I planned my first Nashville trip in October, thinking one carry-on of basics would cover it. Two days in, I was borrowing a bandana from a stranger at a honky-tonk because nothing I packed looked right for the strip. Nashville…
The first time I packed for Europe, I did it all wrong. I brought heeled ankle boots I’d worn twice, a structured tote that looked great in my Seattle apartment and became a shoulder problem by day two in London,…
I’ve been putting together europe outfits for years, and the thing that actually surprised me on my first trip was how differently packed I was from everyone around me. I brought colors, patterns, and variety. Europeans, I learned fast, pack…
I have coached women through first international work trips for years, and Barcelona keeps coming up for one reason: you can be underdressed at breakfast and overdressed by lunch if you pack without a plan. The city moves between beach…
A European summer is not a single aesthetic. It is sun that does not let up, stairs that do not care about your shoes, and photos that get taken whether you are ready or not. I am based in Boston,…
I am a career coach in Boston, and at least once a week someone asks me how to look credible in New York on a two-day trip without looking like a tourist who just left Times Square. This is not…
London is one of those cities where I can leave a hotel at 8 AM in bright light, get mist by noon, and end the day in a windy dinner queue near the river. I coach women through job transitions…
I used to think Paris outfits were about looking expensive in photos. Then I started coaching women who had one carry on, two packed workdays, and one dinner reservation they cared about. The goal was never costume. The goal was…
When I started planning a week in Rome, I did what I always do before a big trip: I pictured my real days, not the fantasy version. Heat bouncing off stone, miles on foot, a sudden need to cover my…