June 2026 – Building a Wardrobe Starting With Saints Genevieve and Apollonia by Lucas Cranach the Elder

June 8, 2026 So what is our glamorous Gothic researcher up to? Let’s enjoy her favorite painting for a moment; it’s easy to just skip right past the paintings to get to the wardrobes, and that’s a pity. I take AGES to choose these paintings, and they all have something to offer us each time we look again… At the end of May, our heroine had a 24-piece capsule wardrobe that definitely leans toward the dressy! But she also has a pair of jeans, so she’s not entirely a princess… If I had the joy of a trip for weeks and weeks, to all kinds of different weather conditions, I would try to pack something along these lines: Her accessories at the end of May are pretty nice… Although this particular heroine marches to her own Gothic string ensemble (no mere drummer for her!), she is trying to work within the suggestions of a wardrobe template. Therefore, this month she wanted to find two “second layers” to add to her wardrobe. She found TREMENDOUS cardigans, and then chose a two-piece linen…