I haven’t done one of those fashion advice posts in a loooong time. I never really had the need to but now I’m struggling again and I’m kinda astounded at the lack of inspiration out there. I’m also very surprised at the lack of appropriate clothing available.
I’ve browsed online shops for a while now and I found it very tough to find clothes I deemed appropriate.
Here’s my situation: I’m traveling to Morocco. In July and August. Morocco is a muslim country so I obviously want to respect that, which means I want to cover my knees and shoulders as much as possible. I’ve heard that it’s not absolutely necessary when you’re in touristy areas, but I’m pretty sure I won’t only move around those areas and I want to be prepared for all eventualities. And, most importantly, I don’t want to disrespect people in their own country. So there’s that. Then add in that it’s a country which gets very high temperatures during the summer, so it will be HOT. And I’m human, so of course I sweat. It’s not pretty, it seems almost impolite to talk about but it’s a natural reaction and part of human life. Still, I don’t want clothes that immediately show when and how much I sweat, so I’m looking for something that can conceal this as much as possible. Another important point is that I’ll be traveling. As lightly as possible. I don’t plan on taking a lot of clothes with me and I’m prepared to wash them myself if needed. I don’t know where and when I’ll be able to access a washing machine so the clothes I’m looking for need to travel well and be easily washable. This means all fancy fabrics are out. All things that crumple easily? Those are out too. I’m definitely not ironing anything while I’m away. And lastly: I don’t want to look like a complete hobo. At least not all the time. I’ve tried that and it’s comfortable and easy as hell, but that too, might give away the wrong impression. So here’s to no holey shoes and not wearing the same 3 T-Shirts for 6 weeks.
Let’s summarise this. I need:
* light, flowy fabric that travels well and washes easily
* clothes that fall past (or at least to) my knees and cover my shoulders
* colours that don’t stain after 5 minutes (looking at you, white and pastels).
And here’s what I found so far:
1. Maxi dress | 2. Basic black or white T-shirts | 3. Eagles print pants | 4. Cotton Tote | 5. Basic light cardigan | 6. Persol sunglasses | 7. Maxi skirt | 8. Striped tank top | 9. Harem pants | 10. Birkenstock sandals | 11. Scarf
You can already see that I failed in some aspects. I just really enjoy the simplicity and freshness of white T-shirts but all in all this isn’t all that bad. Most of those items I already own, I only purchased the maxi dress and skirt, to add to my collection. I’m not big on wearing maxi- stuff at home because I feel like it makes me even taller, but it does suit me, I think, and I definitely need to get over myself. So that’s what I’m going to do this summer!
Standard of Grace 