How to Plan Your Vacation Outfits with the Interactive (3 Methods)
There are three ways to plan outfits for a trip in the Interactive. We’ll show our favorite/easiest method first.
If you want help narrowing down what to take on your trip, be sure to grab our Packing Made Easy Printables that use the same capsule wardrobe and plan your “travel capsule” for you.
Method 1: Digitally Pack & Then Use the Outfits Tab to Plan Your Outfits
Plan what to pack using your closet, then create a calendar with outfits you can make from those pieces.
This works best if you’ve already added photos of your own clothes.
Step 1: Create a Trip Closet
- Go to the Closet page and tap the Closet dropdown.
- Tap Add a Closet, name it after your trip, and tap Create Closet.
Step 2: Add Pieces to Your Trip Closet
- Switch to the All Closets view.
- Going one category at a time, check the pieces you want to take. Sorting by Type or using the filters can help you find them.
- Scroll to the top and tap Add or Move Pieces to a Closet.
- Select your trip closet and tap Add to Closet.
- Repeat for tops, bottoms, dresses, and completers. Accessories are optional.
Step 3: Create a Trip Calendar
- Go to the Calendar tab and tap Add a Custom Calendar.
- Name it after your trip.
- Choose to start with a blank calendar and tap Create Calendar.
Step 4: Find Outfits You Can Make
- Go to the Outfits tab and switch to the Frump Fighters Outfits view.
- Under Show, select Preview With My Pieces, Outfits I Can Make, and Broad.
- Select your trip closet.
- Tap Load More at the bottom to see every combination.
- If you’re packing more than one of the same type of piece, tap shuffle to see the other versions.
Step 5: Save Outfits to Your Calendar
- Tap Save Now on an outfit you like.
- If it says some pieces aren’t in your trip closet, tap Continue Without Adding Pieces. Adding them from here creates duplicate pieces in your Closet.
- Select your trip calendar and a date, then tap Save Now.
- Repeat for each day of your trip.
Step 6: Review Your Trip
- Go to the Calendar page and switch to Month view to see your planned outfits.
Method 2: Build a Calendar From What You’re Packing
Use this method if you already know what you want to bring and want outfit ideas built around those pieces.
Step 1: Set Up a Vacation Closet
If you’ve never moved items into your closet before, go to your Blueprint first, check off the items you own, and move them into your Closet.
- Go to your Closet.
- Tap the Closets filter, then tap to add a new closet.
- Name it after your trip (for example, “Cancun Vacation”).
- Go back to your regular closet and filter items by season or destination (for example, spring/summer). You can also filter by category to move faster through a large closet.
- Check mark the items you’re packing.
- Tap Add/Move Pieces to Closet at the top of the page, scroll back up, and choose Add/Copy. This adds the items to your vacation closet without duplicating or removing them from your main closet.
- Select your vacation closet and tap Add to Closets.
We recommend including at least a few tops, bottoms, and dresses (if you’re packing any) so the calendar can build complete outfits. Accessories and shoes are optional to add.
Step 2: Generate the Outfit Calendar
- Go to the Calendar page and tap Add Custom Calendar.
- Name the calendar (for example, “Cancun Vacation”).
- Under Calendar Type, select Automatically choose outfits based on my weather.
- Select the collections you want outfits pulled from (for example, Women’s Essentials or Core, plus Special Occasion if you’re packing dressier pieces).
- Enter your destination location.
- Set the number of outfits. The calendar starts generating from today, so either start it a few days before your trip or enter the number of days between today and the end of your vacation.
- Under Only outfits I can make, select Broad.
- Under Filter by Closet, select your vacation closet.
- Tap Create a Calendar.
We recommend Broad over Strict. Strict requires every piece in an outfit — including accessories and shoes — to be in your closet, and may fail to find enough matches. Broad matches outfits to your main pieces and still accounts for the weather at your destination.
Step 3: Customize Each Outfit
- Open an outfit and toggle My Pieces.
- Under Outfit Breakdown, select your vacation closet.
- Select the exact piece you’re taking for each item in the outfit.
- Tap Save.
You can shuffle an outfit at any point if you don’t like the suggestion or want to avoid duplicates.
Method 3: Build a Packing List From an Outfit Calendar
Use this method if you want outfit ideas first, then plan your packing list around them.
Step 1: Generate a Calendar From Your Main Closet
- Go to the Calendar page and tap Add Custom Calendar.
- Under Calendar Type, select Automatically choose outfits based on my weather.
- Under Only outfits I can make, select Broad.
- Under Filter by Closet, select your main closet.
- Tap Add the Calendar.
Step 2: Lock In Outfits and Build Your Packing List
- Go outfit by outfit through the calendar.
- Shuffle an outfit if you’d like a different suggestion.
- Open the outfit and toggle My Pieces.
- Tap an item on the flat lay to swap it for something else in your closet, or tap Customize to remove or add items.
- Tap Save.
Once your outfits are locked in, pull the items shown on your calendar from your closet to build your packing list.
Pick whichever method fits how you think: start with your packing list and build outfits around it, or start with an outfit calendar and pack from there.
