4 x 4 wardrobe capsule

This post contains a Winter Capsule Wardrobe featuring around 20 versatile pieces, ideal for mixing and matching to create numerous outfits. Key items include a trench coat, basic tops, cardigans, …

January 27, 2023 This is her favorite painting: She wants to tackle Project 333 for February, March and April! So she’s starting with her favorite outfit, and with colors that she’s drawn from her favorite painting. Of course she can’t include ALL of the colors in the painting; that would be overwhelming! These were her […]

July 18, 2016 It seems that there are some among us who are struggling to pull together what they want to pack. This isn’t particularly surprising – travel is stressful enough, and the unknown factors of weather and activities can throw almost anyone into a small panic. So I’m going to approach the “1 […]

March 6, 2019 Remember this mostly neutral wardrobe? I’m going to revisit this with different accent colors on Friday, but today this wardrobe still needs to be accessorized! This is the scarf upon which I based this wardrobe: And these were the garments: So, to experiment a little bit, and to change up our normal […]

July 18, 2016 It seems that there are some among us who are struggling to pull together what they want to pack. This isn’t particularly surprising – travel is stressful enough, and the unknown factors of weather and activities can throw almost anyone into a small panic. So I’m going to approach the “1 […]

Where to shop to curate your own plus size capsule wardrobe. Sharing 60 outfits I styled using just 21 pieces!

A travel-friendly capsule wardrobe featuring M.M.LaFleur creating 22+ outfits for day, night, office, weekend, and special events from 10 garments.

It’s apparent, when you look back through years of The Vivienne Files, that my thinking about some concepts… evolves… the more I work with them. Foremost among the ideas that have gone through some changes is the Four by Four Capsule Wardrobe. But I’m pretty settled on how I think this best comes together, (finally…) […]

This image turns up frequently on Pinterest, and that makes me really happy! This might be the concept of which I am the most proud, of all of the work that I’ve done on The Vivienne Files. The idea of being able to be well-dressed and fully-prepared for most of what life throws at us […]