What to Wear While Traveling

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Comfort is king when it comes to what I wear for traveling. Whether it’s in a car, on a plane, on a train or in a submarine, I’ll be a much happier person if my skinny jeans aren’t digging into my stomach for hours at a time.

Occasionally the need to look cute while on the road creeps into the plan. Like stopping at a cute restaurant in artsy Ashville.

There goes my t-shirt and comfy pants combo. Thankfully, this outfit is the next best thing (and doesn’t make me look like a hobo).

These pants have an elastic waste band and are therefore comfortable a couple of hours cooped up in the car. This men’s tank from Fruit of the Loom pack at Wal-Mart is great because not only is it comfortable, but it’s also really long which means I don’t have to worry about the top of my “comfy pants” showing.

Finally, the pink sweater is just enough warmth for an overzealous AC (or and overzealous AC controller), but light enough to wear I won’t get hot in the sun. I bought both the pants and the sweater at a buy one get one free sale at H&M so I think I paid at total of $7 for the two of them.

Here are polka dot pants that are close to the ones I have on, here’s a pink sweater, and here are the tanks I mentioned.

And um…how gorgeous is this street? Can I drive over there for every OOTD photo shoot?


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How to Travel Looking Cute

On a trip to California last year, I learned the value of traveling in comfort.

We began our day 3am east coast time and ended it around midnight west coast time, with plenty of plane rides, car rides, shopping, and celebrity siting in between.
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I wore a new Max Studio skirt from TJ Maxx that I thought would be a breeze to walk around in. Turns out the band was a little bit less forgiving then I thought it was in the dressing room.

Driving to the airport at 3am I found myself wondering if I was going to be able to deal with the pressure around my waistline for a couple hours-which is precisely what you don’t want to be thinking headed for an airport (well, that and, “Did I pack underwear?”)

The lesson I learned that day was this: travel in something you’ve proven is comfortable. Don’t show up for a long flight or car ride in something you’ve never worn because you won’t know how it wears.

What I last traveled in, was the perfect outfit for long hours of sitting. I wore a maxi shirt dress.

I got all the benefits of a maxi dress (complete coverage, no waistline to make me uncomfortable) without all the hassles of what to do with my bra.

You know how some maxi dresses with spaghetti straps or razor backs give you no good way to wear a comfortable bra? The t-shirt maxi dress solves that problem! With a t-shirt bra, a bright necklace, and sandals, I was well on my way to a relaxing trip all the while looking cute and feeling comfortable.

I could have even added a scarf for extra warmth if I needed to, and it still would have looked fabulous.

The travel outfit: perfected.

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