Owner's Notes
A few notes from Kentville on packing light for a Mediterranean summer, and the pieces from the shop that came along for the ride.
Every summer I try to get back to Lebanon to see family, and every summer I over-pack and regret it by the second suitcase. This year I kept it simple: a couple of quarter-zip pullovers, a good pair of shorts, and sandals I could wear from the airport straight through to dinner on the coast.
It is a good reminder of why we carry the brands we do at Phinney's. Beirut in July is warm and humid, not unlike a Kentville heat wave, and the same easy, breathable pieces that work for a Valley summer worked just as well for evenings by the Mediterranean. Below is more or less what lived in my carry-on.
The Travel Capsule
Johnston & Murphy
Reversible, so it packs as two pullovers in the space of one. Lived in this the whole first week.
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Johnnie-O
Light enough for a warm evening on the balcony once the sun finally goes down.
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34 Heritage
Sharp enough to wear to a family dinner, stretchy enough to forget you are wearing shorts at all.
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Saxx
My daytime uniform, from the airport all the way to the beach.
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Josef Seibel
A leather sandal with real support, the one thing my feet thanked me for after a week of cobblestone.
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Lacoste
The slide I wore from the pool to the corner store and back, no socks required.
Shop this piece →Trips like this are part of why we keep such a close eye on fit and comfort here at the shop, not just style. Whether you are headed somewhere warm this year or just want the same easy pieces for a Nova Scotia summer, our team on Webster Street can help you build a capsule that packs light and works hard.
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