I was in Athens last week for a conference and thought I'd share my capsule. This was a scientific conference, which always runs the gamut from people in suits (rare) to people in shorts and birkenstocks (more common than you might think.) Most people are somewhere in between, lol.

I also spent a few hours in Zürich on my way home, but did not get a photo of the outfit (just jeans, a lightweight sweater, sneakers, tote, and trench coat). I wanted to say thank you to everyone on my previous post who encouraged me to bring the trench though! It was perfect for the day in Zürich.

Conference outfits. All the outfits (except the travel one) were worn for both conference stuff (long day of talks, poster sessions, chatty coffee breaks, etc) plus going out at night. Lots of walking most days!

1: Travel outfit for an overnight flight. Lace sweatshirt, track pants, sneakers, and knit blazer (which is really more like a cardigan). I actually changed into the silver skirt (in photo 8) for the second shorter flight (Zürich to Athens) both because I wanted to look nicer when I arrived and because it was warm in Athens.

2-3: Sleeveless floral blouse and culottes. Decided on a whim to tuck the top for a change. I almost never tuck but I think it works ok here with the wider bottoms. I wished I had brought a belt though.

4-5-6: Pattern mixing with my embroidered tank and pleated skirt. I wore this to give my talk.

7: A simple dress and sandals. For a topper, I had my white denim jacket which is not pictured here.

8: Tee, silver linen skirt, and sneakers. I actually got too hot in the sneakers and switched to sandals (in #7) for the majority of the day.

Bonus pictures from my trip:

9: flying into Athens.
10-13: Athens at night
14-15: Zürich
16: cheese fondue I ate in Zürich. =)
17-18: animal photos! A cat (with snake? rain gutter) in Athens and a swan on Lake Zürich.