

Versatile, chic and indispensable, the humble T-shirt may be the hardest-working item in any wardrobe—and the most elusive to get right.

There’s something about everything matching that looks super intentional and pulled together, and in summer—when lunches can be as much of an affair as dinner—coordinated shirt-and-short combos are a chic and practical solution.

We share 10 of our favorite double-duty travel organizers, with utilitarian features ideal for schlepping diapers, toiletries, wipes and other essentials in-transit, and elegant exteriors perfect for wearing as a clutch to dinner once you’ve arrived.

A key element of the preppy uniform that can be be smushed into a carry on (or your beloved Boat & Tote) without a care, and still shape up for a dockside cocktail party, acting as the ideal, versatile shoe for summer travel, and weekend jaunts from city to beach.

You’ll never catch us in leggings or a sweatsuit on a plane, but we still want comfort and the right airplane pant hits the sweet spot of ease and polish. We swear by kick flares as the best pants to wear in transit.

Last summer, Pia Baroncini headed to Italy with her husband and kids for a month-long trip to visit family and friends and draw inspiration for their respective labels. They managed to balance work with beach days and gelato runs for their two kids under 4. She shares how they packed for a multi-leg trip.

The designer whose eponymous fashion brand evoked a romantic, vintage-inspired vibe moved her family back to her hometown of Wellington, where she launched A’Court, a line of functional, seasonless pieces inspired by the raw beauty of New Zealand’s landscape.