny to think I've been using the same colors for travel for almost 20 years.