Something light, about clothes

I'm going on a cruise to the Norwegian Fjords at the end of next week, and I'm uncertain about what to pack too. I'm expecting it to be cooler than here. I did colour analysis and discover that I should be wearing cool colours. None of my clothes match either. I feel somewhat inadequate.

Sorry oldbatty, that hasn't helped you.

mmmmm what to do!!!!!

A colour scheme isn’t a bad idea at all. A few items which all work together saves a lot of faffing and means you take fewer clothes.

I wear mainly blues and greys and have a couple of white shirts for summer which work with skirts or jeans/trousers and can also be worn over plain dresses if I need an extra layer.

I’ve found it is so much easier to travel fairly light this way.

oldbatty
I lay out my stuff on the spare bed and match up tops and bottoms.
You can’t go wrong with black t- shirts and white shirts or blouses. They go with anything. Grey’s good too.
If it’s hot you might be more comfortable in a loose fitting shift dress so I would take something like that too.
Wasn’t it you who asked for ideas about dresses a few weeks ago?
Enjoy your holiday

Yes jane thats me! haven't quite got to grip with the new, older , larger version of moi.

Well wear your new dress!
And get yourself a new top or two?

I will try to keep it brief as tablet keeps crashing!

Layers, colour co-ordinate and a pair of shoes in case it rains.

And your dress!

JL have a sale - some nice tops!

Mini moon which ship are you going on? Please report back! Im going on the azura to the ffords in September and think it will be cold!

Layers and far less than you think you need oldbatty. Definitely comfy shoes. No one else will notice what you wear, have a look on google at the average temperature, pack accordingly and just be comfortable.

We’ve been surprised with weather in the fjords, sometimes warmer than here story and mini, layers for you too. Enjoy, I love the fjords cruises .

Enjoy yourselves everyone, once you are there the clothes won’t matter.

To use a rather cliched phrase, "capsule wardrobe" Stick to possibly 3 colours, make sure everything will go with at least 2 other things, then bung in some "accent" stuff, i.e. scarves, necklaces, earrings etc.

Start with the shoes, ones that you have worn before and know to be comfortable!

(Get me, the stylist! )

I actually did this on a 5 day trip to Paris, and it worked! But I had sort of cheated, found some clothes I liked, bought the top, which was quite a long shirt style, with 3/4 length sleeves, the skirt (long) and the trousers, all in a dark blue print, packed a couple of white tops, jeans and my beloved classic blazer, everything went with everything else, was able to sort of mix and match stuff, and bingo! Bob's your uncle's milkman's budgie!

Storynanny and Mini Moon, we went to the fjords in April 2 years ago, I spent loads on warm clothing which hubby hardly wore and I never wore as it wasn't needed. Yes, it was cold, but not over cold, I took boots but wore sandals all week. Anyway, enjoy, the fjords are spectacular.

oldbatty Here’s a nice top for you from Crew Clothing. I’ve had a couple of things from them including last year’s version of this one & been impressed with the quality.
www.crewclothing.co.uk/mobile/orla-top-in-navy-wjc001-navy/

I am off to Poland (Krakow) next week for a few days.

I will just wear Jeans for travelling with a light top and jacket. Will take white jeans and various tops and a sweatshirt for chilly nights, and one dress!

oh Nanny, you are blessed to be able to wear jeans.

White jeans, even more impressive.

I’m off to Poland for a week too, oldbatty, so see you there! I haven’t checked the weather yet, but when we’ve been at this time of year it’s been similar to home. So I’ll take just what I’ve been wearing here lately, a roll of light dresses, a couple of cardies, sandals and flats. Sorted. Have fun!

I think the 3 colour thing works well, eg black, white and beige then everything goes with everything else instead of a cart load of mis-matched items you'll end up not wearing. Most of us take far too many clothes. Keep it simple.

I am a Jeans kinda gal oldbatty worn them all my life since teens!

Its seems 3 of us are off to Poland soon

I have to wear big floppy pantaloons now, with a hanging gusset.

I only get wobbly over weather and whether I will be too warm or too cold.

I cruised up the Norwegian coast in February, loaded up with thick warm clothes. The temperature on shore never fell below 0 and the temperature on board was 110 (or felt it).

However we went to northern Spain early in May this year, I checked the weather daily for a week and then took summer clothes rather than spring clothes and got the call right this time. After that I just pack what I need from my usual day to day clothes.

I don't know for certain about Poland but in Germany most women wear jeans or trousers. Chopped off trousers very often and being Polish, like the Germans, they will all have brown legs.
I would take a skirt as well and some kind of tailored jacket.
Take a skirt with an extended waistline to cope with all those dumplings!

eek , my legs are like leeks.