help and inspiration

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Namechanging for advice, I'm strictly an AIBU brawler with no sense of style but wondered if anyone might be able to help or inspire me

I have to go to a business event in an equatorial area, when temps will be around 25-30 degrees, and have to look smart, and if possible groomed and professional for several days. I am busty short and not good in the sun, and I don't really do hot weather or exposed flesh at the best of times so don't really have a warm weather wardrobe. All my usual suits/outfits etc would be much too hot for the climate. I have agreed to do the trip but have no idea what I am to wear, and the shops are not exactly full of summery inspiration at the moment.
Any stylish mnetters fancy fantasy shopping for my trip?

East is a good brand for cotton or linen clothes that will be good in hot weather:
pink shirt
print blouse
white shirt
With wide leg or capri trousers?

I would do a sleeveless sheath/pencil dress. Not tight. Trousers might cling unattracively to your arse if sweating, pencil or a line skirts and sleeveless shell tops also work for me. Light breathable fabrics but not linen.

Would something like this skirt work for you? Can't quite tell what the fabric is like but they have styled it for warm weather.

Silk t shirts are always good.

I'd take a light but smart cardigan as air con can be vicious.

This has mixed reviews, and may not be quite smart enough, but sounds like the sort of thing that would be useful.

What size are you? My chubby thighs would be welded together in hot weather if I wore a skirt.

Agree sleeveless shirts in cotton or silk. Dark trousers.

Boden might have some stuff in their clearance section.

Could you get away with leggings and tunic tops?

Minimal make-up. Wipes in bag. Sunnies. A light perfume to spray on and feel refreshed.

Thanks so much you lovely lot, hadn't thought of East as a brand, theres some good stuff there so I will trawl through and I like the Jaeger skirt: will see what it looks like on

I probably shouldn't dripfeed but I have an issue with buttons: when I say busty I'm 34F-G (thanks bra gurus!) so I don't tend to wear button up stuff unless its pepperberry, as even the nicest shirt will gape: and I don't tend to go sleeveless as I have really bad skin on my upper arms.
The trouble is if I start writing down everything I have difficulty wearing I suspect the only outfit for me will be some sort of lightweight burka. With no buttons. And even then it would probably be clinging unattractively to my arse. I think this trip may be more trouble than I first anticipated....

Have found some summer dresses from Monsoon in the sort of shape that often suits meuk.monsoon.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/mon_17,mon_17.1/9521010214 (with something over my shoulders)
and some summery capri trousers (which may be too hot)

There are also quite a few summer dresses on the main Boden site now.

Gods wipsglitter, I hadn't worried about my chubby thighs yet!
Will add them to the burqua list...
Leggings and tunic tops fine for the laidback bits of the trip: but too casual for the formal meetings etc
I pretty much never wear makeup, so that's easy, mascara, decent brows before I go and if required lip gloss. It will be humid so I will let my hair go full curl as that's cute and low maintenance
Off to check out boden sale

And nice 7/8 trousers too.