Sunday, September 2, 2012

All My Bags Are Packed, I'm Ready To Go

I love this song....
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go. I'm standing here outside your door.  I hate to wake you up to say goodbye.  But the dawn is breaking this early morn.  The taxi's waiting, he's blown his horn.  Already I'm so lonesome I could die. So kiss me and smile for me.  Tell me that you'll wait for me.  Hold me like you'll never let me go.  'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again. Oh babe I hate to go...

My mom took me to see John Denver at an outdoor concert in Black Mountain when I was a young girl.  It was a moment I'll never forget.  SO... by the time most of you read this I will be en route to the greatest city in the world, New York City!  It's fashion week, and I'll be attending two fashion blogger conferences, LuckyFabb, organized by Lucky Magazine and IFBCON, hosted by Independent Fashion Bloggers.  The keynote speakers are, respectively, stylist Rachel Zoe and the legendary model Iman.  I'm pretty freaking excited.  In the spirit of sharing that excitement, I thought I would show all of you what's in my packed bags, I mean BAG.  That's correct.  I am NOT checking a bag on the plane for NYC Fashion Week!!  Woot! Woot!  I'm pretty proud :). Anyway, here's how it all went down...


In addition to my toiletries, camera, book, healthy snacks, sunglasses, etc., above are five outfits, one of which I'll be wearing on the plane.  This outfit would include my fav new garment-harem pants!  What to wear to these conferences is all the buzz and several people have suggested I wear them, so I'm taking this pair by Woman Shops World, along with my Gap denim jacket and sequin top from my mother-in-law.


And this pair, styled with a crisp white wrap blouse and my trusty denim jacket again...


Then, there's this flirty little thing I call my house dress, which I've had for about 10 years, paired with Steve Madden nude pumps, vintage cuff and beads.  Love it.


Palazzo pants from Anthropologie I last wore here, (here's a sweet pair), paired with a fitted wrap blouse, and my newest accessory; a gold and black geometric print cuff from Sloan Boutique.


Then I have this loose fitting, silk blue dress with embellishments that I love, paired with a black jacket from an old J. Crew work suit, BCBG pumps and lots of funky accessories, of course.


I rolled all of the clothing items tightly, put shoes into individual shoe bags, cut out any unnecessary toiletries, taking one purse, one clutch (my fav JJ Winters from Lipp Boutique), my small digital camera and... 


Voila!  I'm ready to go!  I cannot believe it.  The last thing I want to spend my money on is checking a bag.  Uh Oh.  What am I going to do if I go shopping in NYC?  Uh, how am I not going to go shopping??


Wish me luck!  Can't wait to share my experiences with you when I get back to the Queen City!
Ciao Baby!  xx-Whitley

15 comments:

  1. Oh Whitley, I hope you have the best time!!! I'm so sad that I can't meet you there. I can't wait to see all of your fabulous photos and to hear about the conferences. You have definitely packed fantastic outfits, and I am so shocked that you could fit them all in a carry on...so impressive! :) Enjoy the fabulous food and shopping. You might just have to wear several layers of clothing home since you won't be able to pack any new purchases! :)

    xo Jenny
    www.crazystylelove.com

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    1. Jenny--I went bananas at Zara and bought one thing at the new Piperlime--SUCH a cool store in the flesh. Can't wait to share it all with you!!

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  2. Have fun! Wish I was flying back to the states for these two conferences!!

    Amy
    Leopard and Lillies

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    1. Can't wait to share pics and memories with you Amy!

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  3. BANANAS! Cannot wait to hear all about it, especially Rachel Zoe!
    Holly

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  4. I am so excited for you!!!!!!!! Oh, and very impressed with the one bag!

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  5. That's so awesome! I hope you have an amazing time! Your outfits look perfect! I can't wait to hear all about it!
    Meredith
    createthatoutfit.com

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    1. Thanks Meredith! I can't wait to share the pics!! xx

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  6. Have such a fun trip! Can't wait to hear all about it! PS Just started Gone Girl last night. Anxious to chat about it to everyone at the next book review!

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    1. I'm about 100 pgs in... so far pretty good!!!! Thanks, and can't wait to share pics from the trip!

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  7. Have fun, Whitley and take lots of pictures! Wish I was there too!

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    1. Thanks Lee! Can't wait to share pictures with you!! xx

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  8. You have mad packing skills. There's no way around it. How did you get everything back home?

    xo
    nic
    mymannersandmoxie.com

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