https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 16 May 2026 12:16:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435693 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 23:02:56 +0000 rachylou 1435693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know. Everyone I know from hot places like Saudi - they love polyester. But will it be so hot in Spring? Of course, I think 70F is sweater weather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435632 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:05:11 +0000 gradfashionista 1435632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would recommend Eileen Fisher long silk jersey tops and pants. Light, breathable, modest. Many of their tops cover th<span>e hips, too.<br /></span>When I had to wear an abaya, I found that I didn't take it off because of convenience. Also, there will be air conditioning, so you might not want to take it off.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435613 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 19:10:45 +0000 Sal 1435613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great trip!</p> <p>As it will be so hot, a cotton abaya dress with no layers underneath might be cooler? </p> <p>Otherwise it sounds like you have a few ideas and I look forward to hearing more about it as time goes on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435529 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 16:17:46 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1435529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fascinating! &nbsp; I can't wait to see what you come up with!</p> <p>Have you ever looked at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://pretaporterp.blogspot.com/">Pret a Porter P's blog</a>? &nbsp; I believe she lives in the States, but sometimes <a rel="nofollow" href="http://pretaporterp.blogspot.com/search/label/personal%20style">wears outfits that seem similar to what you might wear in Saudi.</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435503 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:14:46 +0000 Suz 1435503@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an exciting challenge! I wonder if J. Crew still has some of those linen drawstring pants they sold last summer. They were fabulous for me (and a few others here) and were (I think) substantially reduced in the fall.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435498 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:09:53 +0000 jackiec 1435498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, UmmLila, I will be following this with interest. First of all, that must have been an amazing place to grow up. Second, your trip back sounds like a fantastic adventure. Keep us posted :). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435494 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:05:10 +0000 Astrid 1435494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like you have some ideas to get you started! I would love to hear updates on what you end up taking with you, if you have time for it. And you reminded me to have a look at Poetry Fashion again, I found them last year and loved a lot of their things and then I forgot all about it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435478 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 14:25:09 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1435478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>E, I have been looking for a linen or cotton abaya, and it's difficult so far. I can't find one that isn't just a full length dress ... and I want a cloak style so I can take the darned thing off as often as possible!</p> <p>Angie, you're dead right about the air conditioning. I think I'm going to get a long linen/ silk / cotton sweater for those purposes. It might also let me get away with tanks underneath, which would be a plus.</p> <p>Lantana, I'm going to check out that site.</p> <p>Meanwhile I have identified a suitable top in my wardrobe, an inexpensive asymmetrical light long jersey piece from a brand called Glam, purchased at my local boutique. I wear it with leggings for pajamas, but I think it might get upgraded. And, the local boutique has them in a lot of colors so I think that might be a perfect start point. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435457 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 11:56:05 +0000 Lantana 1435457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amalthee-creations.com is a small French online company that makes silk and linen sarouels, long sleeved tunics and so on. My experience of them is "window shopping" only but their pieces are gorgeous and I recommend you check them out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435452 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 11:21:53 +0000 Summer 1435452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fantastic challenge for you. &nbsp;I look forward to seeing how your travel capsule develops.</p> <p>I can only echo the advice of others here - lots of linen, and loose, flowing&nbsp;garments.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435373 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 03:11:58 +0000 Jaime 1435373@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Linen next to your skin was my first thought too. Looking forward to the reports! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435370 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 03:08:30 +0000 columbine(erin) 1435370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am no help, but totally fascinated! I'd probably have to rely on cotton and scarves in this situation.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435335 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:36:19 +0000 E 1435335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think Caro made the best suggestions! Can you get an abaya in a different fabric? A black polyester tent seems like not the most comfortable covering in the desert. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435323 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:01:05 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1435323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Caro, I am a big fan of linen for exactly the reasons you mention. I'm going to check out my fave site for linen pieces generally, Poetry Fashion, as a start. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435313 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:44:55 +0000 Angie 1435313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Caro, as always, is as wise as ever. YES. Loose cotton and linen tunics with printed cotton pants could be an option. Or cotton knitwear over wide flowy pants.&nbsp;</p> <p>I haven't been to Saudi but I have spent a lot of time in Singapore, which comes close to being one of the hottest places on earth year round. But the air-conditioning inside is FREEZING. Just planting that thought in case you end up in that situation too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435312 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:44:38 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1435312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, what an exciting opportunity. And a big wardrobe challenge, for sure. It will be interesting to see what you take with you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435306 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:34:13 +0000 Caro in Oz 1435306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like&nbsp;an exciting trip.</p> <p>What about linen shirts &amp; skirts or pants? As long as the linen is good quality (not scratchy) I find it to be the coolest fabric for hot weather. Given you are not a flowy top person they may also get more wear in your everyday life&nbsp;:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435305 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:19:55 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1435305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I can take it off just in the American compound, and possibly at one shopping mall known for laxity. But they don't necessarily close all the way up the front so it's not possible to completely ignore what's underneath. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435303 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:03:00 +0000 Angie 1435303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FASCINATING and brilliant. I look forward to following the progress of this special needs travel capsule.&nbsp;</p> <p>When are you permitted to take off the abaya in Saudi?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unique-travel-capsule-challenge----spring-vacation-in-saudi-arabia#post-1435298 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 22:55:27 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1435298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Until I wa 15, I lived in Saudi Arabia, on an American compound. We left in July 1982 and I have never been back. I have a special opportunity to return as a guest of my father's former company. I will be spending time not only in the American area but also taking trips around the country, to Madai'n Salih, a city carved of rock, the mountains, the beach, an oasis and the deep desert.</p> <p>The dress code for most of the country will involve a black polyester cloak ("abaya") worn over conservative loose fitting clothing that covers shoulders, upper arms, tops that cover the hips, pants or skirts that are at least knee length. Let's say salwar khameez comes to mind, but I don't own one any more. Also, the weather will be hot!</p> <p>Long flowy tops are not a part of my wardrobe, but probably what will need to be my mainstays. I am just starting to consider this issue, having been absorbed with visas, tickets,etc. </p> <p>I thought you'd all be interested in this challenging trip. I will let you know how my travel capsule works out. And of course chime in with ideas, particularly for sourcing appropriate garments.</p> <p>I already found an online abaya store...did not order yet. </p>