What I Wore In Greece

My fashion journey through my husband's ancestral island

For my in-laws’ fiftieth wedding anniversary, our family (including my husband’s brother and his family) all went to three locations in Greece to visit my husband’s extended family who still live in Greece. In addition to Mytiline, where they are from, we also visited Athens and Naxos just for fun! (I don’t think I’ve ever seen a smaller airport. What is this, an airport for ANTS?)

So naturally, with all this cultural, historical and family-oriented significance, my mind was on one thing: what I was wearing.

We had limited baggage space so I had to be pretty intentional about a color palette for the trip. Perhaps in an ultra-tourist, cringe way, I decided to focus primarily on bright blue to match the Greek flag, but I also threw in some red just for fun. (I also just love blue and red together.)

For the plane ride from Athens (layover) to Mytilene, I wore this coord set that I sewed from deadstock cotton jersey from Lyrical Fabrics. As soon as I saw this print, I thought, “Oh, that’ll be for Greece!” I made everything a bit looser than my usual coord styles, and I actually like this fit so much more! The cropping saves it from being too “baggy” for my taste, but the looser silhouette feels more appropriate for an island vacation, perfect to throw on over a bathing suit or wear on a plane: