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Before you pack, make sure you do an inventory and include some of the following easy pieces, which will ensure you look stylish all weekend long.

The Check Shirt: Become v-moda headphones best buy a 1950s tomboy in this adorable short-sleeved check shirt, 18.50 from New Look.

Wear with attitude and channel Alexa Chung and Amy Winehouse's street style -- both have been seen in similar versions. Perfect for wearing with your favourite jeans, and a slick of black-winged eyeliner, this piece will mix and match seamlessly with all your wardrobe basics, making it a key item to pack for your mini-break. Check out H for similar styles.

'70s-style jeans: Jeans are so handy for a weekend away -- but make sure yours don't look boring by investing in the latest style; '70s-style flares in a light blue wash.

Great for teaming with your check shirt, wooden-heeled platforms and over-sized shades, these jeans will makes you look on trend all summer long -- Charlie's Angels-style hair optional!

White jeans: Ditch the dark denims and lighten up your look with these stylish skinny white jeans 26.50 from New Look.

Ideal for combining with a cute check shirt or a boyfriend cardigan, these jeans can be worn casually by day with flat sandals or pumps soul head phones and dressed up for evening by teaming with a zingy pair of wedges or platforms.

A great evening alternative to a dress while it's still chilly -- white jeans are the perfect wardrobe solution to see you through the next couple of tricky trans-seasonal weeks until the weather warms up -- hopefully!

The Boyfriend Cardigan: Buy this item immediately and be ahead in the fashion stakes -- because, come May 30 when Sex and the City: The Movie is out, everyone will want one, having seen Carrie carry off the look with such panache!

This monochrome stripped version will work a dream with the white jeans. The boyfriend cardigan works as an alternative to a jacket as the weather warms up. Later in the season you can make like Carrie and wear yours thrown over a little dress, with over-the-knee socks and high heel 'shoots' (shoe-boots). Fierce!

Shirtdress: A super handy item for day-tripping, wear yours with a satchel bag and gladiator sandals and a chunky belt to customise the look. Again this is going to be such a popular piece for spring with Carrie wearing hers on numerous occasions throughout the new movie. Top Shop, Brown Thomas accessories department and Dorothy Perkins all have super stylish versions.

Colourful peep-toes: I know the idea of getting your toes out seems daunting, but remember the heatwave last April? It's best to be prepared and stock up on summer shoes now -- get a pedicure just in case the Irish summer does decide to arrive early again! Wedges are still hot for spring, as are platform and gladiator sandals.

I just adore these blue basket heel wedges, 18 from Penneys, and the lemon knot front wedge, 42 from Dorothy Perkins. Faith is on the button with their metallic gladiator flats.

Slouchy cut-offs: More forgiving than hot pants, loose soul by ludacris cut-offs are the perfect antidote for those who love the look of shorts but hate how revealing they can be.