Travel light & chic

Are you the kind of person who shows up to your holiday destination only to be questioned about how long you're planning to stay?
Do they say things like "Jeez, are you staying a whole month?" while you make repeated trips to the car boot to retrieve a suitcase, followed by an overnight bag, followed by a make-up case?
There's nothing wrong with being prepared, right?
But what if you could still wow your loved ones and strangers by looking like you are wearing a different outfit every day after only arriving with the overnight-sized bag?
Holiday heaven lies in the perfect travel capsule wardrobe.
The key to achieving it is abandoning your most fashionable pieces for the duration of your holiday - anything that screams fashion will only scream "worn before" if you dare to don it more than once during your holiday.
Instead pack the simple singlets and T-shirts you might usually write off as too boring and plan how you will make them look different.
Think accessorising with summer-weight scarves and pretty necklaces, or teaming them with pleated shorts and sandals during the day, and with skinny-leg jeans and ballet flats by night.
A cotton shirt is just as versatile, as is a nice black kaftan - plonk it over a bikini when you are under the sun, and over the jeans mentioned earlier (see how it works?) when you're under the moon.
Different body shapes will find their idea of capsule bliss in different pieces.
Full-figured women will find it in gorgeous kaftans, tunics and/or Mad Men-style full skirts, while those on the petite side can seek it in the perfect pair of little black shorts, singlet tops and cute sundresses.
Both should pack a wrap dress for showing off curves of all sizes, some sparkly sandals that you're okay with completely wearing out before the end of the holiday, a hat that looks as great with your shopping outfit as it does your beach one, and a cardigan for those inevitable after-dusk chills.
Mix and match before you go so that you can wake each day knowing there is something to be worn in that small bag, and by all means stack up the jewellery roll - accessories are key.