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May 7, 2020 The capitalization of the painting is the artist’s; artists see things in ways we hope to learn, some day… While there are quite a few really fun colors in this painting, any heroine worth her salt knows that you’ve got to limit yourself a bit, at least at the start of […]

August 5, 2024 Thanks for all of the kind and loving comments on Friday; these kinds of things keep me going… I’m coming to realize, as I look at the 32-piece wardrobes with which we start this month, that 32 pieces of clothing is really quite a lot! I don’t believe that I’ve worn 32 […]

June 28, 2024 OMG, tomorrow is my birthday! I will be 64… although I feel like I’m somewhere at the crossroads of 21 and 90. My brain is young, my knees are past retirement age! What do I want for my birthday? For you to recommend The Vivienne Files to anyone who might enjoy our […]

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 […]

June 17, 2019 After some mulling about, making lists, thinking and thinking some MORE, I think I’m ready to give this a go! Starting the first Monday in July, I will, every Monday for a year, propose a garment which for most of us would qualify as a core wardrobe item. A staple. A classic… […]

August 14, 2024 Our heroine loved Monday’s wardrobe, except she just can’t imagine traveling to her kinds of destinations without denim. Lots of denim… So Echo releases another Echo 100 scarf, in perfect colors for her! (true story, what are the chances?) This is the color palette that she really wants! She loves to travel […]

August 16, 2024 She remembered the post – right here on The Vivienne Files – and was thinking of something a little bit different with the same painting! I think every reader of The Vivienne Files thinks up their own versions of these wardrobes; that’s kind of the point! Put your own preferences in place […]

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September 5, 2012 I used to work in advertising, and thus I have hung around with some of the most eccentric, exotic and extraordinary people imaginable. Flash back to a large conference room in a major European city (this happened at LEAST three times…). The room is full – a couple of hundred advertising […]

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 […]