Wherever you end up, you no doubt have an idea of how you want to spend your summer. A solo adventure or a family holiday? Time with the guys? Or maybe all you want to do is switch off. In reality, our free time is hard fought, and your summer likely includes some combination of all of the above. Which is good use of your annual leave, but presents a dilemma: how do you pack for it? Because, while the options the world offers you this summer are near endless, the dimensions of your suitcase are ultimately finite. Assuming you want to be ready for anything over the next month or so, you could do a lot worse than attain the 11 items below. They’ll fit in your luggage, for one. And, between them, they’ll cover a lot of ground. Much like you this summer, no doubt.

Getting dressed for the airport is an art, not a science. Contrary to the everyday – where practicality may not be your top priority – putting together an outfit to navigate busy terminals and partially disrobing at security requires some planning. Not to mention the actual flight and a variety of temperatures, time zones and weather conditions before reaching your destination.

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Maybe you know from reading Mr Porter (if so, thank you) or if you’ve spent your summer strolling around Milan. Perhaps you are just in the know, what with being Italian. But here it is – and apologies for stating the obvious – one of the great truths of menswear is that Italians know how to dress. If there’s a ‘Made in Italy’ label in your wardrobe, you’ll know exactly what we mean, which is how Italian men so effortlessly stand out, with that hard-to-bottle combination of great tailoring, exquisite taste and unerring confidence.

Wherever you end up, you no doubt have an idea of how you want to spend your summer. A solo adventure or a family holiday? Time with the guys? Or maybe all you want to do is switch off. In reality, our free time is hard fought, and your summer likely includes some combination of all of the above. Which is good use of your annual leave, but presents a dilemma: how do you pack for it? Because, while the options the world offers you this summer are near endless, the dimensions of your suitcase are ultimately finite. Assuming you want to be ready for anything over the next month or so, you could do a lot worse than attain the 11 items below. They’ll fit in your luggage, for one. And, between them, they’ll cover a lot of ground. Much like you this summer, no doubt.

Getting dressed for the airport is an art, not a science. Contrary to the everyday – where practicality may not be your top priority – putting together an outfit to navigate busy terminals and partially disrobing at security requires some planning. Not to mention the actual flight and a variety of temperatures, time zones and weather conditions before reaching your destination.