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A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing in Navy, with brown accessories & warm colors

I've been receiving LOTS of questions about wearing navy clothing with brown shoes, and "warm" colors.  This seems like it could be tricky, since navy is pretty much a cool color, but men have been making this combination of cool and warm work for decades, and it always looks great!  My suggestions:

make sure your "navies" go together - navy can vary widely.  Either buy all pieces at one time (ambitious, to be sure!), buy them from the same designer (equally ambitious), or plan to carry or wear a couple of navy items when you shop, so that you can be certain that your current garments will work with new purchases. feel free to experiment with any warm color as an accent. Green, gold, every shade of rust, persimmon, and ... View the Post

Maximize your ROI: leather skirt

Brown leather skirt – Ralph Lauren  

Silk blouse – Hante Hippie, cardigan – Golden Goose, sweater – Ralph Lauren, suede pumps – Sergio Rossi, bow pumps – Clarks, gold disc earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane, necklace – Kate Spade, brown clutch – Maison Martin Margiela, gold bracelet – Citrine by the Stones, scarf - Missoni  

Beige sweater – Oasis, gray sweater  - J. Crew, ivory sweater – Isabel Marant, twist scarf – Hortensia, ombre scarf – Bajra, brown/gray scarf – Faiero Sarti, short boots – Madewell, backpack – Bothos, tall boots – SE Boutique  

Turtleneck – Missoni, pearl jewelry– Kate Spade, watch – Debenhams, yellow sweater – Lela Rose, green sweater – Jack Wills, square scarves – Hermès, ... View the Post

Wardrobe: brown, ivory and blue

 

Blazer – Ralph Lauren Cardigan – Debenhams, Blouse – L’Agence, tee shirt – Proenza Schouler, Pants – Michael Kors, skirt – Marc by Marc Jacobs, Cords – J. Brand, Scarf - Etro  

   

blouse – Mulberry, Trench coat – Acne, Winter coat – Akris, Dress – Balenciaga, Pants– Jason Wu, Skirt – Topshop, Sweater – Derek Lam, jacket – Reiss  

Dress – Thomas Maier, Cardigan – Paul Smith, Feather print blouse – Debenhams, Turtleneck – L.L.Bean, Striped top – Vince, Jeans – Levi’s, Cardigan – Roberto Cavalli,  Blouse - Lanvin  

Checked scarf – Armand Diradourian, ring- Andara, watch – Michael Kors, double-strand necklace – Wendy Mink, pearls – ice.com, clutch bag – Miu Miu, ... View the Post

The Unbroken Vertical Line in Brown

Navy cardigan – M. Patmos, bone blazer - Gucci, camel blazer – Rag & Bone, ivory cardigan - Missoni  

Yellow blazer – Theory, Rose cardigan – Diane von Furstenberg, Blue cardigan – N. Peal,  Pink blazer – Acne  

Gold cardigan – Topshop, turquoise blazer – Iva,  red blazer – Hermès, hot pink cardigan - Patagonia  

Long cardigan – Missoni, applique jacket – Manoush, Leopard cardigan – Dolce & Gabbana, Plaid jacket – Moschino Cheap & Chic, block print cardigan - Quicksilver   ... View the Post

A Travel Capsule Wardrobe for a week in northern California

  Important note - read the comments below!  A very generous comment from a reader who lives in Napa gives us  some essential information about what to expect for weather this time of year.  Thanks for sharing!

Cardigan – United Bamboo, beige tee shirt – weekday.com, brown tee - Vince, dress – Givenchy, tee shirt trio - Swell, olive twill pants – Donna Karan, brown cords - Vince, scarf - Hermes  

Light olive cardigan – Jigsaw, olive sweater – Cruciani, silk tunic - SuperTrash,  skirt - Marni, khakis – Weekend by Maxmara, sweater – Joseph,  jacket - Barbour  

Brown stud earrings – Topshop, gold ball earrings – Nordstrom, stripes scarf – Kelly Wearstler, brown cross-body bag – ... View the Post

Transitioning from one color palette to another – part 2

 

 

brown tee – Debenhams,  brown jeans – InWear, snake print tote – Jimmy Choo, safari scarf – Generalpants.com.au,  loafers – Dolce Vita  

Camel jacket – Nordstrom, orange coat – Burberry Prorsum, gold jacket – Sonia Rykiel, yellow peacoat – Old Navy, tan peacoat – Victoria’s Secret, faux leopard trim coat – Miss Selfridge, orange hoodie – Jil Sander, olive coat – Rag & Bone  

Green dress – Alice and Olivia, rust dress – Viktor & Rolf, orange dress – 3.1 Phillip Lim, camel dress – Dorothy Perkins, brown sandals – Tod’s, cognac sandals – Pied a Terre, gold sandals – Prada,  tan sandals – Sam Edelman   ... View the Post

Wardrobe built around 6 neutral colors – no accents!

   

Gray cardigan – Dolce & Gabbana, Grey tee – topshop, Grey sweater – The Row, gray trousers  

– Burberry Brit, Black blazer – Rag & Bone, black tee shirt – Derek Lam, black pants –  

Rag & Bone, black draped skirt – Vivienne Westwood  

 

Brown cardigan – Hope, tee shirt – Michael Stars, brown sweater – Vanessa Bruno, brown pants  

– Edun, cream blouse – Theory, cream sweater – Topshop, cream corduroy pants – Twenty8Twelve,  

cream skirt – Maxmara Studio  

 

Chambray shirts – J. Crew, chambray skirt – A. P.C., Pants – Levi’s Made & Crafted, camel  

jacket – Forte forte, camel shirt – Equipment, camel ... View the Post