As promised a new installment in my “packing for Paris” series. I went shopping, and I hit all the important stores: Zara, H&M, Forever21 (twice), Urban Outfitters and Winners. Needless to say I got a few new items for my trip, we leave in three weeks (eek!). In my last “packing for Paris” post I told you all about some of the items on my wish list, I fulfilled some of those wishes and realized that some are unnecessary.
{Zara, H&M}
I’ve been after a military style jacket for a while, I bought this one from H&M because the colour and style are military inspired but it also has a cute leopard print pattern. I bought this sweater in the Zara sale a month or two ago, it wasn’t sure if I liked it but since it was only $11 I figured I could do no wrong. I’ve worn both of these items a couple of times already and I really like both, I bought them for my trip and they are definitely going with me.
{Both H&M}
These two shirts are the same, both from H&M and both $20. I bought the black one to wear with a pair of sweat pants on the plane ride. I bought the orange one because I liked the colour and I never like colour. Both are coming on the trip for sure.
{H&M, H&M, Forever21, Forever21}
The two t-shirt on the left are both from H&M, I wanted some comfy and slouchy t-shirts for my trip and these two fit the bill. The two tops on the right I bought at the beginning of the year, I like them but I have come to realize that May in France is probably not going to be what warm. Will be making the decision about these two tops later once I know what the weather is going to be like, but the two t-shirts are coming with me.
{Forever21, H&M}
Jeans were my top priority. I bought these grey ones from Forever21 because I wanted I pair of black ankle jeans with zippers, these were inexpensive and I really liked the acid wash finish, something a bit different for me. The lighter pair from H&M are slouchy boyfriend jeans and exactly what I wanted.
{Thrifted Gap, Garage}
I got these Gap jeans from the thrift store a couple of weeks ago. They aren’t in great condition, you can see the elastic has gone all wonky in the front, but I love them. They are simultaneously too big and too small for me. They are very lose around the waist and the legs are two short, but it creates the exact look I’m always trying to find in jeans, slouchy and cropped. The sweat pants are from a Canadian store called Garage, they were way too expensive for sweat pants but they are the slim fit and kind of “stylish”.
{H&M}
These pants were an impulse buy that I saw on my way to pay and I didn’t even try them on. As you all know I have a slight obsession with jeans that have patches, I’ve posted about several pairs but I can’t find any, so when I saw that this pair had a blue front and black back I scooped them up and bought them. They fit around the waist but are slightly short because I’m so tall, but I’m keeping them anyway.
{Converse, London Fog}
In my first post about packing for Paris I said that I wanted a cool pair or sneakers but that I would probably settle for a more practical pair of converse, which is what I did. Over the weekend The Bay was having a huge sale on luggage so I got this suitcase, it’s London Fog. It’s blue which might not be to everyone’s liking but I got it because it’s slightly bigger than a carry on but not too big. Since we will be taking the Metro from the airport to the apartment that we are staying in I don’t want to lug around a huge suitcase.
There you go some of the items that I have purchases for my trip, I think I’ll be taking a couple more things but I’ll be making the final cuts when I know what the weather is going to be like and when I see how heavy my suitcase becomes once full.
xo-Caitlin
