Holiday Wardrobe

Hello everyone!  Welcome to my new followers, and thank you to everyone who kept up with reading my blog posts when I was on holiday in Spain.  It was a truly wonderful holiday, though I have returned with a pot belly from all the wine and tapas, and a jelly-fish sting on my leg.  Today I want to share what I wore on holiday, and also what I didn't wear, because that's given me some 'rules' to keep in mind for future trips.

1) Beachwear: bikinis, sarongs, flip flops, beach bag and a huge hat.
I took one bikini with a 'skirt' bottom, but didn't realise that it was slightly too big, which meant that when I came out of the water the weight of it nearly pulled it off!!  So I only really had one functioning bikini.  I took 2 pairs of flip flops, which worked well, but I could also have done with an extra sarong.  The one I took was really a scarf that I used on the plane, but it's so sheer it doubled up in use.  Could definitely have used another one of those.  The best investment for the beach was my massive straw hat, that my Baby bought me for 50p!  It was like my own portable beach umbrella.  Also here, it might be worth mentioning that I had 'around-the-apartment-skimpy-wear' too, for when it was too hot for clothes but my bikini was drying out from an earlier swim.  I made good use of little bralets and shorts, in silk and cotton.

Kelly Brook for New Look Bikini

New Look shorts, Peacocks flip-flops, H&M bag, thrifted hat

Primark sarong/scarf

Therapy at House of Fraser silk bralet and shorts set

2) Walking in the heat of the day outfits: cover ups.
We tried to relax and sit in the shade when it was super hot, but it's inevitable that you will need to take a walk to the supermarket, into town, or head to the market.  I burn easily, so in these situations I need to cover up, and also you end up very sweaty, so clothing needs to be loose to allow your skin to breathe.  I had taken a little pair of trainers but they were just too hot to wear and I ended up walking in flip flops.  The massive hat came in handy again, but I also took some silk, loose tunics that were great, as well as a little shirt in really light cotton.  I had taken some cropped t-shirts that I thought would work with my high-waisted shorts, but alas they were just too tight, and the neckline was too open.  I also had taken some little vest tops that I only ended up wearing around the apartment, because again they didn't cover me up enough.  I am going to look out for some more silk tunics for next year and perhaps another little shirt. 

Jaeger silk tunic, Peacocks flip-flops

Monsoon silk tunic

3) Eveningwear.
I am pleased that I took my comfy wedges for evening, as we still ended up walking a fair bit, and some of the streets were cobbled - spiky heels would have been dangerous!  I took a selection of dresses, which all worked just fine, and also two skirts with a couple of tops.  I had flower hair accessories to finish, and a little clutch bag.  This all worked well I think!  I did take 3 cardigans though, which were completely redundant.

F&F skirt, TU top, Faith wedges, Peacocks clutch

New Look top, Primark skirt, car boot sale bag

M&S vintage dress via charity shop, Dune wedges

F&F via car boot sale dress, Primark headband

River Island top, sullen expression as overdue a cocktail

Asos dress via car boot sale

So, to recap on what was completely pointless in me taking on this last trip: Trainers, tight day tops, strappy day tops, cardigans. Oh, and add too many knickers to that too.
And the real heros were: Massive hat, sarong, coverups.

What are the chances of me remembering all of this next year?

Have you learnt anything about holiday packing this year?  Are you a 'capsule' wardrobe packer, or are you like me and try to take everything?!

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