LOOKBOOK | Four countries in a day in autumn colors

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Against the facade of Basilika Birnau in Germany

The sky was overcast and the day was occasionally marked by either mist or a drizzle; not an ideal time for a day tour zipping in and out of four countries. But since we would be spending most of the day in a car anyway, it didn't matter that much.

Needless to say, it was cold but layering is your friend. Since I wanted an outfit that ran against all the gloom, I started the day in color: thermal undershirt in some shade of blue, a long-sleeved shirt in a blue and mustard checkered pattern, and brown pants. They were practically the colors of autumn and I fit perfectly against the fall foliage.

But who am I kidding? No way a tropical boy like me could last the day just like that, so I had a navy wool trench coat in hand, along with a pair of gloves and a scarf. And so we went through our day in and out of Switzerland, the outskirts of Germany and Austria, and Liechtenstein. 

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Rhine Falls sans all the color (Schaffhausen, Switzerland)

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Blending in (Basilika Birnau, Germany)

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Gotta love these benches (Meersburg, Germany)

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Emo moments (Meersburg, Germany)

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Benches here just hit differently (Meersburg, Germany)

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I love how the beige tiles act as a reflector for more balanced lighting in your photos (Vaduzer Städtle, Liechtenstein)

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Somewhere along the freeway on our way back to Zurich, Switzerland.

I do miss these cold weather outfits, though, and of course, the cold weather itself.

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