My secret strategy ahead
| | Friends! As promised on Instagram, this week's newsletter is about packing. Last Wednesday, I set off for a three-day wellness retreat in Bodrum, Turkey—hosted by my dear friend Kimberly Drew in collaboration with On—followed by a three-day work trip with Cartier in Stockholm, Sweden. I was determined to pack for these vastly different climates in only a carry-on. Halfway through, I realized I should tell my pals (that's you!) about my strategy.
I somehow managed to both overpack and underpack, but I didn't have to check anything, so a win is a win. Here's how I did it.
—Nikki Ogunnaike, Editor-in-Chief |
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| | Longtime readers will recognize the carry-on in this lineup. A shoulder bag (for the city) layered into a net bag (for the beach) are new additions that, I have to say, I felt especially proud (read: smug) about fitting into my Dagne Dover duffel. |
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| | First, a bit of a backstory on the travel itself. What should have been easy, on-time flights to Istanbul and then to Bodrum, turned into two extremely delayed flights (one for seven hours, the other for five hours). I landed in a pretty shitty mood, but I was comfortable thanks to this outfit: a trench coat with a black blazer underneath, long-sleeve polo shirt, horseshoe-shaped pants, and sneakers.
Layering coats ensured I was warm enough on the flight and later in Stockholm (though I would have been fine in just the blazer). The pants were comfortable to sleep in, and the sneakers made walking around the airport easy on my feet. |
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| | Okay, so this is where I really made myself proud. Because I rarely pack head-to-toe outfits, I instead filled my suitcase with items that landed somewhere in the middle of the road, dress code-wise, and could fit both locations. For example, the Issey Miyake skirt pictured below could work at a beach dinner or a cocktail party, depending on what I wore with it. Similarly, I brought one pair of black pants that were day- and night-appropriate in Stockholm, depending on the shirt I chose.
I was able to mix pieces from my travel look with pieces in my suitcase, and fun sunglasses, jewelry, and shoes that didn't take up a lot of space made each outfit feel new and fresh. Lastly, I want to call out the Tory Burch flats which are, in short, a revelation. The true definition of a shoe you can dress up or dress down.
As for what I underpacked and overpacked? Too many cocktail-party tops, not enough downtime pieces. I'll remember this for next time. |
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| | Catch up on sends from the last few weeks. |
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