August 2026 – Building a Wardrobe Starting With Spirit of Autumn by Albert Pinkham Ryder

August 10, 2026 So many of our heroines this months are absolutely buried (metaphorically speaking, of course) in advertising for fall clothes. It’s so easy to see a handful of things that catch your eye – you buy on impulse – your tidy wardrobe starts to be less and less tidy… Our heroines are responding by taking a hard look at what they already have, and identifying gaps in their wardrobe. Rationally, if our heroines are able to get dressed every day, their wardrobes don’t actually have gaps! But we are going to shop for a new season (most of us!), and thus our heroines are going to try to do it sensibly… Today’s professional listeners has chosen this painting as her style-defining inspiration: This wardrobe is actually quite well-balanced! Her accessories are lovely – but she doesn’t have a pair of boots! If you wear boots, NOW is the time to start looking. (it took me THREE tries to get a pair that are comfortable…) But our heroine realized that she only has one pair of dark…