Packed and ready…
Here’s how my capsule travel wardrobe (plus pajamas, socks and underwear) looks all packed up and ready to go into the suitcase (except for one of my two pair of shoes). Wow! I’m going to have lots of room to bring home goodies and gifts.
Next, I get to tackle assembling a travel wardrobe for mon mari, a notorious and unrepentant over-packer. But I’ll use the technique Karen taught me, staring with four bottoms for one week, and add tops, sweaters, jackets, belts and shoes.
(Magazines above are some of my reading material for the trip, but also to show scale.)
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Whee! I’m vicariously packed and ready to go, too. One of the best comments I read about packing is that no one, where you are going, notices you are wearing the same clothes more than once.
Oooh, wish I were going along! Have a fabulous time — that packing is formidable, and you’ll so enjoy having easy-to-manage luggage. I look forward to hearing all about your trip.
are the clothes inside “bags” (those green thingys) and those you’ll put in the suitcase? sorry, I didn’t understand. looks great, regardless 😉 have a blast. Today it has been exactly one month since I’ve been back from my short paris rendezvous, I miss it so!!
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Please do tell about the green bags you´ve used to pack- they look fantastic! I am going to Paris next year (twice) to visit a friend- you have inspired me to pack better for those trips 🙂
It’s so funny the way that I pack with total organization when I am leaving, and then just throw things in the suitcase for the return trip home.
And Duchesse is totally correct, there is no one to notice that you are wearing the same clothes when you travel.
I stand before your suitcase in slack-jawed awe. You are my hero.
Have a wonderful, wonderful time. Eat a palmier for me!!!
those pack cubes are nice. how many blouses can you get into that fold over one? and, did you put jeans into the zippy one? call me curious.
and your jackets? are they packed into the cubes?
your organizational skills regarding packing…perfection. and yes, you’ll have room to bring lots back unless you are packing everything into a carry on? i would love to think i could get two weeks worth of stuff into a carry on but, i know it would be a huge challenge. and there’s never any where to wash clothes where i travel…alas.
style spy, a remarkable number of clothes can be washed out in a basin or sink, and it is easy to find little tubes of liquid soap for handwashing delicates at any European supermarket.
The main problem is clothing that needs ironing or pressing.
That is one reason I don’t always take jeans – they are hard to wash by hand and if not washed in a machine that air-dries them, take forever to dry. I did do that when studying in Italy, but the weather there was often warm and dry. Nowadays in the town where I was studying, there are laundromats, but 20 years ago there were only “laundries” (like dry-cleaners that wash men’s dress shirts) and those were too expensive for students.
I always take a wicking towel – for my thick curly hair as well – it turns into a mess of frizz if it even looks at a dryer – this removes most of the moisture from a good woollen sweater, for example.
That is a remarkable organising job. I’m going to a travel shop near here to look at those nifty bags.
Can’t Un homme d’un certain âge pack his own clothes?
Duchesse – yes, that’s one of the things I keep reminding myself when I’m tempted to throw in “just another _______”.
materfamilias – the packing was easy once Karen helped me pick the perfect core pieces.
Sher – this is the first time I’ve packed this light for a trip of this duration. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Mi – those are Eagle Creek packing cubes…one of the best inventions ever! I posted about them a while back, I’ll find and re-post tomorrow.
RML – see above. I recommend these highly. They’re great not only for packing, but for keeping you organized during the trip. And when the TSA goons riffle through your luggage, everything stays neat and wrinkle free.
Marsi – we leave day after tomorrow. I hope to blog from Paris if our laptop behaves and our internet connection is reliable.
Belle – I tend to do the same thing, but coming home, who cares? ;-p
Style Spy – will do! Once again, Karen gets the credit for helping me pull together the perfect few pieces.
Erin – there are two sizes of the packing “envelopes”. The one I’ve shown here would hold probably 7 or eight blouses/shirts. I’ve used it for my two sweaters and one blazer, and could have fit another piece. (I’ll carry/wear the leather jacket.)
lagatta – our trip is of such short duration, I hope to not have to wash any of the jeans. But the silk tops are a breeze; you can wash them in the evening, hang them, and they’re dry by morning. L’homme d’un certain age *hates* packing (or anything that reminds him he’s going to have to get on an airplane) and left to his own devices packs enough for two steamer trunks, so this is one of those things I’ve taken over. He appreciates it, and I have the benefit of a (slightly) less agitated pre-trip husband.
metscan – thanks! unfortunately, our pieces of luggage are too large for carry-on. If we continue to travel and hone our light packing skills, we’ll probably invest in carry-on rolling bags.
Even for a short trip, I usually end up checking my bag — but it’s not because I overpack, it’s because I can’t pare the bottles/tubes back enough. Even with powdered mineral makeup, dyed eyebrows/lashes, and the willingness to make liberal use of the medical exception to the 3-1-1 rule, it’s beyond me.
I keep hearing rumors that the rule’s going to be repealed, though, so I live in hope!
Pseu, I’m a huge fan of the Eagle Creek bags — I’ve got a full set, but it’s the small folder, the cube and half-cube combo (plus some nice stretchy shoe bags) that finds its way into my suitcase most often. How did we live without them before?
WOW! I’m impressed…. that is the kind of packing I aspire to, but never, ever achieve… I can’t wait to hear your review of it post-trip. I always end up wearing a third of what I bring, and resenting the rest for taking up valuable souvenir space!
So, these go in a big empty suitcase, right? Not to mention your husband and his big empty suitcase–let him explain to the customs guy that the Louis Vuitton scarf is his alone!(He’s a nice fellow–I recall he takes you to chocolate tasting festivals!)
How exciting – packed (so neatly!) and nearly ready to go …. can’t wait for your fashion posts from Paris – have a safe trip….
I need a lesson, I could never pack so light. Great job!
Nice work. When do you leave? Will you blog from Paris, or just when you return?
Great packing. What about the suitcase, or do these fit in the cabin? My husband always leaves his packing to the very last minute and just throws clothes in his suitcase. This is so annoying, but I won´t volunteer to pack for him.
Impressive! I’d like my whole life to be like that.
On our last trip, we had a washer. The wash cycle took hours, but the items were almost dry when they were done.
Great (and impressive!) visuals…while I generally only carry a US-sized carryon it usually weighs a ton…you won’t have to worry about back strain with that capsule!
Bon voyage!