It's funny: when I pack to go on holiday, I have a methodology for working out what I need to take that starts with how many nights I'll be staying (in this case, three), then how much walking I'll be doing (lots) and how cold it will be (very). Normally, I would then pack my three warmest items of clothing, my most comfortable shoes and my warmest coat.
But this was Paris and you don't go to Paris in just anything.
I packed two pairs of my best jeans, then tops that would look nice on their own, but could be layered with other items and still look good. On the footwear front, I conceded that my walking shoes would have to be taken because there is no other way I can walk around any city for three days in anything less, no matter how grungy they look. And although it is the warmest coat I own, there was no way I was going to Paris in my flourescent yellow jacket with reflective stripes on it, so my full-length winter coat with fake fur collar was taken.
OK, there are limits to how good I'm going to look given the base that I have to start with, but the yellow jacket would have had people asking me directions and that wasn't an option.
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