It can be stressful to have to decide in advance what to wear every single day of a trip, but it’s far better to do that in the comfort of your home than to find yourself dissatisfied with your choices and stressed out mid-trip. Earlier I presented step 1 and step 2 of my strategy for successful packing. Here’s my last tip:
3. plan ahead for specific events. Think about your activities and choose the appropriate outfits. And it’s vacation, so don’t forget to have fun with it! During my trip I had a wedding, a graduation, and a few other special events including a Sex and the City 2 party (opening night!). I wore each dress only once, but continued to reuse accessories.
(Wedding, graduation)
Dress (blue) – Tracy Reese / necklace – Covet / sandals – Cynthia Vincent for Target
Dress – Banana Republic / sunglasses – Cheap Monday / necklace – Covet / ring – bought in Paris / sandals – Michael Kors
(Bopping around NYC)
Dress (striped) – Anthropologie / necklace – Nordstrom’s Rack / ring – SF MOMA / sandals – Corso Como
Dress – Mission Statement / earrings – Amrita Singh / sandals – Corso Como
(Website launch, Sex and the City 2, Brown Campus Dance)
Dress (purple) – borrowed from my sister / earrings – Ambiance SF / ring – bought in Paris / clutch – Banana Republic / sandals – Cynthia Vincent for Target / wrap – borrowed from a friend / Sprite – courtesy of Brown University
Sweater – Anthropologie / dress – Banana Republic / necklace – Banana Republic / belt – Anthropologie / sandals – Cynthia Vincent for Target / wrap – borrowed from a friend
Photos by Denise Maines, Julia Stevenson, Tim Michaels, Sarah-Doe Osborne, and Esther Brown.
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