Hitting the Beaches

I love that everyone is sending me their style questions...keep them coming.  Here is one that I thought would be helpful with the upcoming holiday weekend.   Angela writes:

Hi Isaac,

My husband and I are going to Atlantis/Bahamas the end of February. We are both in our 50's so no thong suits. Are there any other do's and don't's we should know about?  I am assuming dress for summer as in the states.


Well Angela...first, have a great time.   The last thing you should be thinking about while on vacation is fashion and style.  I would say for one pack as LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.  Traveling is a nightmare and not having to worry about bags makes a little bit of difference.  So don't take every dress in your closet.  I would suggest bringing a wrap or shawl for the plane.  I always travel with a cashmere wrap.  It keeps you warm on the plane and can be worn on cool nights or used a a beach wrap.  When you are on vacation you should wear things that you would never normally wear...be adventurous.  Wear a giant kooky hat that you would never dare wear at home (like the one above from J.Crew).  And forget that fashion "do's and don'ts" even exist!  You should look at the pictures later and say "What the HECK was I thinking?"

xxx
Isaac