Here's a first pass:
- white button-front shirt (same as cold weather)
- blue button-front shirt (same as cold weather)
- pink linen shirt
- green linen shirt
- aqua linen shirt
- peach linen shirt
- white embroidered tunic
- white v-neck tunic
- white tunic with blue embroidery
- t-shirts
- black cardigan
- red cardigan
- jeans (same as cold weather)
- linen trousers (black)
- linen capris (black with flowers)
- linen trousers (tobacco)
- steel blue gored skirt
- rust gored skirt
- red/batik wrap skirt
- black polka dot dress
To accessorize, I have summer shoes (flat silvery sandals, 1" heeled black sandals, ditto in brown, 2" heeled black, 2.5" heeled nude open-toe pumps, ditto in red), lightweight jackets in white and khaki, a linen jacket in black, a red denim jacket, hats, and, as usual, lots and lots of scarves and wraps.
Some of my don'ts, based on figure and personal choice: no shorts, no sleeveless items, no minis. I can do capri pants, but because I am short, most capris come to my ankles--fine with flats.
Again, in summer here, the heat is gruesome outdoors, while the indoors is freezing. Any wardrobe has to reflect this. I include cardigans, lightweight jackets, and shawls for theatres, malls, and restaurants. I also add color in summer, bright sherbet colors, which my winter wardrobe doesn't have. In the new apartment, I have a closet that I can use for just the 20-piece wardrobe, which makes everything even easier. It will also enable me to give away or sell everything else, which is currently residing (and unused) in the smaller closet. Of course, I can also store the winter part of this wardrobe in there.
I am also thinking about the closet in general: I would love to paint the interiors, make them more colorful. I saw a picture of one that was a bright turquoise inside, with white shelves. Pretty stunning. And it would beat the slightly dingy white that resides in there now. A nice apple green would be good, too. I found a wonderful shelf liner paper that is apple gree with a white paisley pattern: very nice!
A painted closet would look something like this:
what a beautiful closet...and an interesting focal point for a room. You have much more linen in wardrobe than I can tolerate. The wrinkle factor troubles me.
ReplyDeleteYes, summer is the only time I iron--and in the new apt., I will have room to do iron in style. I use spray starch and scented ironing spray. Only the shirts, though--I let the pants wrinkle, as it's going to happen no matter what...
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