A Dignified Travel Wardrobe? Start With a Scarf – the Chun Wai Chan silk scarf by Echo

August 7, 2024

The first thing I saw in this scarf was a upside-down Ukraine flag…

“Your Costumes Will Of Course Be Transported For You…

but you will have to carry your warm-up gear, as well as your personal attire.”

Ballet dancers might travel with a lot of personal gear – she’s seen it before. But NOT her… First, she chooses a classic palette that she found in her favorite new scarf:

“And I’m going to remind you again – we expect you to dress like ballet stars – NOT shabby teenagers. No jeans, nothing torn, cropped, or otherwise sloppy. People should know immediately that you are an artist…”

Well… OKAY.

She starts with her favorite dress:

They are allowed to wear pants; she picks out her loveliest…

And she can’t imagine going through an entire tour without her navy pants…

She’s tempted to include another dress, but she realizes that a skirt will be more versatile:

Thank heavens the Company takes care of dry-cleaning for them! With some lingerie, a pair of pajamas, and a few old leotards for staying warmed up, this all fit into a medium-large suitcase. With wheels. Which she can carry for at LEAST a block, if necessary! 

Yes, there are lots of shoes, but her feet are maybe the most important consideration for her! One needs room for padding, bandages, or just wiggling…

She’s already got a half-dozen outfits sorted, but she muses over her possibilities (for maybe a hot minute!) as she carefully folds and tucks and arranges:

She knows that the members of the company who present themselves well will be chosen for the television interviews that they will do in each city they visit…

love,

Janice

p.s. Roughly ten years ago, we considered the wardrobe of a woman who works in a conservative office.. I used the steps for a “Starting From Scratch” wardrobe, but substituted appropriate clothes at every necessary point in the process.