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Ten trivial travel thoughts

in no particular order....

Leggings are not pants.  I don't care WHO told you that you looked fine in them.  You don't. Pearls do not set off metal detectors - yet another reason to wear them! I have never come back from a trip and wished that I had packed more. That said, it's never a bad idea to be prepared for the whims of weather.  Snow on October 29th is a rude shock. Blister bandages.  Yes, they're expensive.  Buy them anyway, put them in your bag, and at the first sign of a "hot spot" on your feet, apply said bandages to the clean and dry foot.  Make a mental note that you should send me flowers. Mom jeans.  Just get rid of them.  Yes, they're comfortable, but they look atrocious. Safety ... View the Post

11.01.11 13 Comments

Tags: business travel, leisure travel

Travel Capsule Wardrobe: sunset and sky meets the 8 blues

The ever brilliant Juhli asked what would happen if someone with a good base wardrobe (like the sunset and sky wardrobe from here) wanted to expand their wardrobe.  She pondered the wisdom of using one of the "eights" like the one in blue that I did here as a basis for acquisitions.Juhli is one really brilliant person... see the results!

 

 

 

 

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10.10.11 5 Comments

Tags: blue, casual, leisure travel, orange, pink, rose, warm weather, white

A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing for a dressy, cold-weather destination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10.04.11 9 Comments

Tags: black, blue, business travel, green, leisure travel

A Travel Capsule Wardrobe – Packing in black, white and grey for a week in a city

Cardigan – Lands’ End, gray tee shirt – Topshop, gray sweater – J. Crew, black dress – 

Topshop, white tee shirt – Topshop, striped tee shirt – Topshop, black skirt – Topshop, 

black trousers – Oasis, scarf - Hermes  

Black cardigan – Debenhams, black top – Malo, black sequined top – DKNY, short trench – 

Galeries Lafayette,  gray dress – Tomas Maier,  gray pants – J. Crew, tweed skirt – Lanvin, 

wool tweed sweater - Acne  

Pearls – Ice.com, Black & white scarf – Fendi, Sequined scarf – John Lewis, Paisley scarf – 

Pretty Green, Shoulder bag – Sonia Rykiel, gray pearl brooch – Fantasy jewelry box.com, Drop 

earrings – Alexis Bittar, Pearl stud earrings – ... View the Post

08.31.11 4 Comments

Tags: black, grey, leisure travel, white

A Travel Capsule Wardrobe for a week in northern California

  Important note - read the comments below!  A very generous comment from a reader who lives in Napa gives us  some essential information about what to expect for weather this time of year.  Thanks for sharing!

Cardigan – United Bamboo, beige tee shirt – weekday.com, brown tee - Vince, dress – Givenchy, tee shirt trio - Swell, olive twill pants – Donna Karan, brown cords - Vince, scarf - Hermes  

Light olive cardigan – Jigsaw, olive sweater – Cruciani, silk tunic - SuperTrash,  skirt - Marni, khakis – Weekend by Maxmara, sweater – Joseph,  jacket - Barbour  

Brown stud earrings – Topshop, gold ball earrings – Nordstrom, stripes scarf – Kelly Wearstler, brown cross-body bag – ... View the Post

08.30.11 15 Comments

Tags: brown, green, leisure travel, olive

A Cruise Travel Capsule Wardrobe in soft, warm colors

 

Cardigan – Lucien Pellat-Finet , Gold sweater – Vanessa Bruno, Tank - Mango, Dress – Jil Sander,   

Tank top – Ralph Lauren, Tee shirt – Patagonia, Skirt – Bottega Veneta, Chino’s – J. Crew, Scarf – Hermès  

   

Long-sleeved top – J. Crew , Suede tee shirt – Day Birger et Mikkelsen, Tee shirt – American Vintage, Trench – Diane von Furstenberg, Dress – Costume National, Pleated pants – Sportmax, Brown pants - Fendi, Dark brown chinos – Old Navy, Dress – Surface to Air, Metallic sweater - Vince          

Rose & rust necklace – Stephen Dweck, Square scarf – ... View the Post

08.02.11 12 Comments

Tags: beige, gold, leisure travel, tan, taupe, warm weather

The Voyages of Vivienne: sleeping in airports

Vivienne and I have both traveled a lot, and both of us have had to sleep in airports more times than we care to remember. It's an acquired skill; perhaps you can benefit from our shared experience. (and the insights of the hysterically fun and useful http://blog.sleepinginairports.com/)

Worst case, without doubt, was late summer at the Norfolk Virginia airport.  We were informed, in rapid succession, that (1) no more flights would be leaving on the night in question (it's about 10 pm when we're told this), (2) there are no hotel rooms available in town, (3) TSA has gone home for the night, so if we leave the airport, we have to stay OUTSIDE all night, and (4) all concessionaires are closed for the night.

So here's the ... View the Post

06.15.11 2 Comments

Tags: business travel, leisure travel
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