This Spring the OLOL family will be doing some travelling to the South of France and Southern Italy.   Pretty stylish places, huh?  Well, just because we try to live an environmentally friendly lifestyle doesn’t mean that we can’t look good while doing it, so thought I’d share what I’m planning to shove in my suitcase.  I’m going for a really simple capsule wardrobe where everything coordinates.  Wardrobe emergencies hundreds of miles from home are NOT COOL.  We’ll be doing lots of walking around in the sun so a big floppy sun hat, a pair of comfy shoes and my faithful Oliver Peoples Layla sunglasses will all be in order, as will a large capacity tote bag to carry around bottles of water, snacks for the baby and an extra nappy or two.

After a couple of years of use, my tan suede Sebagos need to be retired and I’ll probably buy these suede Tom’s sneakers to replace them.  Also, Anthropologie is a favourite of mine and I’ll be heading there before I go to look for some sort of loose linen jacket like this Eva Franco coat to wear in the evenings when it gets a bit cooler.  I tend not to travel with jewellery but have a simple amber tagua nut chunky bracelet which I’ll wear as an accent piece and as it wasn’t expensive, I won’t be devastated if it gets lost or stolen.

Food wise, we won’t be bringing much with us.  I mean…we’re going to France and Italy for pete’s sake.  But I will pack a couple bags of emergency snacks, just in case.  My favourites are the beetroot and acerola kale chips from InSpiral.  I’ll also bring a few Ella’s Kitchen coconut and pineapple smoothies for the baby.

So happy Spring and happy travels!