Thursday, April 29, 2004
Alina Walker, a graduate student in English literature,
is wearing the perfect casual outfit for a day of trav-
art of the fun of traveling
is leaving bad habits and
boring clothes at home,
ications are a chance to let
your inhibitions go, without
-Jlling a Britney Spears and
IfBarrying the guy at the end of
■lebar. When it comes to pack-
right without crossing the
fine line into overpacking,
cessories are the key.
Just like the transformer toys,
an outfit can become something
w with just a flip of a switch,
j/j| an accessory switch that is. The
Very same shirt that you wore on
the airplane will be ready for the
M ' clubs of Spain with just a few
simple tips.
Since sticking with a color
scheme is the most important
part of keeping your suitcase
light, female travelers should
pack two scarves that fit in with
the overall color scheme they
choose. The perfect scarf for a
night on the town is one that
has vibrant colors and an intri
cate pattern. Not only do
scarves work around the neck,
they can also be tied around
your waist.
Belts can also turn the aver
age Joe into a hip, bar hopping,
big city-fashionista. Well, belts
aren’t magic, but they do help
^ ^Fashionfades;
style is eternal.
— Yves Saint Laurent
Designer
make an ordinary outfit night
time ready. For men, I am not
talking about an ordinary
brown or black belt that you
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Walker is sure to be the VIP at any club in this striking ensemble. She
has traded out her denim for a black miniskirt and added a silver belt
and leg warmers for a little post-dinner partying.
Y ou have finally arrived in
Europe for a long-awaited
graduation trip or the ulti
mate of study abroad program.
Although exhausted from the
journey, it is impossible not to
notice that you seem to be the
only one in the airport weighed
down by a small army of suit
cases.
On top of aching muscles, you
are surprised to find that not
.everyone wears orthopedic shoes
and a sweat suit to travel. Just
because your trip requires a lot of
walking, it does not have to mean
compromising style.
“Overpacking is one of peo
ple’s biggest travel problems,”
said Carolyn Haberfeld, executive
editor of Fodor’s travel publica
tions, as reported on CNN.com.
“1 think people have separation
anxiety from their clothing —
like one piece of clothing is going
to make or break their vacation.”
Rick Steves, whose Web site
ricksteves.com has extensive
information on packing for any
vacation as well as an online trav
el store that is especially helpful
for European vacations, suggests
spreading out everything you
think you might need on the liv
ing room floor.
“Pick up each item one at a
time and scrutinize it,” Steves said.
“Don’t pack for the worst case sce
nario. Risk shivering for a day
rather than taking a heavy coat.”
All packing experts seem to
agree that lists are the only way to
go, and every traveler should
make a packing list at least a
week before his departure.
“Make a list of things that you
would like to bring, then edit that
list down to half its length (at
least),” Haberfeld said. “To help
cut down clothes, choose like-col
ors to mix and match, pick either
black shoes or brown shoes to
wear throughout the trip and quit
daydreaming that your vacation
will be a fashion show.”
Picking a general color
scheme for vacation packing will
also save space because the trav
eler will not have to pack too
many extra accessories to match
different colors.
Shirley Pierce and .Janet
Behmer, authors of “Dress Me
Now: How to Make a Wardrobe
Behave,” suggest on dress-
menow.com to choose three col
ors that match like rust, gold and
beige or red, white and black —
while making one of the colors
neutral.
“Fabrics that travel well are
silk, light wool crepes, stretchy
nylon and some velvets. And,
don’t forget that old standbys
denim and khaki,” Pierce said.
“Avoid linens and heavy cottons
because they wrinkle like crazy.”
While avoiding certain fab
rics that wrinkle is a good tip,
Pierce said the traveler should
also not fold everything into neat
little bundles.
“The key to minimizing wrin
kles is to fold long items, like
pants and skirts, only once and
place them one on top of the
other like layers on a birthday
cake,” Pierce said. “Pack with the
heaviest items on top. Cushion
your electric appliances by plac
ing them in the center of your
packed clothing.”
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