1. You will probably have more clothes with you than most European women own. Europeans tend to have a very small number of sophisticated “perfect” business clothes — perfect fit, perfect style (usually timeless and a perfect style for the specific person, not necessarily the latest style). Fit and tailoring are very important. My normal business clothes were too loose fitting and “unconstructed” for Europe. Wearing the same thing twice in a work week or even 2 days in a row will not be a problem if you colleagues are Europeans.

2. Pick a 2 color interchangeable business wardrobe. Mine was “if it looks good on a Doberman” black and tan. I had black pants suit with matching skirt, a very similar tan pants suit (so I could mix and match pieces), a dress I could wear alone or with either black or tan jacket, a few accessories that could turn black skirt or slacks with black tanktop into acceptable for a banquet. After that I threw in as many tops as fit in the bag — things like a jewel tone top that would make black look different from the usual black and tan look, a long sleeved shirt which was usually the “jacket” I wore for casual traveling and tees and informal tops. I wore the black and tan pants plus another pair of khakis for casual travel. Make sure the pants have pockets and it’s handy if the jackets have usable pockets, too.

3. Shoes — I thought I could get by with sandals for the business part. I ended up wearing my one pair of dressy high-heel sandals a lot more than I thought. High heeled dressy shoes are standard and Europeans seemed to wear the latest styles as opposed to anything that was the slightest bit practical.

Since you’re small, I’d suggest getting a back pack that will break down small enough (when not fully packed, maybe with the day pack off) to be your carry-on but will expand enough to hold your travel clothes and then a medium sized suitcase. Hopefully your routing will be such that you can stow the suitcase with your business clothes somewhere while you’re off on your travels.

If you are not able to stow the business clothes as oldlady mentioned. You may want to look into shipping them back home before you start traveling.