perfecting your packing.

anyone can get dressed up and be glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.

— alexander wang —

i use to spend hours and hours trying on clothes to come up with the perfect outfits to take on my vacations around the world.  a different pair of shoes for each outfit, a new outfit for each day, and of course this also included taking the newest, most favorite items in my closet along for the ride.  looking my best while i traveled somehow always took precedent over comfortability and practicality.  silk shirts in the summer, why not?  shoes that look divine on my feet and in photos but were not able to function properly on cobblestone streets, these without question were a must.  you would think i was going to paris for fashion week and not to roam the streets of…