I'm Flying From NYC to Italy in 30 Days—Here's Everything I Plan to Pack

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If all goes to plan, I'll be arriving at Milan Malpensa Airport in exactly 30 days, where I'll return 10 days later after I've sunned my way through the Italian Riviera—with stops in Santa Margherita Ligure, Camogli, and Portofino—and shopped my way through Milan. Everything's booked for my time actually in Italy. All I have left to do beforehand is pack my suitcase, which is proving to be the most time-consuming aspect of the trip by far.

I'd love to bring a trunk full of potential outfits, including accessories, shoes, and handbags for every possible occasion, but between the plane and train rides, checked-baggage fees and risks, and the fact that my boyfriend is bringing nothing but a backpack (typical), I'll have to do with just a carry-on. Luckily, I've become accustomed to packing light, even for long international trips that involve multiple stops and a variety of dress codes. So really, the only hard part is figuring out what sort of look I'll be going for and which items will bring my vision to life. 

Below, scroll through the items that I think will do the trick. 

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Eliza Huber is a New York City–based fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and celebrity style. She joined Who What Wear in 2021 after almost four years on the fashion editorial team at Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Iowa. She has since launched two monthly columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled the likes of Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top trends from fashion month, season after season. Eliza now lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, running in Central Park, and scouring eBay for '90s Prada and '80s Yves Saint Laurent.