Elegant Travel: Part III

Traveling in "the good old days."

Traveling. It's a love/hate adventure -- thank goodness for the destination (usually). Cherie and her set, who travel in unspeakable luxury, are complaining about the demise of "the good old days" when they could over pack, cruise up to the first class salon and chat with friends until they were escorted to their seats and had their first glass of champagne inserted into their upturned hands. (No, no, not the first one of the day, the first on the plane.)

Talk about traveling in style, n'est-ce pas?

Cherie and I have one friend who has gotten together with others of like means to lease a time-share jet for their personal travel. I always worry that they could be stressed while snagged in traffic on the way to the airport, but Cherie pointed out to me, I was naively unaware of the detail, that by definition "private plane" means they wait for you. I was relieved to hear that.

Some of us actually like the idea of paring down. Most of us have no choice. In the final installment of our series, I'm turning to my great pal Deja Pseu from Une Femme , who truly does have the system down to a fine art. I've witnessed the tricks that come out of her bag. Magic.

Traveling in Style: Raincoats

Traveling in Style: chaussures

Traveling in Style: Clothing p 1

Traveling in Style: Clothing p 2

Traveling in Style: Clothing Care

TiS: Accessories

TiS: Boarding Pass (this is the one with the polyvore on the floor capsule wardrobe)

TiS: Cleared for Takeoff (this one shows how I packed it all in a carry on bag)

On the subject of shoes, I agree with Kathy Peck, let's adopt the stylish Italian shop girl trend, Hogans. I had a pair of Tod black patent loafers (not driving shoes) I literally walked the soles off in New York. My brilliant shoe man, Monsieur Cotte, repaired them.

And finally, I've lifted Kit's comment right from my post -- how extraordinary is this technique? Do visit her at Chic Provence

I learned the BEST packing tip... take a hanger, put a plastic dry cleaning bag over it, then start "dressing" it with layers..first a pair of pants, then a tank top, then a shirt, then a sweater, then a jacket over that; include the scarf you would wear with this outfit..then top the whole thing off with another dry cleaning bag. Fold into thirds (or you could roll it), place in suitcase. When you get to the hotel, simply take the hanger out, give a good shake, and hang in the closet...voila! complete outfit, almost no wrinkles... I was so happy it worked so well on last trip to France in April!! Repeat with two more "outfits" and you are done... it's very effective and so simple!


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