The season when everything seems just a bit better is here: summer has made its entrance. Whether you plan for aimless strolls around the city that has worn its sunnier light, reading at the beach, or a bit of both, packing rightly will only serve you.

We have all found ourselves in front of an empty suitcase and a full wardrobe wondering what to take and what to leave, and often our decisions were not entirely sufficient. This year, we have got you covered. The ultimate capsule packing curated by AiSPI will do whenever, wherever for brunch, parties, or dates without having to worry about overweight luggage.

A Handbag - And Another One

A handbag is often a tricky decision to make when packing as it can function as the cornerstone of the rest of the outfits. It is an essential item to carry the rest of the essential items yet we still want it to be stylish, right-sized, fashionable and functional. When going on a trip, it is best to consider a handbag that can be worn day to night and be dressed up or down in accordance with the rest of the stylistic choices.

This Gedebe bag includes just the right amount of bling for night dressing and the right shades of colour for carrying it during the day. Its versatile character allows it to be worn along jeans and t-shirts to maxi dresses and add a glam note to each look. With a removable leather strap, you can easily adjust it to your occasion wear.

But, one bag is never enough. When packing pick a second handbag that is a different style to the first one in order to serve as a distinguish between looks and attitudes. Seek again for versatility and functionality but aim for different shapes and colour palettes. The Vanina baguette is of a more neutral tone and can be worn as a more simple and elegant item with a variety of dresses from monochromes to florals.

The Little White Dress

A Versatile Piece

As much as we love the LBDs, white is the colour of harmony and peace we seek during summer and dresses are the go-to summer piece. A little white dress therefore, is a must in a capsule packing plan.

Functioning merely as a canvas, it can adopt multiple styles in accordance to the rest of the accessories and pieces chosen. A bucket hat during the day for sun protection will make it more casual whilst a long pair of golden earrings at dinner will transmit European elegance.

This Pixie Won't Play slip dress is the exact garment you need to serve you every single day in a different manner.

As you have probably guessed by now, the bet is on pieces that can be worn from daytime shopping to night chatting with friends and wine under the stars. No compromise on fashion however. Pastel colouring, feathers and cotton make a combination that allows for a versatile piece with a strong fashion character.

The Marques Almeida pink feather shirt dress will pose only one question: flats or heels. Thankfully, this can be easily answered depending on occasion. Make a statement appearance by the pool with the shirt dress open and your bikini shown off and button it for the night with heels and jewellery for a dinner at a Michelin restaurant. If you want to play it casual, wear it as a shirt in the city with jeans and sneakers. You've won the bet.

Beach to Brunch

The concept beach to brunch seeks a star piece that can work equally well in the city cafe and a beach resort. Thankfully, Celia B and her colourful world always have a suggestion.

This feminine, playful and girly dress has colour, floral, crochets and ruffles to turn heads wherever you are. A swimsuit underneath will complete it as resort wear but do not miss a chance to wear it for afternoon aperitifs during summer in the city.

Smart Separates

Shirt

Skirt

As the purpose of packing smart separates is pairing them well together or with other basics, shirts could not be missing.

Their low-maintenance but high-impact character makes them a must-have at any location, be it city or beach side. The Hanane Hotait x Soraya collaboration has given us chicly-structured shirt designs in colours we love such as lilac, yellow and orange.

Style it with a skirt for a more basic look, or open with the Pixie white dress and the Vanine bag for a pastel-neutral colour palette.

The Essential Antwerp powder blue skirt is easily dressed up or down with a dreamy attitude. Easily paired with the shirt for a fairy colour palette and a relaxing fit or with a plain tank top. If you want to play it sexy, try wearing it as a dress and show off the legs you've been working all year (or not, who cares, show 'em off anyway!).

As skirts are often part of summer uniform dressing, packing them in your holiday capsule will save you from a lot of indecisiveness.

The Overlay

The purpose of the overlay is that it can work well on its own and steal the attention, but can also be accustomed to work with other pieces.

Celia B did it again and gave us the overlay that is literally everything. Be it a dress, a kimono, a shirt, an overlay. Be it floral, happy, airy and light. Buttoned up or open, with sandals or heels, with bikinis at the beach or necklaces in the city you will make as many more styles with it as there already are.

The Jumpsuit

The Emergency Dress

Sometimes you just want to be spontaneously planned for anything – holiday related when you know you want to have fun but haven’t quite figured out how or where or when  yet. Put this jumpsuit on in the am and let the party commence. You’ll still be dancing at night. If you’re feeling demurer, layer a tank underneath and still strut in the city, or if you’re bold pair with the Marques Almedia shirt as a cool overlay and conversation starter.

 

What's the emergency dress? The piece you can always count on to make you feel and look good, fashionable and comfortable in a fashion emergency. The dress you turn to when you can't figure out what to wear and it always pays off at you being the most stylish in the room.

We love colour and we love comfort and breathable clothes for summer. This dress is what Mykonian dreams are made of. When you’ve swapped sand for the streets, this dress is the perfect pick me up to feeling blue.

Sip, saunter or sashay

Anywhere you go, your feet better be comfortable. When picking what to take on holiday the purpose is to include footwear that is comfortable and can be worn for hours and simultaneously fashionable and easily paired with the rest of the wardrobe chosens.

These colourful and beaded sandals spell summer instantly and can complement any look from the rest of the edit pieces.

Wear it with the emergency dress to break the monochromatic attitude and with the overlay to create a full-on rainbow look.

Cinderella slipers

Their aim to is to glam up every evening look whilst being worn during the day with more simple pieces.

A pair of what we call Cinderella slippers should be versatile and adaptable to many different outfits.

And because, what’s a summer holiday without a little glam, we spot this Emma Hyacinth pair to wear during lunch in Mayfair or partying in Italy. Return home by midnight is not mandatory and you can keep your shoes to style them with any of this edit’s looks.

Always Accessorize!

With an admittedly strong and imposing edit focused on clothing garments and footwear, the accessories should serve as complements to the looks. Complementary does not mean boring however, and the need to add jewelry and other accessories to an outfit is ever existing.

Tog your ears in Kat Maconie’s huggie hoop earrings that add a fun yet discreet element of chic to any outfit. From the same designer, do not miss what she calls ‘’the ultimate throw-on-and-go-piece’’ which is no other than a gold bracelet with a punk symmetry.

For Art's Sake

Last but never, ever least, especially when the sun is shining strong as ever during the summer months: sunglasses. Hide behind these pink lens and see everything through your rose-colored lens. This pair from the For Art’s Sake collection will make you ‘’feel in the pink’’ all summer long.

Writen by Eleftheria Giannouli

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