Travel Well

After many many many years of travelling everywhere,
& I don't mean business travel at all,

I've finally discovered that I don't need

nearly as much as I am compelled to pack. 

You know...dressed to go ANYWHERE ANYTIME !  

 I now have all this down to a refined science.

One of the best ideas I can pass on is so simple...
years of retail experience with giant heavy-duty rolling
garment racks made this obvious to me...

get a garment rack from Target, etc., set it up
somewhere near your closet and start putting clothes, shoes,
hosiery/socks, underwear, pj's,
handbags, jewelry, makeup, hair stuff on it and/or under it
before you pack anything.

It's a necessity to pare down because there are no porters

to be found, and schepping my own luggage is

extremely difficult, one cannot take a train with

stacks of luggage you must haul around.

Life is different today...and there is no such thing

as a "maiden in distress."

Perfect Pieces of Luggage

are a necessity, they must be lightweight,

last forever, have wheels and NOT make a

statement...see below

a giant bucket/hobo which holds everything

you need on the flight & travelling

doesn't have to be a big name designer bag,

but a purposeful bag which goes

with anything you wear, a leather bag
...except for evening.

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  Positano Luggage

I pack only black, white and a pop of ONE color

to give it snap.

I used to pack 20 pairs of shoes to visit NYC in

the 80's. All the girlfriends would go to see

a few shows, enjoy good restaurants, bar scenes

and nice men who wanted to entertain us.

Let's face it, 4 Texas blondes could get a whole

lot of attention, and OMG we just HAD to change clothes
3-4 times a day.

Then, it seemed OK to have all that "material girl"

sumptuousness & excess.

Venetzia Grande Doctor Bag

classic, beautiful, perfect

Today, not the case, even if we were 20 years younger.

One final thought which only comes from experience.

A simple T-Shirt:  Black doesn't stay black if you buy it from Target.

This is the reason you buy Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein,

Escada & so on...their black stays BLACK when it gets washed.

Don't try to save money on basics.  Because they are

basic they need to last a very long time and still look

perfect each time.  Trust me on this and take my experience

in luxury retail as advice which is 24K gold.

Buy a silk chiffon scarf, shaped like a long wrap, to put it on you

shoulders, to wrap around your head, put around your

neck under your blazer. 

I would never skimp on scarfs because of their versatility

& the pizazz they add to something simple &

they take up so little room in luggage.

I can't even get into jewelry because this is one

of the areas I am excessive.  Each of us knows

our own style, so suffice it to say, I'll allow

you your own.  With me, more is more.  I can handle

big jewelry, lots of strands of necklaces, bracelets piled on,

awesome earrings X10.

What I will say though is this...

your jewelry should make your outfit into

3-4 different outfits.

I wouldn't dream
of checking my jewelry, neither would I wear any
of it before I clear security...it just stays in the big
handbag & when I'm seated I put on what I will wear for
my arrival to my exotic, simple, lovely destination.

I'm totally into vacation holidays right now, so my

proposed closet posts might have to wait.

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does anyone have some splendid ideas on luggage & packing???

xxooxx's