How to maximise a capsule holiday wardrobe. Due to all the warm outerwear I had to pack for my recent trip to Wales I had very few pieces to dress up for a relaxed diner at a local pub.
By the end of the week when the sun returned I was feeling that I needed a touch of colour. Scarves are the heroes of the travelling wardrobe. They are easy to pack as they roll into a ball and squish down the sides of the suitcase. Yet they can completely transform the look of an outfit.
Here I experimented with draping a large cotton scarf round a black jumpsuit and then fastening it with a narrow belt. You could just as easily drape the scarf over a matching pair of trousers and a top. Keep the background garments neutral and in a contrasting colour.
I am wearing a cotton scarf that I bought recently from St. Tropez market. The scarf needs to be reasonable large to create the same effect.
Nordstrom have a good selection of scarves
Liberty also have some fantastic scarves
I am sure you have great tips for extending a capsule travel wardrobe. Please do share them.
SHOP SCARVES AND JUMPSUITS
What a gorgeous scarf, Josephine! Great find.
I’m a believer in a scarf for travel (it’s my next week’s theme—ha ha…you read my mind!!). This color is great on you! jodie
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Definitely scarves, and a few safety pins in case you need to wear them as a skirt or top (as I have after getting drenched in coffee). Also, a tunic dress you can wear as a skirt with a top, and as a top under a skirt (A lines are good for this.) If the dress is dressier the top or skirt can dress it down for the day and be removed for the evening. A small bag of necklaces also extends the capsule. My other favorite is a thin thermal long sleeved scoop necked top I can wear alone, or under, dresses and tops.
Hi Lynn
I definitely agree with the thermal top and I will remember safety pins next time, the large old fashioned nappy pin ones are the best.
Josephine, you’re far too lovely, too chic to wear the scarf in that manner. You look less then your usual chic – too puffy even if the colours are great!
How about keeping the scarf in the belt on the left side, but fold the right side back over the left shoulder to frame your necklace?
Thank Lynn I think that is a good idea. I will try it.
I agree with what Nini so tactfully said. It could be more flattering worn another way.
I think your look is adventurous …. one of many reasons I love your blog!
Thank Kari. It was a bit of an experiment.