packing for the south of france

Would you help me pack please?  I'm off to the south in a week or so, and I'm enjoying some virtual packing.

It's easy to turn this into a game .... let us imagine you are visiting the south of france this week.  The weather is glorious, and you will be travelling along the coast, visiting with friends and family.

Your diary is already busy, a chic lunch with a girlfriend in Monte Carlo, a family day in the hills behind St Tropez, and a gala dinner at the Cap d'Antibes ......and no, I'm not necessarily doing all this stuff, it' just for fun!

Here - with a virtual and therefore limitless budget! -  are my ideas, but tell me now, what would you be packing?

Monte Carlo likes chic.  There is no way around it, you can dress up no matter what the time of day or night, you'll never look out of place.  A little white dress, brightened with orange and a stunning Hermes scarf around your shoulders ....

In St Tropez anything goes.  It is a party town where days and nights are often blurred.  You can pad around in sandals and cut off shorts all day, or dress to the nines in designer dresses and priceless jewellery.  St Tropez has seen it all before.  But this is a family day.  You want to be comfortable, and chic without looking formal.  A floating dress, a floppy feminine hat and maybe you don't even need that necklace  .....

 And finally the party night at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc at the beautiful Cap d'Antibes.  A dear friend is celebrating a special birthday and has invited friends for a gala dinner. You'll stay at the hotel and dress in your suite before walking through the gardens to dine overlooking the sea, then dance the night away.  This is a truly magical spot on the cote d'azur and you want your dress to be divine.  Keeping it simple is the best way to go.  The perfect dress, the perfect shoes and the necklace.  No more required.

So what do you think?  Would you let me pack for you?