I have to say I'm tired of waiting for British summertime to begin, I have been in winter for far too long and as I write this I am on my holidays abroad, taking in some much needed sun and indulging in a time out from my business. Well not totally time out or you wouldn't be reading my blog today :-)
As a personal stylist I normally find it really easy to help a client with their holiday wardrobe, but when I need to pack for myself I always find my emotions and love of my clothes gets in the way of packing.
Even though I do have an ideal packing list for a 2 week holiday, I always find that I start out with far too many clothes, because I always have so many nice summer outfits to wear and never enough time especially in Britain to wear them.
It then becomes a battle of which outfit to wear and what to leave behind, this can go on for some time until I remind myself I do this for a living and should find this no bother whatsoever.
So I take out my list of what to take and why I'm taking it, I answer my own questions, such as:
Where am I going?
Who am I going with?
What is the weather going to be like?
Will I be laying on the beach or doing lots of activities?
All of these questions are important and helps to cut my pile of clothes to take by half. Then I always apply the rules of only taking two neutral colours and three other colours that go with them, so then that cuts down my wardrobe a lot more.
However it is still not easy especially when you’re only going for a week somewhere so many outfits so little time! On this occasion I had to admit defeat and leave behind a couple of maxi dresses just because I am on a one week beach holiday by myself, which doesn't really require me to dress up. So I can leave the high heels, party dresses at home this time.
As I intend to lie on the beach, read a book and maybe do a tiny bit of work, I came to my senses and packed some swimsuits, beachwear and a couple of light trousers and maxi dresses for the evening and my kindle and my trusty laptop and away I went, what a relief.
Remember to limit your wardrobe to two neutral colours for me as a winter colouring I took black and white as my neutral colours and added bright blue, pink and navy to my wardrobe, so all of my outfits would match and be easy to put together.
Ask the questions I posed above, if you’re not clubbing or on a wild holiday with friends you can safely leave those party outfits behind. If you’re going trekking, or doing lots of activity, there is no point in taking loads of frilly dresses if a wind-breaker, walking shoes and cargo pants are more practical. If you’re going with your boyfriend on a romantic holiday, then remember to pack the frilly dresses, heels bikinis etc.
Here is my list for a 2 week holiday basic capsule wardrobe:
2 TROUSERS, JEANS, COTTON, LINEN ETC
2 SHORTS
2 SKIRTS
2 GOING OUT TOPS
7 TOPS (a selection)
1 DRESS
1/2 CARDIGANS
1 JACKET
2 BIKINIS / SWIMSUITS
1 SARONG / KAFTAN
1 BEACH TOWEL
2 FLIP FLOPS
2 WALKING SHOES, TRAINERS, SANDALS, PUMPS, ETC
1 HEELS
1/2 PASHMINA’S
1 SUNGLASSES
1 ACCESSORIES, (beach hat, hair bands, belts, etc.)
PYJAMAS AND UNDERWEAR
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As we all know however no matter how great we are at packing a suitcase, we always end up wearing the same thing, so I always say as long as you have detergent to wash your clothes, underwear,
passport and money, don’t worry about anything else but enjoying your holiday.
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