June 15, 2018
Wednesday I shared one approach to pulling together a travel wardrobe when your original plan starts to fall apart. Today, I’m going to look at what accessories need to be packed in order to make sure that you can get dressed without problems and panic…
First, let’s look at our wardrobe color scheme:
For accessories, you want to make sure that you’re including a color that will be suitable for jewelry – something metallic – and a color that can be used for your leather goods. This is pretty straightforward for this color scheme; the brown is perfect for leather, and gold just feels right…
Next, you want to think about what you expect to want to pack. This might not turn out to be exactly what you take, but you shouldn’t just jump into picking accessories with no plan! (I’ve done that – who packs TEN bracelets? Me…)
Let’s look back at our travel wardrobe for this color scheme. My favorite way to approach this project is to build outfits that I’m pretty sure I’m going to wear, and then choose accessories to complete each outfit. After the first couple of ensembles are pulled together, you will find that you can re-use some things – especially shoes and bags.
tee – L.L.Bean; earrings – Vince Camuto; shirt – L.L.Bean; bracelets – Panacea; cropped pants – L.L.Bean; sandals – Kaanas; tote – Urban Originals
I love that whole stack of bracelets… And I’ve chosen to emphasize square shapes and woven textures, just to give some focus to the accessory wardrobe.
cardigan – L.L.Bean; earrings – Rebecca Minkoff; shirt – Lands’ End; bracelet – Melinda Maria; skirt – Lands’ End; clutch – Anastasia Vitkina; sandals – Bella Vita
This outfit could easily be worn with the brown leather sandals and bag, but I thought that this might be something our heroine packed for a dressier evening…
Shades of brown in your clothes open the door for (fake, of course) tortoiseshell jewelry and sunglasses!
shirt- Uniqlo; earrings – Henri Bendel; tee shirt – Banana Republic; sunglasses – Blanc and Eclare; shorts – Uniqlo; bracelets – Ashley Pittman; sandals – Kaanas
This scarf was hard to spot, but I’m so glad that I was patient enough to find it! It could be worn with any of the solid-colored garments to tie them together into a more coherent ensemble…
earrings – Vince Camuto; scarf – Amalfi; top – Eileen Fisher; shorts – J.Crew; sandals – Kaanas; tote – Urban Originals
The striped tee shirt doesn’t feel like it needs more accessories – some outfits just don’t need a lot!
tee shirt – Veronica Beard; earrings – Henri Bendel; watch – Tory Burch; pants – J.Crew; shoes – Ecco
Many of us can’t wear belts with any degree of success, but if you CAN wear them, they can really make a big difference in a simple ensemble…
hat – Eric Javits; tank – Uniqlo; necklace – Jemma Sands; belt – Chico’s; shorts – Lands’ End; sandals – Kaanas
Who couldn’t be happy pulling these pieces out of a bag?
sunglasses – Blanc and Eclare; brown hoop earrings – Henri Bendel; hat – Eric Javits; turquoise drop earrings – Rebecca Minkoff; gold woven earrings – Vince Camuto; brown bracelets – Ashley Pittman; watch – Tory Burch; turquoise and gold bracelets – Panacea; scarf – Amalfi; necklace – Jemma Sands; cuff bracelet – Melinda Maria; belt – Chico’s; clutch – Anastasia Vitkina; brown sandals – Kaanas; brown sneakers – Ecco; gold sandals – Bella Vita; tote – Urban Originals
As much as I enjoy choosing clothes to pack, I think that picking the accessories is where the fun really starts!
love,
Janice
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I love the colour scheme and the wardrobe is fantastic. I would happily holiday in this wardrobe. The accessories are great. Love the aqua and tortoiseshell. What I miss is the deep reds in this wardrobe. The unexpected reds dotted throughout the accessories maybe. Hugs
Carol – I agree – holiday perfect!!
I think with what Janice started, it would be easy to add a red bracelet to the stack, tie a small red and tan scarf around the hat, a bandana in the hair (my favorite!) etc. There are a lot of options available!
Maybe lipstick and a nifty pedicure in red?
hugs,
Janice
I also love this combo..though the brown near my face is problematic. As some of the others stated, I would love to see more of the dark or rusty red.
Janice, I truly appreciate and admire your clever combinations
I really like this too! You could add a red or pink/coral T shirt, sweater and necklace and bracelets and have a whole fourth set! I am always challenged because I am not a jewelry type person so never wear earrings, but love the look. Too brown for me, I am a Winter, but love the inspiration!
Your comment that many people cannot wear belts with much success surprised me. I thought it was only me! I tend towards an apple shape and a belt is just never flattering. Love this unusual mix of turquoise and browns. Lise
Dear oh dear – if I wear a belt that’s wider than SPAGHETTI, it sets on my hip bones, and snugs right up under my bosom. NOT a lovely look!
hugs,
Janice
Love it! Makes me think of sea and sand, so different from the usual blue and white. The accessories are perfect.
This is a beautiful wardrobe, I would love to pack this in my bag! And I see nothing wrong with packing ten bracelets, I think I’ve done that myself. You made a great choice with the tote bag and the clutch is gorgeous (sigh!). Your blog is a bright spot in my day!
The beginning of this post mentions Wednesday. Where are new posts being published? I haven’t seen a new post for two weeks and all of a sudden, this morning, there are 5 new posts. Is anyone else experiencing this with the new site?
I’m posting new things Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You have to make sure that your browser goes to the home page of The Vivienne Files to find the newest post; some browsers automatically default to the last version of the site that you visited. I hope you can sort it out – I can’t even explain how to manage it!
hugs,
Janice
I love this wardrobe and accessories! Very nice! I wish this was as easy in real life as reading your posts! I’m working on my vacation wardrobe now. This is helping me a lot! Thank you!!!
Brilliant as usual Janice! Love those horn bracelets, and although a bit pricey, I have some similar in wood/brass. The medium tone brown is a nice change and does indeed remind me of sand and ocean.
The colour scheme is a nice move away from the predictable for summer, and the accessories make this capsule sing. What a fun as well as stylish holiday wardrobe.
Thank goodness, silver is my metal, or I might be more than tempted by that clutch – it’s so gorgeous. Oh no, now is see in one of the ads, there IS a silver one that punches even more of my buttons (art deco clasp, the blue-green sheen on the abalone, more geometric shape), and is more expensive…sigh.
…now I see…