13 September 2009 – Gute Reise!

Posted on | September 13, 2009 | 26 Comments

13 September 2009 – Gute Reise!, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

All remixed except luggage:

Pinstriped jacket – Gap, thrifted
Blue pashmina – TJMaxx
Black dress – Target
Blue skinny belt – Banana Republic
Black boots – Banana Republic
Argyle Socks – J.Crew
Earrings - wedding gift from husband
Brown leather satchel – on loan from mom
Suitcases – borrowed from parents
Blue carry-on bag – my new Tom Bihn Aeronaut!

Endnotes:

Alas, the day has come that I depart on my long awaited research trip to Germany. This research year abroad has long been in the planning and now I can’t believe it’s actually here. Due to some last minute changes, I’m actually going from my arrival in Munich straight unto another flight and heading to Romania for three weeks to see my family there. But after that, I’ll be in Germany at last.

Click here for my travel and packing methodologies…

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15 July 2009 – Travel Style

Posted on | July 15, 2009 | 7 Comments

15 July 2009 – Travel Style, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

All remixed except pashmina:

Blue pashmina – TJMaxx
Black dress – ON
White eyelet top – TJMaxx
Brown tote – REI
Black sandals – Target

Endnotes:

This morning I flew back to academichic central, where I got off my plane and was shortly picked up by A. for a much needed coffee and catch-up session at our favorite coffee shop. You may remember this black dress from last week, when I wore it for my flight to my parents’ house and from my discussion on travel comfortable clothing. I wore the same jersey dress to fly back in for all the reasons I mentioned then, and once more, finished off the look with a cozy pashmina (read: pashmina on the ground, plane blanket in the air). This time, I zipped through security even quicker with these easy to slip on and off sandals, leaving me plenty of time to peruse the magazine selection before taking off.

This outfit worked great for a day of travel and flying for several reasons: it’s comfortable, it’s black and thus pretty stain resistant, I didn’t need to remove any hardware to get through the metal detector, and it looked chic enough to walk off the plane and head out in public for a day of plans. And last but not least, it conforms perfectly to our week’s review session of neutrals with a pop. Now that’s what I call multi-function! S.