Your Hamptons trip is planned to a tee, you’ve got your roomy weekender bag open and ready, but what to pack? Ugh. Before you overthink it, we’ve got a few simple guidelines to keep the process super easy, your bags lightweight, and your entire weekend comfy, breezy, and completely worry free, (when it comes to your wardrobe that is, we can’t guarantee the Seafood Shop won’t run out of lobster salad.) 🦞 🦞 🦞

KEEP IT SIMPLE, STAY MINDFUL

CINDY GAUZY TOP IN BLACK

The first step is to get into that Hamptons state of mind, imagine the salt breeze, the warm sun, icy coffees and just how you want your weekend to feel overall. Make sure you’re not bringing your fast paced weekday vibe on vacation by overpacking, or overthinking. We always recommend starting with all natural fabrics, they pack better and feel cooler. (Side note: Leallo clothing is all premium cotton and cashmere.)

PICK A CORE COLOR

DUNE CREWNECK WITH DUNE CROP PANT IN WHITE

THE KELLI BUTTONDOWN WITH THE THASSOS PANT IN BLACK

THE CHLOE TEE WITH EMMA PANT IN TRUE NAVY

Start with one neutral color as the core of your weekend wardrobe. We love a white or navy core for the summer, but we’ve also been known to go with black, sometimes that’s just the mood. Pick what feels best to you, and build around it.

PACK MATCHING SETS

THE HEIDI TOP WITH THE DUNE PANT IN DUSTY OLIVE

THE GIBSON HOODIE WITH THE DUNE CROP PANT IN FAIRY BLUE

These are the hardworking multi-taskers. Pack at least one matching set your core color, and one in a complimenting color. They're so easy to toss on in the morning, plus you can break the set up to combine with other pieces. We love the comfy versatility, wear them to the beach, to town, to dinner then sleep in if we wanted to (hypothetically speaking of course.) 😉

PICK LAYERS IN A COMPLIMENTING COLOR

THE GIBSON HOODIE WITH THE DUNE CROP PANT IN FAIRY BLUE AND DARTMOUTH JACKET

THE HEIDI TOP WITH THE DUNE PANT AND THE DARTMOUTH

STELLA ZIP-UP WITH MAX JOGGER AND THE DARTMOUTH

THE CHLOE TEE WITH EMMA PANT IN TRUE NAVY AND THE JAMIE HENLEY SWEATER

Time to pick some layers that compliment your core pieces. We like to either stick to all monochrome or pair our core color with white, cream or wheat layers for a clean crisp look. All feel elevated in a perfectly casual way. Grab a sweater/sweatshirt and another matching set for mixing and matching.   

ALL THE EXTRAS

THE CABANA DRESS IN FAIRY BLUE

We love shoes, it’s so easy to pack like 17 pairs ‘just in case’ but these days we usually try to stick to two, one pair of beach sandals and one pair of town/dinner sandals, anything else is just extra. And we always pack at least one versatile dress that works for all occasions and doubles as a beach dress.

KEEP IT ALL NEAT AND TIDY

NEWBURYPORT WAFFLE CREW SWEATER IN WHEAT

Once everything is picked out, we love to use packing cubes or the roll method to keep it all neat, organized and wrinkle-free, especially when using soft sided duffels. We know not everyone agrees with us on this one, but we always try to unpack into a dresser when we get there too, keep those wrinkles at bay and everything within arm’s reach for easy dressing and confident, happy times all weekend long.

None of this is specific to the Hamptons either, once you start packing with a core color you'll never go back, no matter the destination.

Bon Voyage!

xoxo