{"id":107,"date":"2014-03-20T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T00:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vanyelshadow.wordpress.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2015-06-03T08:16:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T08:16:25","slug":"the-5-piece-french-wardrobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.abyteofcommonsense.com\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Piece French Wardrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;m much for clothes. I&#8217;m a sucker for fancy dress up clothes, but I can throw a tshirt and jeans on everyday and not care. I tend to wear things until they&#8217;re totally holey (much to DMH&#8217;s disgust), and then I frugally go shopping at op shops.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, I was curious to see whether any of the things in my drawer met the requirements for a French Woman&#8217;s wardrobe, keeping in mind it&#8217;s for women.<\/p>\n<p>I found this link while browsing my Feedly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Calexico Basic Wardrobe Shopping List<\/strong><br \/>\nTops | Keep it simple up top<br \/>\n&#8211; Black, grey, and white t-shirt<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> &#8211; tick! I&#8217;ve got these, although the grey one is stripy.<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Black, grey, and white tank<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> &#8211; tick, with the caveat that the black is stripy and they&#8217;re singlets.<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Silk shirt\/blouse <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; I guess this is a dress shirt? I&#8217;ve got a couple of those.<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Black dress <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; do I ever! \ud83d\ude09<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Blazer<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> &#8211; yep, and I&#8217;m wearing it right now. Adds a bit of formality to every outfit.<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Simple cashmere sweater <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; not exactly sure what cashmere is, but I do have some jumpers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Trousers &amp; Skirts | Everyday basics<br \/>\n&#8211; Black trousers <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; doesn&#8217;t everyone have a pair?<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Skinny jeans <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; ditto, but I don&#8217;t actually wear them.<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Boyfriend jeans <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; totally!<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Leather trousers <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; no, no and no. I don&#8217;t own any and I don&#8217;t think I want to.<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Black pencil skirt <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; what self respecting person doesn&#8217;t own one? \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jackets | Leather &amp; neutrals<br \/>\n&#8211; Leather jacket <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; I wish. It&#8217;s on my shopping list. Does a biker jacket count?<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Trench coat <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; tick, but it&#8217;s scratchy and I want a new one.<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Winter coat <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; tick, but again I need a new one.<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; A complete black suit<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> &#8211; I&#8217;m not sure. Maybe?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shoes | Make it an investment<br \/>\n&#8211; Black stilettos<br \/>\n&#8211; Mid-heeled ankle boots<br \/>\n&#8211; Flats<br \/>\n&#8211; Summer sandals<br \/>\n&#8211; Sneakers<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I don&#8217;t think I have anything that fits here. I have work shoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Accessories | Opt for timeless and low key<br \/>\n&#8211; Gold or silver watch<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> &#8211; I have three in silver<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Neutral leather bag <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; No<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Clutch <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; No<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>See more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theurbanlist.com\/brisbane\/a-list\/5-piece-french-wardrobe#sthash.ZJoMxPrd.dpuf\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What about you guys? Any clothes that fit under this? Or do you have your own signature wardrobe?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;m much for clothes. I&#8217;m a sucker for fancy dress up clothes, but I can throw a tshirt and jeans on everyday&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abyteofcommonsense.com\/?p=107\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The 5 Piece French Wardrobe<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6nzXS-1J","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":351,"url":"http:\/\/www.abyteofcommonsense.com\/?p=351","url_meta":{"origin":107,"position":0},"title":"Response to: 30 Things Every 30 Year Old Should Invest In","date":"June 24, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I saw this post from my Feedly, from a fashion blog I wouldn't normally click through to.\u00a0 As I read through it, I wondered how much of it was consumerism at its finest, and which things might actually be useful take-home messages for those of us trying to reduce the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fashion&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":186,"url":"http:\/\/www.abyteofcommonsense.com\/?p=186","url_meta":{"origin":107,"position":1},"title":"Thoughts of the week - 22\/06\/2014","date":"June 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"1. 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