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[sofiaviolet]

Poll #7550 little pink suitcase

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Wardrobe color scheme for my upcoming vacation?

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Purple. It's what you do best.
26 (74.3%)

Black. Easy.
2 (5.7%)

Red and/or pink.
2 (5.7%)

Green.
5 (14.3%)

Now pick what will be the bulk of my clothes.

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Pants, with femme-y tops.
9 (27.3%)

Pants, with t-shirts.
10 (30.3%)

Skirts, with femme-y tops.
2 (6.1%)

Skirts, with t-shirts.
10 (30.3%)

Dresses.
2 (6.1%)

How many pairs of shoes am I allowed to have?

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One. Better make sure they go with everything.
3 (8.8%)

Two.
18 (52.9%)

Three, but only if the ones going in your suitcase don't take up much room.
13 (38.2%)

Comments

[pinesandmaples]

If this trip is between 5 and 10 days with no formal occasions, 2 pairs of shoes will be fine. My preferred choice of traveling shoes is one pair that goes with everything and one pair that is ready for a weather extreme (in this case, you'll probably want to have shoes that handle either cold or wet better). Then again, I went to Alaska with one pair of shoes.

[blnchflr]

What kind of vacation are we talking? Can't comment on anything by my own favourite colour without knowing that :o)

[nanila]

I'm all in favour of dresses as being the easiest way to pack light and still carry more than one pair of shoes. :D

[pinesandmaples]

Really? Dresses are the least efficient way to pack light because you have to take a new one for each day of the trip. With jeans/shorts/skirts, that is not necessary.

[sofiaviolet]

Yay! I will split them between "looks nice" and "will not be miserable if Ellen takes us out to Pretty Nature Places again."

[sofiaviolet]

Visiting my boyfriend for a week, but I'm pretty well past the "must dress to impress" stage of things.

The goal is to have as empty a suitcase as possible going, so I have room to bring stuff back - I left some things there, and my aunt will probably take us to some garage sales if she's in town.

[sofiaviolet]

I am in favor of dresses being easy (nothing to coordinate, except maybe accessories) and not too warm.

[sofiaviolet]

I think there's a tipping point, where dresses are better for super-short trips and separates are better for longer trips. (The relative volume also matters - slinky dresses versus bulky pants, or foofy dresses versus simple skirts.)

[nanila]

Ah, I think the material of my dresses may factor into this. I tend to go for slinky, crumple-able material and above-the-knee styles, so my dresses are so light I can usually stuff them into small handbags if necessary.

[blnchflr]

You may already have left, but if not, I recommend bringing clothes you ought to get rid of, anyways - then chuck when they're dirty: insta-free space in the suitcase!

I've done that on countless vacations, and it's awesome having a lighter suitcase on the way back (or room for greater haul)! It's getting harder to do these days, where I actually would like to be well-dressed when on vacation :o)

[sofiaviolet]

Haven't left yet, but there are issues with the disposable clothing method - I am pretty low on clothes I can get rid of, having purged my closet recently. Plus, while I am no longer in the sexy underwear phase, I do still want to look reasonably nice.