Vivienne files

June 11, 2014 Floral garments are everywhere this summer – any sort of skirt, blouse, tee shirt or dress your heart may desire is out there somewhere… But I receive emails every day asking how a floral garment can be incorporated into The Common Capsule Wardrobe. Let’s look at this problem in some […]

Capsule wardrobes inspired by art and nature

July 16, 2021 This whole idea is a work in process; please share your thoughts! Those of you who have been here with me for a while know that I read (well, I TRY to read…) personal style books from France. It seems only fitting, since Vivienne was from Paris. My current fascination is with […]

April 15, 2024 So once you’ve studied the Pantone Colors from London Fashion Week, (found here and here), you have to decide if you like the colors, if you would be flattered by wearing any of them, and how they might look with the neutral clothes you normally wear. I can’t answer the first two […]

September 2, 2024 This month feels like a new start for many of us – back to school and all that. In France, they call it “la rentrée” – the re-entry. Everybody’s back from vacation and ready for the return of autumn… So I’m going to look at these wardrobe with a few minutes of […]

A French 5-Piece Wardrobe in Toast Brown - Can I wear toast brown with my current clothes?

July 22, 2020 Well THAT went well… Yesterday, our heroine was caught off guard when she realized that she needed to pack and leave for the weekend in 5 minutes! She managed, using this painting as her color inspiration; she felt that the swirling and diffusion in this painting accurately represented the state of her […]

September 13, 2024 In honor of Friday the 13th (not really!), I’m sharing a post that’s been lurking in my brain for a while. It’s pretty backwards, in that I’m going to show you the complete wardrobe first, and then show you all of the options in this that I see… clear as mud, as […]

August 14, 2014 Yesterday, someone asked if it was possible to change the colors in the Four by Four Capsule Wardrobe. Well, yes, I plan to show a whole BUNCH of these so that we can see some of the color schemes from The Vivienne Files Color Planner in action. (that’s why I asked […]

January 20, 2023 It’s the 20th already? Holy chocolate-coated Buddha on a stick… So Far, So Good… Our heroine has her color scheme all sorted: And she has all of her clothing (except for 1 piece – that’s the bonus #33 item!) chosen, too: At a minimum, I’m thinking that this heroine needs 3 pairs […]