When I travelled to Thailand final month, I had a barely totally different packing problem to ordinary: in London it was eight levels (celsius) with chilly drizzle; in Bangkok it was 30 levels and balmy. 

Now I wouldn’t be outdoors within the UK that lengthy on the way in which to the airport, however it will be lengthy sufficient. And I didn’t need to be that man strolling to the airport sporting a Hawaiian shirt and a panama in winter. 

One other wrinkle was that I had much less room in my suitcase than ordinary, as a result of I used to be carrying inventory to present to the blokes at Decorum. I needed to be much more environment friendly with my packing. 

By way of events, I wanted garments to host an occasion for readers, one thing else good for visits and dinners, and maybe extra relaxed garments for a time without work and journey. 

My first thought was to search out some option to mix garments for colder and hotter climate, however in comparable color palettes so every thing was interchangeable. This is able to enable me to swap issues in the course of the journey, and create different combos when the necessity arose. 

So I went with a white/black/olive color mixture, and the good model of that (pictured above) was:

• PS olive linen overshirt
• Thom Sweeney cream knitted-cotton T-shirt
• Black linen trousers from Whitcomb & Shaftesbury 
• Black Piccadilly loafers from Edward Inexperienced

This was good within the Thai warmth (although it was, apparently, cool for the time of 12 months) and did effectively for strolling round retailers and galleries, in addition to for a few comparatively informal dinners with the group. 

I’d usually have worn Sagan sneakers from Baudoin & Lange with this type of outfit, however the Piccadilly loafers have been capable of bridge this outfit and my night go well with. 

Then there was a extra informal and hotter choice, in mainly the identical colors. This (pictured above) comprised:

• Classic M65 subject jacket
• PS white tapered T-shirt
• Black Bryceland’s denims
• Loro Piana Sea Sail boat sneakers

The benefit of every thing being interchangeable was seen at numerous factors once I swapped the sector jacket for the linen overshirt, for instance, however saved every thing else the identical. And swapped the boat sneakers for black loafers within the night, so it was a little bit smarter. 

For journey from the UK, I wore this outfit however with a gray PS Cashmere Rugby beneath the sector jacket. This was heat sufficient, and the Rugby was good on the lengthy flight. 

I additionally wore a PS watch cap (black) and an Arran scarf (charcoal), each of which might simply be eliminated as soon as I used to be within the airport. Issues that may be simply eliminated like this are the perfect for transitioning between temperatures. 

The Rugby, in the identical manner, was eliminated and hung across the shoulders as soon as I arrived in Thailand. The sector jacket was in fact excellent for journey, with all its multifarious and poppered pockets. 

You possibly can see these numerous items within the image above – the usual one readers will now be used to of every thing laid out on my mattress. It’s helpful for these articles, however it’s additionally how my mind works via the assorted combos. 

The one change I made (there’s at all times one, at all times final minute) was taking the sector jacket as a substitute of the Anderson & Sheppard chore coat you may see right here. This was the precise selection I believe – the A&S one was wool and would have been too sizzling, even when it will have been good to have one other color to play with.

Oh, and the gray cashmere crewneck was swapped for the Rugby. The gray work shirt you may see on the high and the olive Dartmoor on the precise have been options to put on with the brown go well with.

The black alligator loafers (classic Polo) have been what I ended up sporting with that go well with, however might even have been worn the opposite pairs of trousers. That is at all times a pleasant factor to have – in case you’re drained and in your ft all day, it’s good to have the ability to swap sneakers within the night, or keep away from sporting the identical sneakers two days in a row.

The go well with is a brand new one from Cifonelli in a superfine wool. I’ve by no means actually had something in a superfine, and certainly suggest towards it for readers which are simply beginning out. However I made a decision to do this as an experiment.

I’ll cowl it at a later date, once I’ve put it via its paces.

The opposite issues pictured or proven on the mattress are:

• Brown linen shirt from D’Avino
• Classic gold-rolled Caravan sun shades
• Clan Milano sun shades, through Connolly
• Classic silver navajo cuff
• White handkerchief from Trunk

By way of luggage I used my regular Rimowa check-in case and carried a Connolly 48-hour bag for the journey, which inserts very pleasingly over the suitcase’s deal with. 

Having deposited the linen overshirts with Decorum, I wore a super-soft outdated Huge Mac denim shirt on the way in which residence, having purchased it on the classic store Wood Submarine throughout our procuring journey on the Sunday. 

Good to have the change, and good to have the half-empty suitcase.

Thanks to the Decorum group for every thing – the occasion we held, and my reflections on my brief time in Thailand on the whole, have been coated right here. 

The PS Linen Overshirts have been with Decorum in Bangkok and at the moment are within the Singapore retailer, to permit prospects to pre-order them forward of our supply in March. Anybody native, do pop in and take a look.