Parisian Spring Travel Capsule

One of my travel goals when moving to London was to take a train and travel to Paris. It was one of the first things we planned when we got to the UK. I have always wanted to see Paris in the spring since I have only been there during fall and winter. This was our first family trip to the city of lights and the longest visit to Paris. These were all things I had to consider when planning this travel capsule.

How to Plan a Nine-Day Parisian Travel Capsule?

When I was planning my capsule for the trip, the weather forecast for Paris in April kept changing. I thought the weather in Paris would be similar to the British weather, so I planned a Parisian travel capsule with London’s weather in mind. Eventually, this was a mistake since the weather was much warmer than London, with beautiful sunny spring days.

I have considered various travel capsule systems, such as the 5-4-3-2-1 packing system. With this approach, you select 5 items, such as tops, 4 bottoms, 3 jackets, and so on. This system is quite flexible, allowing you to include accessories in the count or add them separately. Below is an example of a summer travel capsule using this system.

Items in my Travel Capsule

Eventually, I ended up with a 4-3-3-2 travel capsule. It includes 4 knits, 3 tops, 3 trousers, 2 outerwear pieces, and 2 pairs of shoes. I did not count other accessories.

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Four Knits

• Beige crewneck knit
• Grey crewneck oversized knit
• Beige Cardigan
• Navy wool knit

Three Tops

• Striped long sleeve t-shirt
• Denim button up
• White t-shirt

Three Trousers

• Straight leg jeans
• White jeans
• Black jeans

Bottoms

• Straight-leg denim
• Olive green cotton trousers
• Beige wide-leg denim
• Brown polka dot midi skirt

Two Outerwear

• Trench coat
• Aviator coat

Shoes

• Black Loafers
• Burgundy Adidas sneakers

Regarding accessories, I packed two bags, one for the day and one for the evening, along with winter accessories, sunglasses, and brown and black belts.

Outfit Combinations

I have worn most of the outfits I had planned for my travel capsule. I made some slight changes due to the warm weather. At the last minute, I added a brown leather blazer to my suitcase. I wore it on warmer days instead of the aviator jacket. When planning my outfits, I aimed to style each item at least twice. Ultimately, I only wore my striped t-shirt once, my denim shirt twice and my white t-shirt three times.

I created one evening look from the items I packed, as shown in the photo below.

Rethinking this capsule, I should have made some alterations, mainly due to the warm weather. I should have replaced one of the knits with a t-shirt and leave out the winter accessories. In addition, I could take only the leather blazer and the trench coat. I also realize that having four pairs of trousers instead of three would be more practical. In this case, my packing system would be 4-4-3-2 for a nine-day travel capsule 🙂

Have you ever tried this travel capsule packing system? If you did, I invite you to share your tips. If not, I hope you find it helpful for your next holiday.