What I Packed for Australia
Alternatively titled “Everything I stuffed into two suitcases and lugged halfway across the globe to wear in Australia”. I actually did wear almost all of it, so I feel like I was relatively justified in my over-sized, over-weight bags. That is until I realized it was just me, myself and I carrying alllllll of my bags + my lap top + my heavy camera equipment in and out of hotels, planes, cars, boats, all the things. *insert all the crying face emojis* On the plus side, though, I got a pretty good 10-day arm workout. And I’m probably going to become a minimalist blogger….and also teach myself how to pack my entire life in a carry-on (HA!). But I digress…obviously you didn’t click on this post to hear my ramble about over-packing. You clicked because you want to get the nitty gritty deets on what exactly was in said over-weight bags. So here ya go-
As always, the things with an asterisk, are the things I found to be particularly useful/I wore multiple times/reached for again and again throughout the trip.
CLOTHES
Closed black Jeans (similar) c/o
Max Studio white wide leg pants (similar)
Oak + Fort tan jumpsuit (similar)
Babaton slip dress via Aritzia (similar)*
Zara black shift dress (similar)*
Tobi sleeveless fitted turtleneck dress (similar) c/o
Zara white + black camis (similar)
Sunspel loose-fitting white tee (similar) c/o
A printed tee
H&M flowy blouses- dark green, black, leopard print, snake print*
Madewell white linen blouse (similar)
Who What Wear long white blouse (slightly different style currently available in their collection)
Sunspel light-weight sweater c/o (similar)
Vintage denim jacket (similar)*
WHAT I WISH I HAD PACKED
Converse (instead of Vans)
More maxi dresses
Little sundresses
A beach bag
Over-the-shoulder bags
More dressy options for Sydney (because my assumption of how casual it would be was totally off)
SHOES
Zara strappy leopard heels (similar)
Zara woven flats (almost identical pair)*
Brown strappy sandals (similar)*
Vans*
BAGS
ACCESSORIES
Statement earrings (but my hoops, both small and large, and these Mango earrings were what I wore the most)*
Straw hat (and a black straw hat I bought while I was there)
BCBG kitten sunnies (in both black and in dark crimson) c/o
SWIMWEAR
Michael Kors One Shoulder One Piece Swimsuit in White (also used this as a bodysuit)
Contours by Coco Reef V-Neck One Piece Swimsuit in Black (also used this as a bodysuit)*
Carmen Marc Valvo Scoop Neck One Piece Swimsuit in Blonde Tropical Safari
*Most of the swimsuits I brought are from Beach2Ocean. Each piece is specifically linked above. Also, if you use code RunwayChef20 you can get 20% off any of those specific swimsuits, or any other ones on their site, excluding any Michael Kors suits (like the one-shoulder white one I mention above).