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Janice over at the Vivienne Files had a post this week on making your closet feel like the clothes shopping experience you love most — in other words, bringing light, space, and visual appeal to your clothes storage area, the vivienne files.

Sometimes, you just know that you want a scarf! Let's work our way through some accent color possibilities Starting with red! This scarf would be a nice touch as a belt? Or over the striped top - why not? Maybe you just want to stick with a simple brown and ecru outfit, and put the emphasis on

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Here's a close-up view: If you only want to own one sweater okay, you may want a cardigan too!

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She lives somewhere with weather that's already warm-ish, so she wants to start with a Spring wardrobe. We discussed how to go about doing this - the Start from Scratch Wardrobe didn't appeal to her, so I suggested we try to look at the Weekly Timeless Wardrobe for Spring:. I was able to assemble suggestions for this reasonably quickly. The accent of soft green showed up most often at Lands' End, where it is called "light View the Post. I trust by now that none of us own all 52 garments, but that we've at least considered them and made intelligent decisions about what will and won't work for us

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It's been a few days well, weeks One could choose any colors from this to include in a palette - brown and red? It took me a couple of minutes to settle into what I wanted My choice - this time!

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While her scarf doesn't actually INCLUDE brown, she feels like it's a comfortable addition to the palette - the brown of the animals, the brown of the tree trunks It's funny how much I love these paintings when I come back to them after almost a month She wears a LOT of black and white, so something colorful is a change of pace for her. I fully expected to be adding white to this wardrobe at this point, but then I stumbled onto some lovely light grey, and decided it was wise to grab it! She doesn't want too many things. Any neutral skirt, and a pretty brooch, and you're Beige is nice that way But I wanted to do a short reboot with universal tips based on what I learned, because not everyone wants to read my inner style monologue. It's obvious, really Black would work, but might be hard to wear with yellow or green on a regular basis. February 16, It's been a few days well, weeks Casual and simple doesn't have to be boring: Maybe you just want to stick with a simple brown and ecru outfit, and put the emphasis on My choice - this time! Scroll down to comment, and happy weekend Thrifters!

I'm particularly drawn to this scarf for this particular trip, because it includes the black that seems almost obligatory for New York although I can assure you that it really isn't Although, of course, this heroine is going to be able to wear ALL of her colors at both destinations. The turquoise is perfect for this time of year, as is the yellow.

I could walk for hours down this lane March 1, Even with the extra day yesterday, I'm still not quite sure that I'm ready for March. Maybe you just want to stick with a simple brown and ecru outfit, and put the emphasis on Share this: Email Tweet. I fully expected to be adding white to this wardrobe at this point, but then I stumbled onto some lovely light grey, and decided it was wise to grab it! Let's visit our other 3 heroines, and their paintings! What do you dislike about your current lineup? They're not all the same color, and that's just fine. So, a bracelet that includes blue to represent sky and space , white air and wind , red fire , green water , and yellow earth seems just right! Simple, like this: She doesn't want too many things. It took me a couple of minutes to settle into what I wanted At the end of February, our heroine has this piece capsule wardrobe: As she's thinking about what to add, the burgeoning spring warmth suggests to her that maybe some green would be pretty!