Clothes and shoes.
This, you might think, for a bloke, would be easy.
And, you're right. Only...too easy.
I have my clothes and my shoes and my coats, and I wear them. The only thing is...I'm not a big buyer of clothes.
Some of my favourite going-out shirts, well...I've had them for years.
I have very little variety in my wardrobe. I wear jeans off work (one casual pair, one slightly smarter) or black trousers or a suit at work. I have a couple of pairs of slacks, but I hardly wear them at all. I have far too many t-shirts, the vast majority of which aren't really wear-in-public type; more of the wear-only-in-bed-but-probably -not-now-you're-getting-married type of t-shirt. The ones from university hitches and RAG weeks, radio polo shirts (with my name and exec position embroidered...um) and the like. Tops and sweaters? No problem. I'm okay there.
Shoes-wise...eep. I have a pair of suede loafers which I've worn pretty consistently since February, and they show it. I like 'em. They're comfy as all hell. But they're wearing out fast and they're pretty much my only pair of casual shoes. I have the megaboots - great hulking walking boots, and two pairs of work shoes, and a pair of cheap £25 trainers which are still going but need to be retired soon.
So the big question is...do I ditch the lot and only take the clothes I'm wearing when I get onto the plane, a few sandwiches and a wallet of music?
Yes. And then send the girlie out clothes shopping for you - should be able to find something suitably foppish ;-)
What makes you think foppish is a bad look for me?
Yes! No sense in carrying stuff over and THEN tossing it out. Be severe and keep the stuff you love or the stuff that you like enough to wear to work, etc. You can always get new stuff later, once you're settled.
Now to apply my own advice... :)
Who said anything about it being bad?
No one...
Yes! You don't sound as though you care one way or another about the clothes, even the name-embroidered radio polo shirts (funny, there seems to be one of those lying around here somewhere, because *someone* can't quite bring himself to throw it out) - so bin the lot, buy new, as needed. Krissa will thank you for it.