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newsletter issue 186

newsletter issue 186

AUGUST 18, 2025

AUGUST 18, 2025

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How many outfit changes do you manage in a day? In the new season of HBO’s period spectacle The Gilded Age, Bertha Russell, played by Carrie Coon, declares that she changes at least three or four times a day: “I get up into a dress to shop or write letters, then I change for lunch and or paying calls and then I change again sometime after six for dinner and perhaps one last time for the ball or the opera.” Just imagine her luggage for a long weekend in Newport! Thankfully now, over 120 years later, we’ve taken that number down. But because there are still plenty of questions about how to dress when you travel, a few weeks ago we asked some well-dressed jet setters how they approach carry-on luggage. From Tide pens to water-resistant backpacks, the answers are pretty diverse and will give you plenty of packing inspiration for your next big getaway.

How many outfit changes do you manage in a day? In the new season of HBO’s period spectacle The Gilded Age, Bertha Russell, played by Carrie Coon, declares that she changes at least three or four times a day: “I get up into a dress to shop or write letters, then I change for lunch and or paying calls and then I change again sometime after six for dinner and perhaps one last time for the ball or the opera.” Just imagine her luggage for a long weekend in Newport! Thankfully now, over 120 years later, we’ve taken that number down. But because there are still plenty of questions about how to dress when you travel, a few weeks ago we asked some well-dressed jet setters how they approach carry-on luggage. From Tide pens to water-resistant backpacks, the answers are pretty diverse and will give you plenty of packing inspiration for your next big getaway.

 

Butool Jamal, Fashion Editor

Butool Jamal, Fashion Editor

 

 

Accessories

Accessories

Every day is arm day when you carry an XXL tote

Every day is arm day when you carry an XXL tote

All I want is a bag that’s big enough to fit my emotional (and physical) baggage

All I want is a bag that’s big enough to fit my emotional (and physical) baggage


Schiaparelli's hand-in-hand ring, a palm cuff made with hammered gold brass and rhinestones for fingernails

Jewellery & Watches

Jewellery & Watches

Jewellery that just wants to hold your hand

Jewellery that just wants to hold your hand

The most interesting trinkets right now don’t sit politely on your wrist or fingers. They grip your hand and hug your knuckles

The most interesting trinkets right now don’t sit politely on your wrist or fingers. They grip your hand and hug your knuckles

PDRN products derived from salmon sperm are trending, with K-beauty brands like VT Cosmetics, Rejuran, Genabelle making PDRN ampoules, toners, and serums

Skin

Skin

Salmon sperm has left the syringe

Salmon sperm has left the syringe

Last year’s buzziest injectable is now bottled, but can PDRN serums really match in-clinic treatments?

Last year’s buzziest injectable is now bottled, but can PDRN serums really match in-clinic treatments?


 

Accessories

Accessories

VapoRub, CBD roll-ons, Tide pen: 4 packing pros on how to up your carry-on game

VapoRub, CBD roll-ons, Tide pen: 4 packing pros on how to up your carry-on game

Some roll, some fold, some carry “emergency” chocolate

Some roll, some fold, some carry “emergency” chocolate

Khushi Shah of Shanti Banaras in a white outfit and her summer carry-on
 

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