I’m usually a light packer. Carry-on restrictions force me to edit my travel wardrobe. But this past weekend I didn’t have as many limitations. I drove to Portland for a vegan bloggers conference. I might have packed five pair of shoes but I’m not admitting to anything!
Top: Swapped
Pants: Swapped
Shoes: Payless
Necklace: The Vegan Woman
Bracelets: Boutique on Bainbridge Island
Tote: NARN
Part of my wardrobe dilemma was weather. Rain, sun, warm days, cool nights. It’s hard to pack for all that. I packed heels for a gala, flats to go with my capris, boots for rainy days and well, the wedges were not at all necessary, but I like them.
In the end, instead of packing “outfits,” I packed various items that all went together so I could assemble them on the day of, depending on the weather. A tank top, t-shirt, cardigan, and light sweater covered the bases for my tops. Jeans capris, cargo pants, and a maxi skirt gave me variety for the bottoms. A denim jacket was the perfect evening piece and worked with everything but my jeans (that’s just too much denim!).
I wore my new “vegan” necklace too (and packed a cute empty cage necklace by The Sapphire Bee). I thought they were a good fit for the theme of the conference.
You can read about the pre-conference (my first day in Portland) on my other blog. I had great luck with airbnb, and I found cute shops and vegan bars. What’s not to love?
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Good find on the payless wedges! I noticed them right away at the 1st class on Friday. I went to payless recently, and had no luck, but those looked great!
Thanks! It’s really hit or miss, but when I saw them, I had to try them on. And it turns out they’re really comfortable! Thanks for noticing 🙂
Must’ve been wonderful, surrounded by compassionate people!! I’m sure we’ll be hearing more about the conference and I’ll check out your compassion blog.
I love red shoes!!! Yours are beautiful!!
Pura vida!! ❤
Yes, I’ll write about the conference soon! It was such a fun weekend. And great to be around so many passionate and compassionate bloggers. There were speakers and sessions, socials and luncheons, and a host of vendors. If anyone thinks vegans don’t have good food or fashion choices, this conference would dispel that myth!