Shop my suitcase: Everything I’m wearing in Paris next week
And all of the ways I am doubting myself thanks to Extreme Packing Anxiety.
Bonjour Geezers!
On Sunday (after the marathon!) I am heading to Paris for a girls trip and then to London for a couple days by myself. Yes, I already voted!
In the coming weeks, paid subscribers will get a few different installments of my recommendations from this trip: Where I stayed, what I saw, where and what I ate.
Have I been to Paris before? Once. Last October, I wrapped up my Eat Pray Love Eurotrip in the City of Lights, and honestly… it was kind of a mistake. By the time I got there, I’d been solo-traveling through multiple countries for weeks. It was magical, sure, but exhausting and tense—I’d never traveled internationally alone, so I was constantly on alert. After a week of schnitzel in Austria, I was homesick and cranky, and Paris just didn’t hit the way it would’ve if it’d been my first stop. When I arrived at my Airbnb and saw it had only a bathtub, I burst into tears. Washing my hair was an adventure. And at that point, I didn’t want adventure; I wanted a hamburger, a hot shower, and I wanted to watch Southern Charm.
I told myself it was okay if I didn’t do everything in one fell swoop—that my trip would still be a success even if all I did in Paris was see the Eiffel Tower, walk around, eat pastries and cheese, and indulge in some light chain-smoking. So that’s exactly what I did, and I promised myself I’d be back.
So now I am going back! This time, with a friend.
To kick us off, I thought it would be fun to share with you my packing list.
This is just shoes, clothes, and bags, but it is a pretty solid idea of what is going into my suitcase for my 10 days abroad. Skincare, etc, will be in a different list.
Here’s what I am bringing to Paris (I’ll be there 11/3 to 9, and then to London, where the temps will be similar, from 11/9 to 14):
When you click through, you can read a description of each item and see how I ranked each piece with a percentage of likelihood that I’d actually wear it. The black dress gets 100%.
There are two items I know I am actually going to take out of my suitcase because after writing out the packing list and considering each thing I gave them a 0% chance that I’d end up wearing them. I wonder if you can guess what they are before I tell you here.
Bonus: Most of these items are going to be on sale VERY soon, and they are all linked for easy shopping.
When I get back, I’ll tell you what I ended up wearing, what I never touched, and what I wished I had brought instead. (Because I have NEVER once in my life packed correctly.)
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What size suitcase are you using? Curious about packing the boots!
Honestly nothing better than a light chain smoke ❤️