We’ve met this heroine twice – once in February, and then again in May. She travels every three months or so, so we catch up with her just in time to see what’s new in her wardrobe….

Her inspiration painting is a winner – intriguing, and much more complex than one realizes at first glance. And what a range of colors!

Her next trip should be in weather that’s a bit cooler than we’re having right now! They want to go leaf peeping. Yes, it’s kind of an irritating term, but it’s a glorious and very rewarding way to spend a few days…

She’s chosen the following for her wardrobe palette:

Let’s take a quick flash back to see her earlier travel wardrobes – the first was for cool spring weather:

And her second travel wardrobe was for summer:

She’s going to continue with her usual plan of choosing three outfits to pack, and then adding a few extra pieces – clean shirts or tee shirts are always nice to have!

Her first outfit is all about the scarf – isn’t it perfect for her?

Earrings – Karina Sultan; scarf – Maryell; ivory rollneck sweater – J.Crew; striped shirt – L.L.Bean; rustic teak jeans – J.Crew; bag – Hobo; shoes – L.L.Bean

I’m sort of fascinated to see how colors are being named “maple” this year…

Earrings – Quince; maple syrup cashmere sweater – Alex Mill; floral shirt – L.L.Bean; scarf – Uskees; maple brown jeans – L.L.Bean; waterproof sneakers – Blondo

Yes, she will fearlessly wear a printed scarf with a checked shirt! If you feel hesitant to mix patterns like this, look at the way menswear mixes printed shirts and ties. (and sometimes a THIRD print in a pocket square)

Camel cashmere sweater – Nadaam; earrings – Ettika; bandana – Echo; plaid shirt – Madewell; brown corduroy pants – L.L.Bean; suede loafers – Quince

If the colors are going to be named maple, then our heroine will find a maple leaf necklace!

Necklace – Farra; sand turtleneck – L.L.Bean; leather & metal bracelet – Saachi; cashmere hoodie – J.Crew; toasted coconut tee – L.L.Bean; rich ginger tee- Lands’ End; metallic loafers – Robert Zur

This is our heroine’s travel capsule wardrobe, collected in one place. You could absolutely get dressed in the dark!

As I can never resist, we shall see what options are available to our heroine:

At this point, this is our heroine’s collected wardrobe. It feels like a TON of clothes, but I suspect most of us own a lot more…

And her accessories – what a LOT of shoes. But then I walk into my bedroom and realize that this is nothing…

I’m smitten with this mix of brown and black…

love,
Janice

p.s. Ten years ago, we considered what a handbag wardrobe might include…

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Last weekend, Belovedest and I walked down to the Art Institute of Chicago to see a current exhibit: Beyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury. As you almost certainly have figured out by now, I’m a big fan of abstract art…

Before we look at art, we usually go up to the third floor of the Modern Wing to The Member Bar, where we can get coffee and pastries. (note, if you’re a member, and you can get free regular coffee…)

This is one of the great people-watching venues in Chicago. I think that those of us who purchase memberships to museums are a special bunch! Every time I’m there, I see at least one woman who is strikingly attractive, usually because she’s “got her own style.”

(“get your own style” is a big comment in our household…)

I was thinking of the women I saw, and then we went to look at the exhibit, and I saw THIS:

And I began to sense a theme to my entire museum visit!

The first woman I saw was wearing this:

Cardigan – Alex Mill; necklace – Saachi; earrings – Way to Chic; cotton shirt – Alex Mill; ecru pants – Alex Mill; sneakers – Kizik

Of course she had blue eyes! And grey/blonde hair, pulled back in the most flawlessly sleek pony tail… She was stunning, in a low-key, subtle and relaxed way!

I didn’t realize at the time that this was the theme of the day – at least among four women that I saw!

(if you see enough people, you can find any theme you want, right?)

The second woman was coming out of the special exhibit space as we went in. Her hair was VERY short, and silver grey.

I considered wrestling her for her necklace, but realized that I would embarrass Belovedest, possibly get hurt, and likely lose…

Grey cashmere cardigan – L.L.Bean; necklace – Saachi; earrings – Ana Luisa; cream tee shirt – Lands’ End; jeans – Levi’s; sneakers – Kizik

I should mentioned that the weather was intermittently pouring rain (absolutely bucketing down…) and rather cool. Sweaters made good sense…

The last two women were in the flocks of people either in the exhibit itself or in the galleries through which we passed on our way out of the museum.

Rain jacket – Lands’ End; necklace – Saachi; earrings – Dhwani Bansal; ivory sweater – J.Crew; linen pants – J.Crew; sneakers – Quince

Why yes, you can wear sweatpants to the art museum! Especially if they’re dressed-up like this:

Linen shirt – J.Crew; necklace – Anthropologie; earrings – Oradina; tee shirt – GAP; sweatpants – Lands’ End; sneakers – adidas

When I got home and started thinking about these women and the way they were dressed and accessorized, I realized that this was a capsule wardrobe waiting to happen!

I feel comfortable thinking of this as a “whatever’s clean” wardrobe – you couldn’t put a foot wrong getting dressed from this!

Some possibilities:

I confess, I didn’t really notice anybody’s handbag, if they had one at all! But to me, metallic would be obvious:

Silver woven bag – The Sak; gold bag – The Sak; striped bag – The Sak

If you come to Chicago, don’t miss one of my favorite places…. We go to the Art Institute at least once a month – more like every two weeks. This makes it possible to go into one or two galleries, absorb something at length, and then leave before we become overloaded. No Stendhal Syndrome for us!

love,
Janice

p.s. Ten years ago, we started with one yellow dress, and figured out FOURTEEN ways to wear it. Don’t hesitate if something bold really speaks to your heart….

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It’s a good thing that our heroine bought cotton gauze clothes last month; it’s still screeching hot in Paris.

At least her tiny short-term apartment rental has air conditioning….

But our heroine knows that she’s going to be traveling this fall, and she wants to be prepared. This is one VERY organized woman!

First, some time spent with her favorite painting:

A couple of basics, a couple of more interesting things… and some delightful accessories!

Yes, if she loves this lace blouse as much as she expects to, she may well buy the white one too. There’s no reason to avoid buying duplicates when they’re perfect wardrobe workhorses, for you.

White tee – Lands’ End; bow brooch – Ettika; black with white trim cotton cardigan – Lands’ End; black cotton broderie anglais blouse – Boden; handbag – Maeve; silk pants – COS; boots – DKNY

Why yes, her brooch does echo the gold banding on her boots. And don’t forget her cool handbag with the gold trim….

Now, her wardrobe looks like this, when rendered onto a template:

In her closet, things look a bit more relaxed, and inviting…

You know, I have a hunch that her boots and her black handbag are both from DKNY…

You know that this heroine has a clear plan in mind for each thing she buys! But it’s always fun – and maybe educational – to look at her ideas:

This wardrobe appeals to me SO MUCH, although I’m not sure I’m feeling this dressy, these days!

love,
Janice

If you would like to go back to the first days of this wardrobe, you can find all of the earlier posts here:   Christmas Eve Preview, January, February, March, April, May, June, July

p.s. Ten years ago, the art was Picasso, and the heroine’s signature was wearing necklaces… and the heroine had EXACTLY THE SAME tee shirt that our heroine above just bought. Classics!

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Let’s visit the duck, shall we? I think she’s like a lot of us these days – calm on the surface, paddling like mad underneath…

Our heroine – the wildlife research statistician – is finishing up her stint at the very rural Vermont college…

At the beginning of August, this is the wardrobe our heroine has assembled:

And these are her most delectable accessories:

Maybe she’s exaggerating, but she feels like EVERY person working with her right now puts on white pants or white jeans after work! She decides that she’s going to look at how much white clothing she owns, and to think about making a bold wardrobe addition…

This is what she has right now, in white:

white eyelet tie-neck cotton – J.Crew; white tee – Lands’ End; white cotton cardigan – L.L.Bean; white oxford shirt – L.L.Bean; white tee shirt – Lands’ End; white sleeveless top – L.L.Bean; white linen skirt – Eileen Fisher

The other white thing that keeps cropping up in her mind is a simple white cotton turtleneck. She thinks of it as the garment for which she reaches when she really didn’t want to get out of bed! It’s warm, it’s soft, it goes with everything…

Earrings – Lily Charmed; scarf – Sandro; white cotton turtleneck – L.L.Bean; striped cashmere sweater – Boden; striped top – Lands’ End; jeans – Levi’s; sneakers – Vionic

The scarf could not be resisted. Why even try? And some stripes bright a fresh touch to a lot of outfits…

She diligently notes her new purchases in her 56-piece template…

And then she launders her new things and puts them into her closet. Yes, we wash new clothes – have you ever worked in retail? I think it was that which curled my hair!

Her accessories are so beautiful – her scarves! Her jewelry! Her cool woven handbags…

This is a heroine who makes her living working with numbers – figuring out which sudden increases in pheasant population are meaningful, and which are just random. Is a sighting of a bald eagle near a college campus important, or within the bounds of normal?

If you can do THAT, you can do anything, including planning outfits for your new purchases!

I’m not sure if I love this wardrobe because of the colors, or because the heroine does the kind of work that I really enjoy…

love,
Janice

If you’d like to go back to the beginning of this heroine’s wardrobe story, you can find all of her monthly shopping adventures here: Christmas Eve Preview, January, February, March, April, May, June, July

p.s. Ten years ago, the wardrobe colors were tan with accents of royal blue, orange and white. We started with two scarves…

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So many of our heroines this months are absolutely buried (metaphorically speaking, of course) in advertising for fall clothes. It’s so easy to see a handful of things that catch your eye – you buy on impulse – your tidy wardrobe starts to be less and less tidy…

Our heroines are responding by taking a hard look at what they already have, and identifying gaps in their wardrobe. Rationally, if our heroines are able to get dressed every day, their wardrobes don’t actually have gaps! But we are going to shop for a new season (most of us!), and thus our heroines are going to try to do it sensibly…

Today’s professional listeners has chosen this painting as her style-defining inspiration:

This wardrobe is actually quite well-balanced!

Her accessories are lovely – but she doesn’t have a pair of boots! If you wear boots, NOW is the time to start looking. (it took me THREE tries to get a pair that are comfortable…)

But our heroine realized that she only has one pair of dark brown pants – and they’re corduroy. It would be nice to be able to wear her darkest neutral during warmer weather… Our heroine took all of her dark brown things out of her closet to consider at length. Maybe a tee shirt, at least, would be handy:

French press cashmere sweater – J.Crew; brown cashmere cardigan – Aritzia; cowl-neck top – J.Crew; Brown shirt – Alex Mill; brown linen blend skirt – GAP; cords – J.Crew

After a few moments of thought, she decides to take advantage of the huge amount of brown clothing available right now!

Striped cardigan – Alex Mill; earrings – Kendra Scott; tee shirt – L.L.Bean; striped tee shirt – Lands’ End; checked bandana – Lost Pattern; cotton twill pants – Alex Mill; boots – Munro

Yes, the small scarf seems to be the same colors as the striped tee shirt! If you focus on your signature colors long enough, this kinds of coincidences will happen…

Her 56-piece template is filling in nicely:

Seeing her wardrobe in a less structured arrangement makes it clear that our heroine has choices!

Her accessories seem chosen to bring attention to her face – earrings, necklaces and scarves. Interesting – do they bring attention to her ears, so that it’s clear that she’s listening?

Our heroine’s new clothes are easy to wear with her existing things – she could almost get dressed in the dark:

Does anybody else find it amazing how much brown clothing is currently available? I can remember a time when you couldn’t find a brown cardigan or tee shirt for anything…

love,
Janice

If you’d like to start from scratch with this heroine, you can see every step of her wardrobe journey here: Christmas Eve Preview, January, February, March, April, May, June, July

p.s. Ten years ago, we added even MORE accessories to a capsule wardrobe. There’s a list of “essential accessories” and “frivolous accessories” in this post…

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Let’s check in our bank employee, with career goals clearly in her focus! She’s chosen to dress in a manner reflective of the way the upper executives dress, while still keeping a foot firmly planted in her current position. It’s a balancing act to clearly appear “promotion-worthy” while at the same time not alienating or offending your current co-workers…

In order to help her in her focus and shopping discipline, our heroine has chosen this painting and color palette as her wardrobe inspiration:

Before any August shopping, our heroine already has 32 pieces in her wardrobe. She’s never at a loss as to what to wear!

A big reason that she dresses with ease every day is that she has a GREAT assortment of accessories. She’s particularly happy with her shoes – she has pretty much anything from sandals to boots to wear with her navy neutrals:

If she’s EVER going to find forest green and peacock blue (or petrol, or maybe even teal), it should be at the beginning of the cool-weather clothing season. And so she looks!

The corduroy dress? She debated at length about it, in her head. But she opted for it because it’s very much the kind of garment in which she’s comfortable, and it will be an excellent option for casual Fridays. It’s certainly not “corporatish,” but at the same time it IS a dress… She’s optimistic that she can find the middle ground of ambitious and still a member of the team!

Earrings – Anthropologie; peacock blue cashmere sweater – Nadaam; blue shirt – Eileen Fisher; green merino cardigan – L.L.Bean; necklace – Anthropologie; corduroy dress – COS; suede bag – Quince

Her 56-piece wardrobe template now looks like this:

When arranged in a more relaxed way, by color, it’s easy to see that she’s beginning to accumulate a good assortment of accent colors. She is still looking for pink and/or teal, however! A cashmere turtleneck maybe? Or a silk blouse?

And her accessories just keep getting lovelier! It felt a bit odd to not buy shoes this month, but she just didn’t feel the need; she thought that a cool accent handbag might be a better choice…

Of course, THIS heroine has thought about each and every possible way she will wear her new clothes. She’s very analytic…

Our heroine still has at least one more dress in mind – maybe a navy long-sleeved shirtdress, or a beautiful forest green…

love,
Janice

If you’d like to look back to the origins of this wardrobe, you can find all of the earlier posts here: Christmas Eve Preview, January, February, March, April, May, June, July

p.s. Ten years ago, I shared with you my little black dress sightings in downtown Chicago. Timeless work outfits…

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So now that stores are filling up with clothes, I’m going to look at all six of our wardrobes and try to fill in gaps and find some balance for our heroines.

Our next painting is a favorite of our landscaping expert, who is most comfortable wearing mostly subtle colors found in nature:

Coming into August, our heroine had this lovely wardrobe, but it really doesn’t reflect that she planned to use grey as an equal neutral with shades of brown. Hmm….

Her accessories are gorgeous…

Our heroine has four grey garments, and an ivory tee shirt. These are all excellent garments, but she’s interested in looking for more grey. Oddly, it can be the most difficult color to find!

tank top – L.L.Bean; waffle fabric shirt jacket – Lands’ End; ivory tee shirt – Lands’ End; Cashmere hooded sweatshirt – J.Crew; jeans – Banana Republic

But since Autumn is coming – and has already arrived in the retail world – she decided to look around. She would LOVE to find grey corduroy pants, but she thinks a second pair of grey jeans can still be useful.

Yes, she splurged insanely on the scarf… And the grey loafers with brown ties delighted her heart!

Earrings- Ross-Simons; scarf – Ralph Lauren; v-neck sweater – GAP; tee shirt – GAP; jeans – GAP; cardigan – L.L.Bean; boat shoes – Tory Burch

With just these additions, her 56-piece Wardrobe Template looks more balanced between browns and grey:

Grey is still clearly the “lesser chosen” neutral (which is fine – they don’t have to be 50/50!):

Her accessories continue to delight; she has some lovely things…

Adding grey into a wardrobe that’s mostly “warm” colors takes some imagination, and a willingness to wear some unexpected color combinations. Our heroine likes to challenge her clients to plant things that aren’t the usual “golf course” greenery, so this is just right for her.

I wear brown with black, which is kind of the same idea – just not as uncommon!

love,
Janice

If you want to go back to the beginning and see how this wardrobe has been assembled, you can find all of the older posts here: Christmas Eve Preview, January, February, March, April, May, June, July

p.s. Ten years ago, we started with a navy, hot-pink and ivory travel capsule wardrobe and expanded it to a 4 by 4 Wardrobe! That’s a travel wardrobe too, right? ANY wardrobe can be a travel wardrobe if you’re gone long enough…

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Time to drop in on our graphic and typography expert. You just have to imagine that she has a clear view of how things look on paper or on screen; that doesn’t necessarily translate into a crispy-edited wardrobe! But we are doing our best for her…

First, her beautiful painting inspiration:

By the end of July, we had migrated her wardrobe onto a 56-piece wardrobe template:

This is how it looks in a color-sorted, more relaxed view. Sometimes the grid is the most helpful, and at other times you need the more “mixey” look at things:

There’s no grid for accessories! I’ve been thinking about a plan for accessories for at least 15 years, and I still conclude that they’re the really personal part of a wardrobe. Thus, they defy structure!

This month, since our heroines are absolutely deluged with possible purchases, I’m going to try to focus on what seems like a gap in each wardrobe.

For me, I felt like this heroine could use more black! (heck, I think everybody could use more black!!!) (just kidding!)

Right now, she has 9 black garments, which in a wardrobe of 32 pieces, is 28%. Not quite what one would expect for someone’s dark neutral…

This raises the question – is this the right dark neutral for this heroine? Or has she just been caught up in the uncommon abundance of green garments, and just not gotten to filling in black things?

black cotton sweater – J.Crew; black linen shirt – J.Crew; merino cardigan – L.L.Bean; black linen top – Caslon; black tee – Lands’ End; black long sleeve tee – Lands’ End; black sleeveless top – L.L.Bean; jeans – J.Crew; black linen crop pants – Caslon

I’m working with the assumption that she really does WANT to wear black – especially with autumn hovering on the horizon!

So let’s stock her up with some classic cold weather, relaxed things:

Small silk scarf – Lilia Munn; sweater vest – Mavi Jeans; cashmere turtleneck – Lands’ End; earrings – NEST Jewelry; sea salt cotton shirt – Duluth Trading; corduroy pants – Coldwater Creek; loafers – Gentle Souls

Now, her template looks a little bit more as if bone and black are really her neutrals!

And when everything’s in her closet, black will assume it’s rightful place as the dominant color:

Her accessories are so great – a balance of bright and muted…

Now, all our heroine needs to do is wait for those first cool days!

Has anyone else ever rushed the season, and worn an autumn outfit on a really WARM September day? I remember a sweater, a plaid skirt, and a matching plaid scarf…

love,
Janice

If you’d like to look back at the history of this heroine, you can find all of the earlier posts here: Christmas Eve Preview, January 2026, February 2026, March 2026, April 2026, May 2026, June 2026, July 2026

p.s. Ten years ago, our heroine was packing a six-pack for a business trip by choosing clothing that matches her hair, eyes, and complexion!

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Yes, I never post on Sundays. But I’ve had an idea kicking around in my head for a few weeks, and I wanted to put it into words. This helps me clarify my thoughts, and feedback from you helps me refine my ideas!

We’re always seeing the same “Wardrobe Clear-out” advice:

1. take everything out of your closet
2. try everything on
3. sort it all into three piles – Keep, Repair or Alter, Donate

And then you’re going to have the perfect wardrobe…

My issues with this are many – who is REALLY going to put every stitch of clothing that they own on their bed (or the floor!) and sort it out? Who’s got time? Who’s got patience?

Further, it worries me that we’re donating clothes that are still appealing to us, but that just aren’t something we want to wear RIGHT NOW.

So my plan for this autumn (probably starting October 15, when true cool weather has set in here in Chicago):

1. I’m going to choose a Project 33 Wardrobe – my definition of Project 33, which will be 33 garments. I’m kind of seeing this as 10 3-piece outfits and 3 dresses. This is certainly subject to change!
2. Everything else is going to be put into a visual holding area. For me, this will probably be draping a flat sheet over the closet area holding all of the “non-33” garments.
3. I’m going to dress from the Project 33 Wardrobe for at least two months. Maybe, by mid-December, I will change out everything, to include more festive clothes. Anything that I want to include in the second “wave” of this project is clearly a core wardrobe item. (I see my black jeans there…)
4. If I think I want to buy something during this time, I have to go into my closet, take down the sheet from the “resting” clothes, and look at EVERYTHING. 
5. Anything in the Project 33 Wardrobe that I haven’t worn within the first 30 days needs to be evaluated, to figure out what’s gone awry.

We’re always told to shop our wardrobes. By keeping a bunch of stuff literally under wraps, I’m going to treat those things like my store.

The most environmentally excellent clothes possible are the ones that you already own…

Does this make sense?

love,
Janice

p.s. What is everybody reading? My husband is raving about The Arrogant Ape by Christine Webb.

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It’s the end of July. I’m not quite ready for the end of summer, are you?

You may remember our friend who has an upcoming responsibility to be an election observer. This will be – of course – in November. She doesn’t know how long she will be gone; she’s been told it could be for 5 days to 2 weeks. Happily, she WILL be in a place where laundry will be possible!

She’s decided to use this most lovely painting to inspire her travel capsule wardrobe:

This is the wardrobe that she’s packing – I have a hunch that she’s been told that it might be warm some of the time she’s at her assigned destination? Weather is one of the things that can make it almost impossible to plan a wardrobe more than a day or two before departure!

navy cashmere cardigan – J.Crew; Cashmere dotted top – J.Crew; navy w/green trim sweater – Lands’ End; Emerald tee – Vince; pink heather cashmere cardigan – Boden; heather pink cashmere shell – Boden; chambray shirt – L.L.Bean; striped cotton shirt – Banana Republic; sea salt cotton shirt – Duluth Trading; navy tee – Lands’ End; Ivory tee – Lands’ End; navy rollneck sweater – J.Crew; cotton knit barrel pants – Lands’ End; denim skirt – Lands’ End; jeans – Alex Mill; green dress – Boden

But she certainly needs to pack some accessories! At a minimum, she’s going to need shoes, and probably a bag.

In a world full of accessories (frankly far more than the we need…), how do you choose? I like to think about these things before shopping, and to have a plan before handing over my hard-earned money.

With an established color palette in hand, it’s somewhat easier to make these choices:

I like to work my way through my travel capsule wardrobe, assembling outfits, and then choosing accessories for each outfit. It’s not foolproof, but if you at least have shoes to go with each of your “bottoms”, it’s a good start!

navy w/green trim sweater – Lands’ End; green dress – Boden; green onyx earrings – Heather Hawkins Jewelry; tote bag – Baggallini; ballet flats – Trotters

Just comparing the dress with sweater outfit above, and the denim and chambray outfit below, gives us a pretty clear picture of the range of moods our heroine has at her disposal.

And if you prefer black leather with navy, rather than trying to find navy shoes and bags, I’m not telling you you’re wrong! Men wear black shoes with navy suits, and carry black briefcases…

chambray shirt – L.L.Bean; Ivory tee – Lands’ End; jeans – Alex Mill; earrings – Nordstrom; bandana – Lost Pattern; boots – Munro

Pink earrings just tickle me…

heather pink cashmere shell – Boden; sea salt cotton shirt – Duluth Trading; cotton knit barrel pants – Lands’ End; earrings – Chiarella; crossbody bag – The Sak; loafers – Gentle Souls

For many travel capsule wardrobes, I wouldn’t consider a 4th pair of shoes, but I have a hunch that our heroine is going to be on her feet quite a bit. You have to think about what you are going to need when you’re away from home, and plan accordingly. Four pairs of shoes – three in your bag – won’t break any good packing plan!

navy rollneck sweater – J.Crew; striped cotton shirt – Banana Republic; cotton knit barrel pants – Lands’ End; earrings – Talbots; necklaces – Talbots; oxfords – Trotters

Our heroine might not wear her gorgeous brooch and bracelet at the same time, but then again, she just might! These colors seem made for this wardrobe, don’t they?

I like to think that this heroine might be going somewhere that a denim skirt is part of the normal wardrobe. Maybe it’s not something she wears a lot at home, but it might help her fit in and be more accepted in a new place?

pink heather cashmere cardigan – Boden; chambray shirt – L.L.Bean; denim skirt – Lands’ End; brooch – Loni Paul Jewelry; bracelet – Loni Paul Jewelry; ballet flats – Trotters

At this stage, our heroine has these accessories to either wear on the drive, or pack.

necklaces – Talbots; green onyx earrings – Heather Hawkins Jewelry; navy earrings – Talbots; hoop earrings – Nordstrom; pink earrings – Chiarella; brooch – Loni Paul Jewelry; bracelet – Loni Paul Jewelry; bandana – Lost Pattern; tote bag – Baggallini; crossbody bag – The Sak; oxfords – Trotters; boots – Munro; ballet flats – Trotters; loafers – Gentle Souls

Of course, she could pack a ton more jewelry, or more scarves. Or she could just call it a day and start thinking about other preparations she needs to make.

Sometimes, it’s nice to have your suitcase all set, and focus on other questions!

love,
Janice

p.s. Ten years ago (I never cease to be amazed when I type that phrase!), I made a few modifications to the previous wardrobe, and created a travel capsule wardrobe in black, red and white…

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