Outfits for a vineyard visit, a Paris winter or a beach week

Packing ideas for New York, Copenhagen and Italy, date night and holiday party looks, plus size summer ideas, outfits for women over 50, and aesthetics from old money to rockabilly.

Knit sweater in taupe with tailored charcoal trousers and black ankle boots.
A woman wears linen wide-leg pants with a sleeveless knit top.

Aesthetics with a name of their own

Sandy beige linen pants draped over a wicker chair, emphasizing their relaxed elegance.

Coastal Grandma

Linen pants, gingham, straw hats and white button-downs for a slow summer capsule.

A finely tailored dark navy blazer resting on an armchair.

Old Money

Camel trousers, navy blazers, cashmere and loafers: the quiet luxury pieces behind it.

A maxi dress in warm earth tones draped over a surface.

Earthy Boho

Rust maxi dresses, olive cardigans, fringe bags and layered wood jewelry.

A swing dress featuring a fitted bodice and a full circle skirt.

Rockabilly

Swing dresses, pencil skirts, cuffed jeans and gingham halters, with a little history.

Pack 3 bottoms that work with every top you bring.

With 6 tops that each go with all 3, those 9 pieces make 18 outfits, so nothing in the suitcase sits unworn.

Larry T. Mallory

The person behind the byline

Any packing list I read gets searched for one word, “laundry,” since a week of outfits without a wash was planned for the camera. My legal name stays home while Larry T. Mallory travels on these posts, and I plan outfits as an amateur rather than a stylist. Carry-on size limits differ by airline, so measure your bag, wheels and handles included, before the trip. Every wrong detail flagged at [email protected] sends me back to fix that post.