Articles tagged with: clothes
Dear travelettes,
now that the first hot days of the year have arrived I find myself thinking about swimwear. I’m pretty sure that last year my bathing suit came out only for a short week during a trip to Thailand, but for this year I am planning on a whole lot more beach time and it is time for a sparkly, brilliant, star-of-the-beach bathing suit or bikini.
Doing a bit of research, …
What’s the weather like when you look outside your window? Sunny? Windy? Rain? Or maybe all of the above? Living in Berlin I’m voting for the latter and from experience I know that places like London, Prague or New York are similar around this time of year. It is hence a good idea to choose your wardrobe carefully when traveling this season. Personally I am rooting for the trench coat …
Okay, let’s be honest here. We’ve heard the screams or semi-pleasant whispers of, “less is more,” and I KNOW that you probably claim to believe it, to the hilt, every day of your life. EXCEPT for when it’s time to pack for a series of semi-short trips smooshed into a big, long trip. This applies particularly when you know you will be staying in a foreign place for more than …
The whole Khao San Road area seems to require a certain uniform to enter it: hareem pants, parachute pants, drop-crotched pants- call them what you like, but if you ain’t wearing them, you soon get seduced by the sheer scale of availability in the billions of stalls. You’re likely to find yourself convincing youself that they’re exactly what you need in your life, and what amazing luck it is luck …
Charlotte, 28
Charlotte is traveling Thailand for 3 weeks with her family. She’s from Denmark where she studies Agriculture. In this shot, she’s wearing a jumpsuit from Khao San Road (for 7 Euros!), sunglasses from Marc Jacobs, shoes from Abercrombie & Fitch and a vintage bag.
Lea, 15, Kochi
Lea is French and was traveling South India together with her boyfriend and her family.
they had already been to Mysore, Mahony and Pondicherry and are now relaxing around the backwaters of Kerala.
lea, like any true Parisian, doesn’t forget the importance of chic when traveling India and even spends up to 45 minutes in front of the mirror every day before leaving the hotel, as her boyfriend reveals…
all her …
Dear travelettes,
I’d like to address a very serious issue. So serious, in fact, that it could decide over whether or not you have your wallet stolen, pay double for a cute new blouse or even become abducted and shot in the head. Ladies. I am not being dramatic, just realistic. I am talking about the immense disadvantages–no, risks!–that come with dressing like a regular tourist.
I was going to write down …
