Where are you going this summer? This season is seeing team Vogue scatter from downtown Manhattan to all corners of the globe—from the Greek islands to the West Coast, from the Balearics to Zanzibar, suffice it to say our itineraries have little in common. The travel outfits, though, are another story. Curious to see how our editors balance freezing plane cabins with balmy destinations, we polled the team; and it looks like there’s one item in particular that’s a favorite across the board.
Vogue Editors’ Summer Travel Essentials
The Soft Travel Pants
Leset pointelle crop wide-leg pants
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The one item that has near team-wide consensus—barring a couple votes for airplane denim, and one notable suggestion for an airplane skirt—is the plane pant. The favorites for the season are made from lightweight fabric, always with a pull-on waist, typically in black. These are the pieces that are comfortable enough to wear in transit; when not needed, they roll up tightly enough so as to take up next to no space in your suitcase. When it’s too hot to consider sweatpants, these are the next best thing.
From the weekender bags that can hold a surprising amount of cargo to the roomy button-downs that can be re-purposed as beach cover-ups and the sneakers that’ll get you through security with ease, here are nine editor-approved summer travel outfits to inspire your own.
It’s always a similar formula when I travel: comfy pants (pointelle, yes, sweatpant, no), a super soft long-sleeve, and an extra plane sweater. I much prefer ballerinas over sneakers; they work for the trip and the destination. Ask me about accessories and I’ll tell you I’m never with a big claw clip (my go-to is Lié Studio’s) and my Alex Mill tote. I’ve tested the limits of how much it can fit on a recent trip back from Atlanta, when I hand-carried an antique wooden stool and still had room to for everything I brought in the first place.
