The Art of Packing

In just over a week I will be traveling to Spain to embark on an amazing cruise around the western Mediterranean. I knew on this 12 day cruise we have to dress up for dinner and we will have 3 formal nights.  The rising cost of excess baggage means that I will need to be very smart with my packing to avoid these fees.  Being the woman that I am, I did a lot of research on packing in all the cruising forums.  I found a lot of information but none of it seemed to apply to me.

Most of the information was based on a capsule wardrobe of reversible maxi dresses, fringed shawls and two pairs of shoes, one for day and one for evening.  I am not the type of woman who wears that type of clothing but I do understand that you need have double duty clothes.

So for this trip I decided to make a plan.  I decided to stick to a simple colour palette of black white and grey and because I like variety in my fashion I added two popular trends, animal print and orange.

The Basics and the Fashionable Essentials

Most of the clothing works double duty

Double Duty – Karl Lagerfeld Pants Day and Night Looks

I also added a fun flirty skirt that works in the colour combo but not necessarily in those colours.  It’s double duty and can work for both sightseeing or a fancy lunch.  It’s all in the accessories.  And since I love shoes, it’s easy to dress up or dress down an outfit.

Day to Night with a change of accessories

Then I roll everything and pack them tightly to reduce the risk of wrinkling and then you are done.

Packing Process

Do you have a better packing method?  I would love to hear it, leave your ideas in the comments.

Happy travels.