I'm back from my trip to London and Vienna. We had a wonderful time. It did not hurt that the weather was sensational in London. We had one day of cool and cloudy skies but no real rain and the rest of the week the skies were clear and bright and the temperatures warm.
I was not able to snap photos of people on the streets/ tube etc. but I did keep my eyes open. Of course, for parts of each day we were in very touristy areas, and so clothing is not terribly representative. But I saw a surprising number of skinny jeans on women of all ages. Trainers on almost everybody, with the odd pair of sandals on the warmest days. Lots of black, of course, but also lots of light neutrals and plenty of light denim. Lots of printed, boho-lite or light neutral summery dresses on the weekend. Shop windows were full of handkerchief hems on skirts and dresses (they seem to be enjoying a resurgence), along with many tiny squarish bags in the Bond Street and Regent Street shops.
In Vienna, the weather was uncharacteristically much cooler and cloudier than in London. We basically got London weather in Austria. However, the shop windows -- and the people -- were generally dressed more colourfully. Lots of beautiful coloured shoes! Mostly flat loafers in the windows but people were also wearing a lot of trainers. Many people wearing blazers in lovely lightweight tweeds and linen on work days. More business dress, less athleisure on the streets and in the tram except on teens and 20-somethings and tourists.
As for me, I wore the heck out of my clothes and felt comfortable and appropriate in all my outfits. MVPs included my thrifted Paul Smith blazer (so much love for this jacket), my very wide leg lightweight wool BR pants (soooo easy to dress up and down, denim jacket, Theory vest and pants, and my Cole Haan platform oxfords.
Here's a link to my capsule. Apart from my skirt and two dressy sleeveless tops, I wore everything at least once, including my white jeans, which got two wears. I had planned to wear my skirt and one sleeveless top to the opera and another dressy sleeveless top to a nicer dinner or to the theatre if it was warm enough but weather did not cooperate, so I was glad to have an alternative prepared.
We saw three plays (including one musical -- Hamilton -- for our kid, who was over the moon about going), and in Vienna Mr. Suz and I went to the opera (Tosca!) and to a concert -- Vienna Philharmonic and a huge chorus conducted by Riccardo Muti playing Mozart's Jupiter symphony. In both cases we were sitting more or less in the rafters but the sound and the settings were amazing. We saw so many galleries/ museums I swear I have eye strain and will need months to process it all. So now it is time for laundry!
I apologize for the quality of the photos.
1 and 2 -- the Paul Smith in action in two different outfits.
3- 7. -- arcade and shop windows around Piccadilly/ Bond St., Regent St.
8-11 shop windows in Vienna.
12 Pastries -- as pretty as the shoes!
13-15 at the opera.
The buildings are magnificent and a bit overwhelming (the scale is hard to convey in photos) but I may put some pics of these in the off-topic section in the next few days. :)
