How to Wear Black Jeans and Sneakers with Fall Colors for SIA Maurice Denis
Salazar at 14 Shades of Grey is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1893 oil painting "The...
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Jan 17
Styling Blue and White Stripes for SIA: Grand Canyon from the South Rim + DIY Bead Soup Earring Tips
Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1981 oil painting "Grand...
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Nov 17, 2023
Print Mixing My Fall/Winter Capsule Wardrobe + DIY Paper Beads
I challenged myself to try some more extreme print mixing with my fall/winter capsule wardrobe to test the limits of my taste for this...
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Nov 13, 2023
Supplementing a Capsule Wardrobe #2: Add a New Accent Color from Your Closet + DIY Jewelry
In my previous post in this series, I discussed one way to expand a capsule wardrobe: adding extra pieces in the capsule's palette from...
sallyinstpaul
Jul 28, 2023
How to Pick a Shoe Color Part 4c: Neutral + White Prints
In this warm weather footwear series, I am reviewing our choices when we select a shoe color for our outfits. Previous posts in the...
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Mar 22, 2023
How to Create a 21 Piece Spring Capsule Wardrobe with Color and Prints
Recently Janice at The Vivienne Files created a 16 piece capsule wardrobe using her 4x4 template with two neutrals (beige and olive) and...
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Feb 17, 2023
Red, Maroon, and Burgundy Outfits for Late Winter + DIY Paper Bead Page to Bead Examples
Rosemary at Distinctly Southern Style is wearing red for Heart Awareness Month to raise awareness that heart is disease is the leading...
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Jan 6, 2023
My Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: December Additions + Wearing Red Plaid After Christmas
We're a few days into January now so it's past time to wrap up our 2022 capsule wardrobe with our final winter additions! For this...
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Dec 2, 2022
A Fall/Winter Casual Travel Capsule Wardrobe for the Pacific Northwest
In a comment to my Thanksgiving post, Dame Eleanor set me a delightful challenge: I wonder if you'd feel like putting together a capsule...
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Nov 23, 2022
My Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: November Additions + Barbiecore with Neutrals
The snowy season has arrived in Minnesota so I am ready to add some more warm items to this wardrobe! In November, Janice supplemented...
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Nov 4, 2022
How to Select a Scarf for a Fall Sweater and Pants Outfit: Olive & Rust
Way back in mid-August (!), Janice at The Vivienne Files posted six outfits in various color combinations using the same outfit formula:...
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Oct 24, 2022
My Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: October Additions
It's hard to believe how quickly the end of the year is coming! After this set of additions to our capsule, we only have two more. In...
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Oct 21, 2022
How to Wear Pink in the Fall with Burgundy, Olive, Rust, or Teal/Peacock Blue
Following up on my previous post about wearing pink in the fall with neutrals, today I am turning to some semi-neutrals or colored...
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Sep 30, 2022
Will I Wear It? How to Analyze a Potential New Purchase
A couple weeks ago, Janice at The Vivienne Files answered an "I love it but will I wear it?" question from readers about a green velvet...
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Sep 28, 2022
My Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: September Additions
September is the month I start seriously looking forward to fall, so I am excited to add some autumnal options to the capsule! By this...
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Sep 14, 2022
Color Formula: Modern Twin Sets for Summer/Fall - Part 1
Although there are infinite combinations we can use when putting outfits together, I find it helpful to think about some easy...
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Aug 29, 2022
My Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: July & August Additions
Summer has gotten away from me where this capsule wardrobe is concerned, so with no time to spare, here are the items we have added for...
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Jul 25, 2022
30 Wears: Medium Aqua Peplum Top & Black Capris
For today's 30 Wear post, I'm going to feature two items meeting my 30 wears + <$1 cost per wear (CPW) goals that have been mainstays of...
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Jun 22, 2022
My Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: June Additions
With the official first day of summer behind us, the warm-to-hot weather has arrived even here in Minnesota. It's definitely time to get...
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May 20, 2022
My Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: May Additions
With the warmer weather either fully arrived or on its way (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere), this scarf and color palette...
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