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I was packing for a trip from cold England in January, stayng in New Zealand for three weeks January to February. 

Did I need 21 day and evening otufits? I tried on complete outfits to see that I had boleros or jackets to match. I also checked accessories, shoes or sandals to match all the evening outfits, and an evening bag to go with all the colours. I packed both red solid shoes and brown sandals for daytime. Silver sandals for the evenings. Plus belts for skirts or dresses which were too long and trousers wwhich were too big around the waist.

Matching Evening Bags

I picked an easy to pack roll-up U-shape sequin shoulder bag for evening in goldy pink. 

For a better match, I had a compact to pack, flat, silver foil-effect, square tote bag.  

I packed enough outfits for a  different one every day of the week, and every evening. Seven summer daytime outfits. Seven evening outfits. 

Plus the warm weather, red, Indigo Moon skirt, and mustard indogo Moon jacket outfit for travelling out and back. 

I reckoned that I could re-wear the outfits a week or two weeks later, without boring myself or my husband and the friends we were staying with. 

What about photos to create different effects and identify destinations?

Identifying Holiday Photos From Clothes Colours & Styles

When identifying photos of my late mother and the destinations, I found that she wore one specific outfit, a yellow skirt suit with a straw handbag and straw hat, on a day trip, or whole holiday. So, after my father identified a landmark or hotel in one photo, in Italy, I could match up all other photos of her in the same outfit as being in Italy, the year of the first identified photo.

Holiday Shopping

Did I have enough outfits for variety? I had left room by taking expanding luggage zipped up tight. I had room to buy two or three outfits, plus souvenirs and family gifts, by unzippint to expand the soft-sided suitcases.

In New Zealand I wanted to buy the big A-line long dresses with big flower patterns favoured by the well-endowed Maori women. They were more plus size than me, so I thought I would find some large dresses in the Op Shops (charity shops).

However, the New Zealand shops were not on colour coded sizes,unlike the St Luke's shop in London. Most of the items I looked at were tiny. 

I had put on weight due to eating out once or twie a day and ate more because I felt I needed energy to walk around and make decisons and be alert in unfamiliar surroundings.

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