April 2, 2020
Oh MY this is quite the load of images!
I think that it’s time for a short-sleeved tee shirt, some cropped pants, and a pretty cardigan…
scarf – Aspinal of London; necklace – Canvas Jewelry; sunglasses – Longchamp; royal linen cardigan – Eileen Fisher; navy tee – L.L.Bean; navy canvas cropped pants – L.L.Bean; ruffled espadrilles – Bandolino
When these new pieces are put into the existing “closet,” you can see how nicely they blend in:
And as you should always find when you buy something new, there are easy ways to wear the new garments right away. If you can’t integrate a purchase into your wardrobe without buying a bunch of OTHER things, you should reconsider!
Let’s bask in the sheer prettiness of this scarf, and these colors, for just a second:
scarf – Aspinal of London
Don’t shy away from an accent necklace, if it calls your name loudly enough!
scarf – Aspinal of London; necklace – Rosaspina; sunglasses – Tiffany & Co: cashmere cardigan – Banana Republic; seafoam tee – Lands’ End; tan cropped pants – Lands’ End; espadrilles – Eileen Fisher
Imagine, if you could travel, and if this was your springtime travel capsule wardrobe:
One of the nice things about adding a neutral cardigan to your wardrobe is that it gives you instant “near suit” pairs of garments that are so easy to wear…
Now to this unusual but appealing color palette:
scarf – Aspinal of London
Heck yes, you want a pair of mustard espadrilles!
scarf – Aspinal of London; citrine necklace – Joias do Rio; sunglasses – Diff; mustard cardigan – Goodnight Macaroon; charcoal tee – Lands’ End; granite canvas cropped pants – L.L.Bean; espadrilles – Zodiac
This is NOT your average capsule wardrobe, but there are still so many possible ways to wear this. If you love an unusual combination of colors, feel free to give them a whirl!
As always, new garments = new outfits!
This scarf keeps coming and going at the website – if you are trying to buy this one, just keep checking!
scarf – GISY
If you bump into a necklace that combines all of the major colors in your wardrobe, you might want to give in…
scarf – GISY; agate and carnelian necklace – Alejandra Aceves; sunglasses – Ray-Ban; orange cotton cardigan – J.Crew; olive tee – Lands’ End; olive canvas cropped pants – L.L.Bean; espadrilles – Toni Pons
The balance of colors here is pretty good!
Again, this would be a great travel wardrobe:
Ah, pink…. sigh…
If you’re on the fence about this pink cardigan, I can vouch for it how pretty it is…
scarf – Aspinal of London; pearl pendant – Buana; sunglasses – Longchamp; pink cardigan – Lands’ End; black tee – Lands’ End; black cropped chinos – Lands’ End; espadrilles – David Tate
I DREAM of opening a suitcase in some other city than Chicago, and seeing this inside…
All of these pieces come together effortlessly:
This is the wardrobe that’s oriented somewhat more for warmer weather:
I love finding JUST the right color espadrilles…
scarf – Aspinal of London; mother of pearl necklace – Kendra Scott; sunglasses – Balenciaga; black linen cardigan – Halogen; ivory tee – Madewell; cotton linen wide cropped pants – Uniqlo; espadrilles – Jack Rogers
This wardrobe has options for dressy, casual, all black, all ivory, all russet…
This wardrobe is truly versatile too, as will be any wardrobe assembled gradually, with a clear plan, will be!
I’m pretty much convinced that the pink and black is my favorite of these, but there are things about each wardrobe that appeals to me. Which is your favorite this month?
love,
Janice
p.s. 2 years ago, we looked at a lovely navy and white painting, which inspired me to put together one of my favorite wardrobes EVER.
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I absolutely LOVE the black and pink, and also the wardrobes based on the lion and peacock as well as the floral mint scarves. I do not usually wear black near my face, but I think that wardrobe will also work with a dark navy instead of black. Thanks very much for all this beauty. A big virtual social distancing hug to you!
Floral Peppermint – the colors!
The peppermint A is my vote winner. It is so fresh and youthful – and I could do with feeling younger at the moment. Alhough I would substitute a mid-grey for the camel but I now have some stone coloured chinos which look lovely with the greens and blue in my wardrobe. If I owned the scarf, I would be tempted to throw caution to the wind and wear my fuschia pink cardigan which is a similar colour to the butterflies.
I would also wear my deep pink cardigan or magenta chunky jumper with the Robin scarf. This is my next favourite wardrobe but the colours are those I wear in the autumn.
I’m looking forward to seeing you pop in some bright aqua-turquoise as another accent for the lion and peacock. This would be my favourite were it not for the tan coloured lions but I could just ignore them and stick to the blues.
The Signature Shield colours are so perfectly proportioned. There is an understated elegance about this wardrobe which I could imagine being perfect for a trip to Paris… not that I have ever been but I knew a French lady who always wore these colours and looked beautiful in them.
I love both the first and the last. Anything with camel, cream and black is timeless classic, but I love the denim and blue with camel for spring.
I couldn’t agree more on your camel, cream and black comment. That last wardrobe is definitely for me. I live in denim though so I’d at least need some black jeans in there along with the off white jeans. Actually, if I’m being honest I’d have at least 3 pairs of blue jeans in there too because I can’t be without them!
I like the navy lion and peacock scarf so much that I bought it. I’m hoping to see more of the turquoise and the darker caramel in months to come. I hope you can do your magic. I Love your work, Janice. Thanks for looking after us during our time at home. Stay safe. Stay home.
Janice,
My first love here was the lion and peacock, but as you have developed the lighter and airy Floral Peppermint colors, I am also being strongly being drawn to its light, Spring and Summer feeling , as well as the feeling of hope that it provides , something that we all could use a strong dose of right now ! It inspires me to dig out my sage colored garments to see how well they work with the blue and camel/tan. Continuing health to you and Belovedest !
I wanna know if anyone is wearing fancy coordinating masks these days.
I’m about to make some. As a 20+ year quilter, I have an incredible stash of colors…but actually I’m going through and selecting the “what was I thinking” fabrics to cut into masks first. Maybe I’ll coordinate a few with my wardrobe now that you mention it. Thanks for the idea.
I love the daily posts- I don’t let myself look until the end of the day so that the anticipation adds excitement to my boring days! Don’t know if you check the BBC at all but your ‘can’t wait to travel again ‘posts perfectly fit this article :
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200323-the-travel-ache-you-cant-translate
“Well, the Germans naturally have a word for that too.
Meet fernweh. Marrying the words fern, or distance, and wehe, an ache or sickness, the word can be roughly translated as “distance sickening” or “far woe” – a pain to see far-flung places beyond our doorstep. Think of it as the opposite of heimweh(homesickness). It’s an ache many of us have felt but hitherto we didn’t have a word to describe it. We do now.”
This should be the mantra we hang in our closets (maybe embroidered and framed!) and seared into our psyches: If you can’t integrate a purchase into your wardrobe without buying a bunch of OTHER things, you should reconsider! Years ago, I had one of those color consultations and came up with a pretty nice packet of really pretty and flattering colors to wear. As long as I stuck with those, I had pretty good luck integrating every new purchase into my wardrobe. I was still a little unfocused though. Things got really out of control when I stopped using the color packet, but now I’m back to using it with Janice’s focused approach, and everything is coming together perfectly!
Lion and Peacock, Peppermint A and Robins are my favourite scarves, with Shield also a favourite design. I think Robins is my preferred colour scheme because it’s the only cool-colour one. But I substitute grey for camel, then Lion and Peppermint are favourites too. I’ll be interested to see the dress choices, because dress styles have helped me to a favourite favourite in other years. And thanks for the reminder of the wonderful “Blue” post, one of my absolute favourites of all.