Sorry in advance for the long post! I recently returned from a 2.5 week trip to the east coast that consisted of visiting with friends, sightseeing, a job interview, and a science fiction convention. And given that I'd be taking my bag on all sorts of transit in multiple cities, it all needed to fit in a carry-on suitcase. I'm usually pretty efficient at packing, but this threw me for a loop! I was firmly on Team Overpacking for this trip.

I ended up going with a primarily black and white color palette for easy mix and matching, with a few green/blue/teal items thrown into the mix. I packed 5 bottoms, 9 tops, 2 dresses, 2 cardigans, and 3 pairs of shoes. This seems like a lot, but I was gone 18 days in total and liked having options. Somehow, it all fit into my suitcase - thankfully tanks, tees and shorts don't take up a lot of space. I realized that I probably could have managed without one of the bottoms and two or so of the tops, though.

And I had time for a little shopping too. I knew I'd break Austerity August, but I'm very happy with everything I bought! Especially my $8 white capris (shown below) and bronze loafers (also shown below) that I wore several times over the trip.

Overall, I think it worked well, but I was happy for a little more color variety by the time I got back. Does anyone else ever think they like neutrals more than they actually do? I've been decreasing the amount of color in my wardrobe in favor of neutrals recently, but could never let it go entirely!

Finally, here are a few of the outfits I wore on the trip. Outfit 1 was tank and capris for lunch and sightseeing, 2 was tank and khakis for visiting with friends, 3 was trousers and cardigan for a job interview, and 4 was a dress out to dinner with DH. I'll save my convention outfits for another post!

Comments and suggestions are definitely welcome, on the outfits or on packing/travel capsules in general.