I thought I must have been crazy to take the challenge before going on a trip, but it worked out pretty well! I have photos from 6 days of my 12 day trip. An additional 2 days were the same as day 1, as I wore the same outfit to fly every time. I have one day I lack a photo from, because it was so cold I never took my coat off. The rest of the days were days were I only wore my concert black. I sometimes wore my black Jalie pleated cardigan with my black dress, but I mostly wore the other (not me made) cardigan. The weather was decent enough, but inside unheated churches it was often so cold that I could see my breath while I was singing (including the one in the videos posted yesterday.) Here’s what I’ve got!
Day 3 (also days 4 and 14.)
Dress: Vogue 1194
Leggings: Vivienne tam
Shoes: Cole Haan
This was my travel outfit. It was very comfortable, and easy enough to sleep in on the plane. This photo was taken in the Dusseldorf airport, and I really could not tell you what is up with the giant monkey hand.
Dress: Simplicity 2443
Cardigan: thrifted
Boots: Alfani
I wore these boots every day, because they were more comfortable than my others. I also had some trouble with my feet swelling, due to the air travel and all the walking, so these just fit better! They do not, I would say, exactly go with everything I’m wearing, but you have to make sacrifices when traveling! This photo was taken in Maiori, on the Amalfi coast.
Dress: Vogue 8667
Belt: made by me
Cardigan: thrifted
Photo taken in Amalfi.
Dress: Vogue 8685
Carigan: Jalie leated cardigan
Scarf: H&M
On the balcony of one of our hotels. It’s the most beautiful view, and I’m not one who even cares about such things! This scarf did not make it back. It was ruined in an unfortunate encounter between me and a glass door in Rome (my nose is not broken, but I did chip my front tooth and bleed all over some very nice Italians!)
Dress: Simplicity 2443
Cardigan: made by me
Scarf: Target
In Florence… I didn’t get any outside photos without my coat on!
Dress: Delia’s
Cardigan: made by me
Scarf: Target
Taken in Montepulciano.
I will do a separate post about my traveling in a bit, so those who aren’t interested can easily skip it. About the MMM experience – it was great to do while traveling, because most everything in my suitcase went together! If I had realized how many days I would only get to wear my black, I might have tried harder to get around to making my choir dress. There were four or five days where I had to wear it all day. That’s ok though – I feel like I carried the spirit of the challenge through, and now that I’m back home I have access to all of my things!