I would love to always pack a party dress, as recommended by the lovely Amanda Brooks (HERE) but frankly even if during my trip I got a glam party invite, I wouldn't accept it.
My frequent trips to London are to see my son who is in boarding school in England and I want to spend all my time with him while I'm there.
What I do bring for every trip is a white dickie. About a year ago in London I had packed mostly long sleeved striped T-shirts in various navy, whites and blues. Unexpectedly we got invited to interview with a very traditional headmaster for a school place and I had nothing to wear. I managed to get to a COS store on Knightsbridge with minutes to spare before closing and saw a few different dickies on a rack near the register. Without thinking I grabbed two of the pretty collars knowing for sure they would fit.
The next morning I picked my darkest T-shirt with navy and bleu stripes and wore the white collar underneath. The crisp white made the T-shirt look immediately respectable, at least enough so to face the stern headmaster of a 400-year old boarding school.
I don't own any traditionally conservative clothes because they make me feel old. But a dickie transforms anything you wear into something a bit more decorous, even a jumper with the words no sleep till brooklyn. COS actually calls them "mock shirts" and always carries a selection (HERE).
Tomorrow I will be packing my suitcase for London!
Hope to see you again then. Have a great Monday, dear readers.
xx Dianne
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