Packing for Somewhere Warm: A Designer Vacation Wardrobe

Packing for Somewhere Warm: A Designer Vacation Wardrobe

A good vacation wardrobe is light, easy to mix and a little bit special. Linen, cotton, silk and open weaves lead the packing list, with shoes and bags chosen to go anywhere. This edit is the full set of clothes that make a trip feel considered.

Dressing for the trip

The best travel clothes do two jobs at once, looking relaxed during the day and dressed up by dinner. Choose pieces that fold small and still look good when they come out of the suitcase.

More tops

Dresses are the simplest packing choice, since one piece is already a complete outfit. Tops do the quiet work in an edit like this, changing an outfit more than they seem to.

Shoes

Separates earn their space by combining in more ways than you plan for. Shoes decide whether the outfit reads dressy or casual.

More shoes

Sandals and flat shoes cover most plans, with one dressier pair for evening. These are the finishing pieces, chosen for how they sit with the rest of the edit.

Bags

Bags need to be light and easy to carry, and a small one is enough for a day out. A bag is the accent, and it is where the outfit gets a bit of personality.

Trousers and shorts

Dresses are the simplest packing choice, since one piece is already a complete outfit. The bottom half decides the proportion, so these are worth choosing carefully.

Jewelry

Separates earn their space by combining in more ways than you plan for. Jewelry is the small detail that makes an outfit feel considered.

Maxi dresses

Sandals and flat shoes cover most plans, with one dressier pair for evening. Dresses are the fastest way into the trend, since one piece is the whole outfit.

Skirts

Bags need to be light and easy to carry, and a small one is enough for a day out. Skirts are the easiest way to change the mood of a plain top.

Accessories

Dresses are the simplest packing choice, since one piece is already a complete outfit. Accessories are the quickest, lightest way to join the trend.

Swim

Separates earn their space by combining in more ways than you plan for. A swim piece is the base of a beach day.

Mini dresses

Sandals and flat shoes cover most plans, with one dressier pair for evening. Here the dresses come in every length and cut, so the look is easy to match to an occasion.

Dresses

Bags need to be light and easy to carry, and a small one is enough for a day out. For anyone who dresses in one decision, this is the group to start with.

More from the edit

Dresses are the simplest packing choice, since one piece is already a complete outfit. A few more pieces from the edit that did not fit the other groups.

Also in the edit

Separates earn their space by combining in more ways than you plan for. The rest of the edit, mixed together.

The pieces worth the suitcase space

Pack in a limited palette so everything combines. You will wear more of it and carry less. If you want to keep browsing, I also put together Espadrilles Are the Only Wedge Worth Packing.