March 4, 2020
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to wear a skirt! As the weather begins to flirt with spring, I become more and more eager to take my knees out for an airing…
So for March, I thought I would add skirts to these gradually growing wardrobes. Of course, if you don’t wear skirts, you could easily substitute pants, shorts, capris, clam-diggers, etc etc…
Let’s get started!
Most of the wardrobes this month are going to see a new neutral skirt and an accent sweater!
scarf – Aspinal of London; earrings – Gorjana; sweater – Eileen Fisher; navy bag – Nordstrom; navy skirt – J.Crew; bracelet – Gold & Honey; ballet flats – Kenneth Cole New York
Adding an accent sweater to a growing wardrobe gives a fresh new look:
The 2 new garments this month blend in seamlessly, to give our heroine some fresh options:
Ah, THIS scarf screams spring to me…
scarf – Aspinal of London
And I’m finally finding pretty mint-color clothing everywhere!
scarf – Aspinal of London; mother of pearl earrings – Banana Republic; bag – Ted Baker London; sweater – J.Crew; skirt – Banana Republic; bracelet – Rivka Friedman; ballet flats – Taryn Rose
These are such pretty colors:
As the weather warms up, this soft pastel heroine will have some nice new outfits:
For this next wardrobe, I decided to get wild and find a completely unexpected accent color. This scarf has a few colors hidden within it – there’s a lovely blue here too, just waiting for us…
scarf – Aspinal of London
Nothing in the world might be further from mustard that this lovely pink! But both colors go beautifully with the neutral grey…
scarf – Aspinal of London; earrings – Lord & Taylor; bag – Dagne Dover; sweater – Banana Republic; skirt – Uniqlo; bracelets – Halogen; ballet flats – Børn
This does NOT all blend together, but it really doesn’t need to; everything goes with the “keynote” scarf…
Both new garments fit in as if they were always meant to be here:
This scarf is unavailable sometimes, and then it seems to come back in stock; if you are trying to buy this one, just be patient!
scarf – GISY
Simple neutrals, in timeless garments, turn into an outfit that you could wear LOTS of places:
scarf – GISY; peridot earrings – Latelita; bag – Hiva Atelier; sweater – J.Crew; skirt – H&M; peridot bracelet – Latelita; flats – Vince Camuto
This wardrobe grows beautifully…
Finding ways to wear the newest garments in these wardrobes is always my favorite project; I know that if I can’t build at least 2 or 3 new outfits with each piece, SOMETHING has gone wrong…
Yep, this is definitely turning into my favorite wardrobe! I’ve managed (so far) to avoid buying the scarf…
Because this particular heroine already has a pink sweater, pink blouse, and pink shirt, I thought it was overdue to add a simple black sweater to her wardrobe. And yes, you’ve seen this skirt before – this is the one that I bought for myself. I’m still loving it…
And the handbag… dear oh dear… I do NOT need a handbag…
scarf – Aspinal of London; ruby flower earrings – Priyanka Gupta; black washable wool sweater – Banana Republic; floral bag – Emporio Armani; black pleated skirt – Halogen; bracelet – Wayan Asmana; ballet flats – Clarks
The black sweater gives this overall wardrobe some good balance. As much as pink is my new favorite, too much of any accent in a wardrobe can leave you in a pickle trying to figure out what to wear!
As usual, the new clothes are immediately useful!
I really admire the traditional motif of this scarf, and the colors…
Since this wardrobe ALSO already has an accent sweater, I thought that a simple neutral sweater (in washable wool!) would be a good choice. The scarf, a gold bag, and some snazzy jewelry, turn the 2 pieces into something more than the sum of the parts:
scarf – Aspinal of London; earrings – Soko; washable wool sweater – J.Crew; bag – Orciani; skirt – J.Crew; bracelets – Akola; ballet flats – Hush Puppies
One could easily pack this for a long weekend:
A few more new outfits…
Most years, as I gradually assemble these wardrobes, I am never quite sure which is my favorite. Given my new crush on pink, I’m pretty sure of my favorite right now! But I could easily see tearing off for 3 or 4 days with ANY of these wardrobes in a carry-on bag…
Which would you take with?
love,
Janice
p.s. Four years ago, I was doing this same exercise with six different scarves! It’s interesting to see how different wardrobes grew and developed over time…
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The neutral wardrobes have always been my favorites and I am really loving this year’s neutral wardrobe. I like the combination of the rusts & browns with black. Also, I like your outfit choices this year. I would just substitute black ankle jeans for the skirt and change up the shoes a bit and I would be good to go.
Janice,
I am fully smitten with the Lion and Peacock scarf grouping, though I would have to modify the intensity of the latest blue sweater addition, due to my own muted coloring . However , I think that you are doing a stunning job on all of these scarf wardrobe selections ! Out of the ballpark, lady !
I really like the pink and black. I don’t wear either of these colors though so I can fully immerse myself in your wardrobe without being tempted. However that bag is pretty fun for that wardrobe.
On the other hand, I finally gave in and bought myself the navy Lion and a Peacock scarf and it’s gorgeous. The cobalt blue accent doesn’t really work for me though. I love the turquoise and aqua accents with the navy and cognac so that’s what I’m working on.
PS I just checked the post you referenced from four years ago and there’s my aqua/ turquoise and cognac. Prestó! Still looks great.
Isn’t it nice to know that you defy all trends? That’s my goal…
hugs,
Janice
Oh I love a tart pink with black! Where I live, March is definitely a winter month. We swap in spring-coloured sweaters and scarves, in support of the parts of NA do have that season. Wonderful to see you have found long enough skirts, to bridge the season!
With this I switched my favourite to the black and pink Robin scarf set. It’s irresistible! I still love the peppermint A group (the softness) but the black base of the Robin scarf is so easy to pack and so comfortable For me to reach for. And I love pink.
Janice, I have saved that series from four years ago as one of my favourites; the navy and turquoise. This year’s Lion and Peacock runs along the same vein, but you have focused more on the cognac and mid tone blue as accents with the navy. Love your creativity!
The Floral Peppermint and the Robin scarves are now my firm favourites. The floral bag with pink and black is just amazing. I have two floral bags and would love to create mini-capsules for them. It’s been a long time since I had any beige in my wardrobe but I’ve bought a pair of stone coloured trousers which are a shade lighter. They will look great the mint shirt with cream sprig pattern I bought last year.
I just fell hard for the Robin wardrobe. The new additions just pushed me right over! I would never have thought pink would appeal, but you did it.
I’ve lived almost 60 years without wearing pink – except probably as an infant, and possibly in an oxford shirt under a suit in the ’80s. But now I’m all smitten-headed with pink… It’s good to allow yourself to change your preferences sometimes, if that change is rooted in some legitimate new perspective. That’s my excuse!
hugs,
Janice
All of the wardrobes are looking amazing! – nancyo