Memorial Day: It's not too soon to plan your vacation wardrobe

Memorial Day: It’s not too soon to plan your vacation wardrobe

May 30, 2011 7:01 AM PT

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Memorial Day is a good day to think about your summer travel plans -- between feasting on barbecue and playing in the sun, that is.

If you’ve already decided on a vacation destination, then take some time to think about what to pack. You can streamline the process -- and really lighten the load --- with some lightweight, packable basics. Writer Amanda Jones found some that will do double and even triple duty, while looking chic. She even found comfortable shoes that don’t scream ‘tourist.’

Find out about her picks here.

--Susan Denley

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Susan Denley

Susan Denley is a former contributor to the All the Rage blog, associate features editor and editor of the Image section, which covers fashion, style, beauty – and their intersection with Hollywood and California culture. Over a career spanning four newspapers and two coasts, she’s been responsible for a wide variety of features and hard news beats as a reporter, editor or department manager. Denley left The Times in 2015.

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