Pack For A Trip With Style
Pack for a Trip with Style
“the trick is not to just pack, rather to pack efficiently”
Have you ever experienced the slight embarrassment of arriving at your three-day getaway with an amount of luggage that would suggest you’re moving to a different state, at which point to try and mask your vanity with excuses for bringing such an amount of clothes? But worse is when you open your suitcase and you realize that you have nothing to wear! I don’t know about you but when I have to fly somewhere I always fall into feeling incredibly indecisive about what to pack. Now the trick is not just to pack, rather to pack efficiently so when you get to your destination you’re not stuck with a whole lot of something and nothing to wear.Making the Pick
“when I pack, I put together full looks”
For those of us who own a lot of clothes it’s even more difficult, how do you choose from all the options, I mean I can go crazy just thinking about it; ‘Maybe I should take the brown dress, but if I take the dress I have to take the beige boots, but everything else I’m taking will need black boots, so do I drag the beige boots just for he dress, am I really going to wear the dress….” and on and on and on. Do you feel me? So here are some tips:Tip# 1 Pack in Outfits
Rather then just packing random shirts, jeans and dresses, pack full outfits. What outfits are going to wear each day? Try to choose combination’s that can share the same pants and shoes. Don’t worry about wearing the same jeans twice or three times, they don’t need a washing after every wear! When I pack, I put together full looks and label them by days I will be wearing them example: Day 1- black skinny jeans, vintage Beatles tee, black Seychelles boots and a black wrap sweater. You can obviously switch up days when you’re going to wear them, but at least you’ll have complete looks ready to go.Tip#2 Be Realistic
Leave the “just in case” pieces behind. I am definitely guilty of always trying to bring clothes that I end up never wearing. Don’t make your trip an excuse to pull out some old funky dress that you’ve never had the guts to wear. If you do not wear it at home, you will not wear it on your trip. Pick the pieces you’re going to feel most comfortable and sexy in. Bring that sexy, fancy dress only if you are going to have an occasion to wear it.The only “just in case” clothes worth bringing are extra underwear and socks.
Tip3 Making Room
My dilemma more then choosing clothes is always what shoes to bring. In a perfect world I would bring a suitcase just for shoes along with my other luggage. Try to choose a pair of shoes that will match all your clothes. If you’re bringing boots, wear them to the airport, you’ll save room in your suitcase for other things. If you have lots of beauty products, get travel sizes. Pop into a beauty supply store and ask if they have samples they can give out, they usually have samples of the latest hair, face and body care products. Some of my favorites are Biolage hair products and Dermalogica skin and body care. I once packed for a one-week trip to New Your in just one carry-on suitcase! If you find that your things are spilling out your suitcase, you can always get a big bag, like a beach bag and put your things in it including your purse, pillow, book, hairbrush etc..
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