The vivienne files 2023

July 23, 2021 I’ve been asked for wardrobes including only skirts for a while now… So when a question was sent to me about packing for a three month visit to Poland, using only skirts, I figured it was time to address this! A long trip can be daunting – about 20 years ago, I […]

July 20, 2020 If I were going to start this list from start, I might put these shorts a LOT earlier in the summer list! But I don’t think that retail inventories are normal this year, do you? Since we’re almost finished with the Summer wardrobe, and we still have all of the Spring clothes […]

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 […]

January 1, 2014 Would this form be useful for you as you organize your clusters? Send me an email (theviviennefiles at gmail dot com) and I’ll send you either the Excel or the PDF document. Just let me know which is better for you – although of course you can have them both… […]

June 17, 2022 If you’re not living through record heat where you are, just be patient… I recently heard from a friend who is just back from a long trip to Italy, and she talked at length about how the heat affected everything on her trip! And I was once in Paris – relatively early […]

July 17, 2014 Remind me, when trench coats are back in stores, that we want to revisit these capsule wardrobes and make some additions. If you think of anything else we should address (December holiday attire?), send me a note at theviviennefiles at gmail dot com. I broke everything out into two pages; I might […]

July 12, 2024 While much of the world is getting ready for cold weather (I’m looking at you, Nordstrom!), some retailers are still introducing clothes for NOW. TODAY. Summer… (in the Northern Hemisphere) One of you spotted this and wondered if it was a good base for a small summer wardrobe: The three colors in […]

January 21, 2019 When they retired, they had a list of places that they wanted to visit. So, this first year of freedom, they’re going to a new destination EVERY THREE MONTHS! Just for a few days, but they’re going to do as much as they can manage, while they’re still young enough to enjoy […]

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 […]

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