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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Travel wardrobes https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/travel-wardrobes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:27:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Fun50's on "Travel wardrobes" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/travel-wardrobes#post-1435797 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 07:52:32 +0000 Fun50's 1435797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am currently traveling in Australia and I found that I packed a lot of the wrong things. I expected it to be much warmer and didn't bring enough layers that go together. I've probably worn about 1/3 of the clothes I packed. When I get back indeed to make sure I keep track of what I did and did not wear. The links are all very helpful to avoid future mistakes! shiny on "Travel wardrobes" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/travel-wardrobes#post-1434534 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 16:05:19 +0000 shiny 1434534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have a lot of travel posts if you click on my profile. This fall I did a 3 week trip that combined urban/business (3 cities) + beach/vacation. It was quite a packing challenge. I wound up taking two bags, but in retrospect, I probably could've done it all in a carry-on. I don't think I ever wrote a post-mortem on that trip. The beach part turned out to be the easier part, I could have packed less, because we were staying in a beach house with laundry facilities, and basically I wound up wearing the same swimsuit + cover up outfit each day, and at night lived in R&B sweat pant jeans + a sweatshirt. If going out to dinner, I "dressed up" either in a maxi dress + jean jacket, or BF jeans +  top (dressy top OR cotton tee) + cascading cardigan with comfy cage-wedge heels.  For the urban/business legs of the trip (I flew in and out of the beach to various cities on the eastern seaboard), I brought a dress, suit jacket, ponte knit pants, a dressy top, a cotton tee, dark wash skinny jeans, same cascading cardigan, leather jacket, one pair of heels and one pair of flats (cognac monk straps).  So basically my packing list looked like this: - swimsuit - long sleeve hooded beach coverup from Athleta - quick dry shorts - Jcrew metallic thongs  - black cage wedge heels  - black pointy toed booties  - cognac monk straps - R&B sweat pant jeans - Black ponte knit pants - BF jeans - Dark wash skinny jeans - Cotton/linen tees - black, navy, white - Blouses that could work double duty - dressed up for work, or down with BF jeans. I have an array to choose from now --  I look for synthetics that can wash out quickly in the sink and dry overnight. They take up zero room too, so I can bring several.  - jersey black dress, knee length - maxi dress, black - long cascading cardigan - total workhorse for travel. works great for casual, for work, and also doubles as a robe in the hotel! - suit jacket - leather jacket - jean jacket - a couple of scarves - bags: just two. A cognac clutch (tucks into my laptop bag), and a more gear-ish over-the-shoulder bag that I use for the beach.  How long are you going? Is it vacation or business or a combo? Are you going to the beach in the off-season/shoulder season? What is the anticipated weather? (For my trip, the weather was all over the map -- from crisp & fall like, to hot sticky & humid.) What activities will you be doing?  Fun50's on "Travel wardrobes" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/travel-wardrobes#post-1434368 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:28:31 +0000 Fun50's 1434368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks for the links. Most of the variation in weather is just due to the location. Beach Vs. City. I find that most beach locations are cool in the evenings and mornings even if the temperatures are generally warm otherwise. Astrid on "Travel wardrobes" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/travel-wardrobes#post-1434343 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 07:51:03 +0000 Astrid 1434343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ For travelling light: <a href="http://offtheblueprint.com/" rel="nofollow">http://offtheblueprint.com/</a> <a href="http://ladylighttravel.com/" rel="nofollow">http://ladylighttravel.com/</a> <a href="http://herpackinglist.com/" rel="nofollow">http://herpackinglist.com/</a> <a href="http://snarkynomad.com/" rel="nofollow">http://snarkynomad.com/</a> Even if you don't go quite as minimal as they suggest, you can find some good tips/ideas there. Here is my thread on <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/minimal-packing-taken-to-extremes" rel="nofollow">minimalist packing</a> for Scotland last summer (lots of great tips!) and <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-in-scotland-travel-capsule-review" rel="nofollow">here's</a> the thread I posted after the trip. rachylou on "Travel wardrobes" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/travel-wardrobes#post-1434336 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 07:21:58 +0000 rachylou 1434336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ How cold is cold and how warm is warm? Caro in Oz on "Travel wardrobes" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/travel-wardrobes#post-1434322 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 06:38:04 +0000 Caro in Oz 1434322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Lots of links on this page :) <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/search-results-forum/?cx=partner-pub-4935877050966590%3A6085503928&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=travel+wardrobe&sa=%EE%80%92&siteurl=youlookfab.com%2Fwelookfab%2Ftopic%2Ftravel-wardrobes&ref=youlookfab.com%2Fwelookfab%2F&ss=5216j2516570j15">http://youlookfab.com/search-r.....of=FORID%3</a> shipskitty on "Travel wardrobes" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/travel-wardrobes#post-1434319 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 06:28:17 +0000 shipskitty 1434319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ There is a thread about that here: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dumb-question-re-travel-capsule&sa=U&ei=eCTLVLqdC8u4ggSC0oCoBg&ved=0CAoQFjAC&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNFS_OG58SqO5Y20vVxF4poMYO6csg" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/url?q=h.....4poMYO6csg</a> But also if you search for 'travel capsule' you will find lots of other discussions around that theme. Fun50's on "Travel wardrobes" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/travel-wardrobes#post-1434307 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:50:55 +0000 Fun50's 1434307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Can you help me find any previous or current posts on travel wardrobe ideas for both warm and cool weather? What if you are traveling to both and want to travel light?