I have been ruminating over the 1950′s song 3 Coins in the Fountain by Frank Sinatra for the past couple of months and today it finally came to me! If you are not familiar with it, the setting is in Rome 3 American girls are searching for love. Each tosses a coin while making a wish into the Trevi Fountain. “Which one will the fountain bless”.
I’ve been finding a lot of pennies lately on my walks. Today I found another one heads up! That’s supposed to be good luck. So what do pennies and the song have to do with style? It’s finally come to me!
If you have followed my posts you know that I’m all about accessible, achievable style. Style is accessible and it is achievable, but it all starts in the closet.
Just like it takes 5 pennies to make a nickel, it takes at least 5 foundational pieces to build your wardrobe. You must have foundational pieces to create the backdrop of your wardrobe.
Those 5 pieces will take you everywhere you need to go. Start with the season you are in and collect these pieces methodically until you’ve created your foundation. Before you add any odd, random other pieces, focus only on those!
The “fountain blesses” these 5 pieces:
- Neutral Solid Jacket (try to make this a matched suit)
- Neutral Solid Slacks
- Neutral Solid Skirt
- Novelty Jacket
- Dark Jeans
I give a “heads up” on these additional pieces once you have your 5 easy pieces:
Work on your foundation this season and you will:
“Look Good, Feel Great and Have FUN Doing It!”
Karen . . . what I love about you is how you are able to break things down to the very basic (and simple) pieces we all can use. I love this as the formula for every seasons “wardrobe foundation”. I now see how from these 5 pieces you can create an outfit for any occassion. Thanks again . . . p.s. I love that movie !!!
Thanks Bonnie, I love it too! Need to rent it again! And, yes, it is as simple as 5 easy pieces…!Good Luck!