Next week, my hubby and I will be going on a week vacation to Jekyll Island and St. Simons Island in Georgia! Our trip will be a total of 6 days, from the day we leave on Monday until we return home on Saturday. I planned my travel wardrobe for those coastal towns and am sharing what clothes, shoes and accessories I will take with me on our vacation.
A couple of weeks ago, I this post, “Warm Weather Travel Minimalist Capsule Wardrobe | 11 Pieces, 10 Outfits” here on the blog. My spring coastal travel capsule wardrobe is similar to that one, but I changed up the pieces a bit, added a few more, plus included a zip hoodie jacket for the fluctuating coastal temps.
Thesecret to having many different outfits to wear is packing clothes with mostly neutral, solid colors, with maybe 1 or 2 patterned tops/bottoms. Colors likeblack (or navy), white (or ivory) and gray coordinate well together, so if you pack clothes with mostly those colors, you’ll be able to create many outfits. Because of the neutral colors, the color tones coordinate well together, giving you many outfit possibilities! If you will be traveling for more than a few days, you can wash several of the items to freshen them up while you are traveling. They can be washed, hung up to dry in your hotel room, and they’ll be dry and ready to wear the next day!
Here is my travel capsule wardrobe! I plan to include several of these pieces in my summer capsule wardrobe. Be sure to set aside an outfit to wear on your travel day before you pack the rest of the pieces in your suitcase!
To know what type of clothes and how many to pack, I find out these things first…
- Number of Days of Your Vacation – Start on the day you are traveling and count how many days you will be gone, including the day you will be returning. For a 5-day trip, the minimum you will need to pack is 3 tops and 3 bottoms. Feel free to add an extra top and bottom if needed. For our 6-days spring coastal vacation, I packed 6 tops, 5 bottoms, 1 dress, 1 jacket and 3 pairs of shoes.
- Your Itinerary – The type of vacation will determine what kind of clothes you will need to pack. More than likely, if you will be on a relaxing vacation, you will pack mostly casual clothes. If you will be going to dinner in the evenings, you will want to pack a dress or two also. If it is a business trip, you will want to pack mostly all dressy clothes. Since our vacation is casual and will be doing mostly sightseeing and a beach day, I packed casual clothes and included a skirt, a casual dress and comfortable walking sandals. I will also be packing a swimsuit, cover-up, beach hat and beach sandals, but did not include them in my capsule wardrobe since those are not in my everyday clothes I will be wearing.
- The Type of Weather – Find out the season and the average temperatures where you will be traveling too and if it will be raining. That way, you will know what type of clothes to pack. The average temps for the days we will be on vacation are upper 70’s to low 80’s during the day and mid 60’s at night.
If you are looking for a full-season Spring Coastal Capsule Wardrobe with navy as the base color and colors, you will love The Coastal Vibes Capsule Wardrobe: Spring 2024 Collection! It includes shopping links for all clothes and shoes in the capsule wardrobe, 100 outfit ideas, recommended accessories, travel packing guide and more!
TOPS:
L.L. Bean Squareneck Tee in “white” exact
Quince Linen Button-Down Shirt in “white” c/o exact
Quince Linen Sleeveless Top in “driftwood” exact
Madewell Linen Sleeveless Bateau-Neck Top in “true black” New from Madewell! exact
Lands End Slub Wedge Top in “white/black stripe” exact
Caslon Chambray Camp Shirt in “light wash” exact
LAYERS:
Tommy Bahama Tobago Bay Zip Hoodie in “coconut” exact
BOTTOMS:
J. Crew Soleil Linen Pants in “black” (runs large, I sized down to a medium) exact
Quince Linen Wide-Leg Pants in “driftwood” c/o exact / also love these linen pants in “tan oxford”!
Lands End Tie Waist Tencel Midi Skirt in “black” exact
Chico’s Brigitte 10″ Bermuda Shorts in “smokey taupe” exact / also come in 7″ length
Old Navy Denim 7″ Shorts in “light wash cutoff” exact
DRESS:
Amazon Tiered Sleeveless Maxi Dress in “black” LOVE this dress from Amazon! exact
SHOES:
Nisolo Go-To Flatform Sandals in “black/black” color c/o exact
Sofft Bali Sandals in “anthracite” exact
Naot Patricia Sandals in “oily bark nubuck” exact
Since this is a sightseeing vacation, I knew we would be walking a lot, so I made sure to pack shoes that would be comfortable.
My Accessories:
I just added this Pineapple Star Straw Fedora Hat (with black ribbon) in the “beige” color to my wardrobe and I absoutely LOVE it! I ordered the size small (be sure to see their size guide and measure your head to find your exact fit. I can’t believe it was only $35 on Amazon and it comes with a hard plastic hat form shell that zips to protect it from dust or when you are traveling! I LOVE this Quince Convertible Woven Leather Crossbody bag in the “taupe” color. It comes with both a shoulder strap and a crossbody strap. If it says “sold out”, keep checking because they continually restock this bag and it is very popular! The only jewelry I am packing is the Tommy Bahama double strand necklace, hoop earrings and bracelet set (I forgot to include the bangle bracelet from the set in the photo). I have been wearing these on repeat and they are absolutely lovely!
Shop The Accessories:
Additional Crossbody Bag in Outfits:
12 Outfit Ideas:
This is my capsule wardrobe for our 6-day vacation to Jekyll Island and St. Simons Island. I added more outfit ideas if you wanted to use this wardrobe for your vacation. You could wear this capsule to any warm weather city, the caribbean, on a cruise and even to the French Riviera!
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