Beach holiday: one palette?

Sand, white, one blue, one accent. Everything combines and packing takes ten minutes.

Beach holiday: fabric?

Linen and cotton over anything synthetic. Loose beats tight when it is thirty degrees.

Beach holiday: evening?

One shirt or dress that survives a restaurant. It is the only thing you will regret not bringing.

Occasion

What to pack for a beach holiday

Everything goes with everything, or you brought too much. One palette, two pairs of shoes.

The mistake is never too few clothes, it is too many that do not combine. Pick one palette before you pack anything, and every top will go with every bottom without you thinking about it.

Heat is a fabric problem. Linen, cotton and viscose move air; polyester traps it and you will feel the difference by the second afternoon.

Two pairs of shoes is the honest number: one you can walk a city in and one for sand. The third pair is indecision, and it costs you half a suitcase.

The rules, short

One palette: Sand, white, one blue, one accent. Everything combines and packing takes ten minutes.
Fabric: Linen and cotton over anything synthetic. Loose beats tight when it is thirty degrees.
Evening: One shirt or dress that survives a restaurant. It is the only thing you will regret not bringing.
The sun: A hat and real sunglasses are equipment, not accessories. So is a light long sleeve for the middle of the day.

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