Saddo that I am, I'm starting to think about what clothes to take with me on my hols this year - even though we don't go until 19th August!

Unfortunately, I'm one of those who always ends up taking WAY too many clothes, so I'm thinking of having a bash at putting together a "capsule wardrobe" (ie a limited number of items that all go with each other) for my two weeks away. The problem is though, I have no idea where to start and am really worried about ending up with loads of clothes that all look the same

So has anyone else managed to successfully manage to do a capsule wardrobe ? How do you avoid looking the same every day?
What do you take exactly ?
Anyone tried and failed miserably (like I probably will!) ?

Any thoughts and experiences gratefully received