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.

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CLOTHES

• Uniqlo white jeans*

• Closed black Jeans (similar) c/o

• Show Me Your Mumu striped pants c/o

• Max Studio white wide leg pants (similar)

• AGOLDE black denim skirt

• Levi’s cut-offs (in white + denim)*

• Show me Your Mumu black jumpsuit c/o*

• Oak + Fort tan jumpsuit (similar)

• Show me Your Mumu linen romper c/o*

• Show me Your Mumu black maxi dress c/o

• Babaton slip dress via Aritzia (similar)*

• Zara black shift dress (similar)*

• Tobi sleeveless fitted turtleneck dress (similar) c/o

• Zara white + black camis (similar)

• Uniqlo ribbed fitted tees in white, black + tan

• 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)

• H&M hoodie in light beige

• 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)*

• A New Day blue fringe slide sandals

• Vans*

• Nikes

BAGS

• J.McLaughlin round wicker bag

• QZUnique white woven bag

• Net bags (in off-white + black)

• Chanel bag (similar)

• Madewell tote bag*

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)

• Oversized bobby pins

• Cotton On hair wraps*

• BCBG kitten sunnies (in both black and in dark crimson) c/o

• Zero UV black sunnies c/o

• Le specs sunglasses 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

• Carmen Marc Valvo Crochet Long Sleeve One Piece in Ivory

• Lilly & Lime Bikinis

*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).

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