2019-10-01 Cosmopolitan

NEUTRALS

(A ls o, yo ur I nst a f e e d will b e .)

By RACHEL TORGERSON

This genius

packing hack

will

save

you so much time

MAGIC

CO

MBOS

Not sure which

colors work

best for your next

trip? Peep

t h e s e t s b e l ow

for inspo.

WARM TONES

OMBRÉ

WARM + COOL

COOL SHADES

1. Pick a palette
   Shift your eyes, like, one
   inch to the right for some
   preapproved ideas. Or start
   with a patterned piece you
   love and go from there. Blue
   and green florals on a pink
   background? Bam, you’re a
   palette-picking pro.


2. Scan your closet
   Go through and grab
   clothes in those shades,
   making sure you have a
   mix of tops and bottoms.
   (In other words, don’t just
   throw every green thing
   you own into your bag or
   you’ll risk being pants-less
   in Paris.)


3. Do a brutal edit
   Since all your pieces will go
   together (that’s the magic
   of this trick!), you can now
   cut way back. My formula
   is packing the same number
   of tops or dresses as days
   I’ll be away plus half that
   number of bottoms and a
   sweater or two.


4. Fill any holes
   with neutrals
   No pastel skirt? Swap in
   cream. Or soften what
   could be getting really
   matchy-matchy with white,
   black, or denim layers
   and basics.


5. Streamline your
   accessories
   Stick to just one bag, one
   belt, a dress shoe, and a
   comfy shoe. And, okay,
   workout sneaks if you’re
   tryna be that girl who goes
   running before everyone
   else wakes up.

ot sure ‘bout you, but no matter how

carefully I plan my getaway ensembles,

my pics never even come close to look-

ing ~travel influencer~. Also, I end

up wearing the same thing over and over, because

it always turns out that I hate everything I laid out in

advance. So imagine my joy when I discovered how

*actual* influencers pack: by color palette instead of

by outfit. I know. Here’s how you, too, can break free.

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PASTELS

BRIGHTS

I’ll do whichever

one makes me look

like Blake Lively in

every pic, thx!

fashion

54 Cosmopolitan October 2019

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(^7

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