City break in a backpack
So last week I had the chance to visit my bestie Sharon, in her in Sofia home, in Bulgaria!
It was to be a fab relaxing 3 day break... with no luggage allowance & so the challenge of 3 daytime & 2 evening outfits in only what essentially is a school backpack ensued...
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I packed all of this...!
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Wearing the cargo pants, logo tee & fine knit under my blazer, 4 pieces added no bulk to my traveling outfit & was super comfy & not too warm on the flight itself
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Air & Grace trainers complimented each outfit & were the best option for our long walks & shopping trips but worked well with my dress & midi skirt too!
Like I said, the 2 jumpers were fine knits
These could be layered over a tee/dress (or even each other for the journey back to cold England!)
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So how did I mange to for all of this in a backpack?
Well it was a folding & wrapping master class to be proud of.
Folding was key;
I folded everything in a uniform size to create an equal pile. By using the dress to wrap the rest of the pile (but not the pleated skirt)
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This was easy to slot into the backpack. One pile the size of a laptop...
then came the conundrum of packing a pleated skirt! Eek...
So here’s how I did it:
Taking 3 soft hair ties, I simply gathered the pleats together to create a tube....
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This enables the pleats to stay in perfectly & by then folding the tube in half, laid on the top of the rest of my packing!!
When I arrived I simply removed the hair ties & it had never looked so good!
I now store my summer skirts this way.
Adding a silky scarf to selected outfits added contrast & impact to plain knits. It also tied all the colours together.
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My evening bag doubled up as a pouch for all the cables/pens/stationery needed for a business owner trying to keep up with the world
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I used one beautiful handbag by Bell & Fox for every eventuality. Keeping my passport & money safe whilst being hands free & suitably chic too!
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So here you have it!
I do believe that I could have stayed for
A week & had enough interchangeable pieces to create a fresh outfit each day!
But this is how I wore just a few clothes...
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I even used the backpack itself to go shopping one day!
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This is how I dressed on the final day, 3 outfits for 3 parts of the day... adding the tan knit under the blazer once I hit the UK chill.
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So you see it’s super easy if you make things simple...
I didn’t buy anything new, drawing everything from my wardrobe & making comfort key.
Time with my bestie is so precious, I didn’t want to think of anything but enjoying every single minute together.
Time with my bestie is so precious, I didn’t want to think of anything but enjoying every single minute together.
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Just drop me a line & we can take the hassle out of the suitcase
Sarah
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You looked amazing every day bestie x thank you for the best days ever xx
I miss you xx