Overnight Packing List for the Fashionable Traveler Who Usually Packs Too Much

Do you tend to overpack? Does your week-long trip luggage look pretty similar to your weekend getaway luggage? When you are going away for just a night, it can be embarrassing to feel like you’re packing so much stuff especially if you’re going with people or something you don’t know that well. This overnight packing list is going to narrow down the packing essentials for an overnight trip.

How to Pack for an Overnight Trip: Picking the Right Bag

If you take a loose, bulky bag then it will seem like you’ve packed a lot even if that bag isn’t that full. If you take a small backpack but things don’t fit so you add in a tote bag, but also have a purse, it will look like you are bringing a ton of stuff.

Usually, for an overnight trip, you still have toiletries, maybe a laptop, shoes, clothes, and enough that a leather tote bag or backpack that you would use as a personal item on a plane isn’t going to cut it – YES, even though it’s just one night! That is the first…