With three-day weekends on the (slightly distant, but just within reach) horizon, now’s the perfect time to plan your inaugural summer getaway. Before you do, it’s time to make a silent promise to yourself. Chaotic carry-on and stressful pre-flight deliberations, no more—this is the season you streamline your packing routine. It’s far more enjoyable to book a last-minute weekend trip when you have the art of squeezing a travel wardrobe into a roller bag down to a science.
Suffice it to say, Vogue editors have logged enough time on the go to qualify as seasoned pros—and with those miles, a series of tried-and-true packing tips.
Vogue Editors’ Go-To Packing Essentials
Whether it’s deciphering what goes into a travel capsule wardrobe, making the most of every available inch in your suitcase, or finding a deceptively spacious personal item for the plane, our team has opinions. (Rolling or folding? Team travel steamer or team hoping for the best?) And then there are the travel essentials our editors rarely travel without—from skincare that fights post-flight dullness to the chic toiletry bags that store it all.
Without further ado, read on for the Vogue editor’s guide to packing for a warm-weather adventure.
Talia Abbas, shopping director
Is it weird that I love packing? I’m not talking about the outfit planning (that’s stressful), but the actual physical act of it: the fitting, the folding, the rolling—it’s like a game of Tetris. Almost everything goes in some kind of designated pouch, especially shoes. They must be stuffed with socks and wrapped in paper before going in their individual cloth dust bags—they cannot touch my clothes! I never travel anywhere without my Alex Mill tote, it’s one giant nesting doll. On any given trip, it’s carrying my lunch, a handbag I can’t fold flat, my ski helmet, all my jewelry (stored in its pouch, of course), and possibly extra shoes I couldn’t fit in my carry-on. I am one of those [insert your own adjective] people who likes to workout on vacation, so I always have to leave room for my running shoes somewhere…
