Shorts, £25, River Island, riverisland.com
Trainers, £70, Saucony, mrporter.com
Even if you are jetting off somewhere gloriously warm, the chances are you will be in a drafty airport or over air-conditioned environment at some point during your travels. A sweatshirt is the go-to piece for just this situation and means no unnecessary jacket-packing Photograph: PR
Trousers, £170, Acne, matchesfashion.com
Shoes, £69.99, Zara, zara.com
This floral print T-shirt works well with shorts or with tailored trousers (choose navy – more flattering than black and less officey) for evening drinks. Florals are set to be BIG news next summer so invest now Photograph: fotografozara1/PR
Shorts, £25, River Island, riverisland.com
Sandals, from a selection, Russell and Bromley, russellandbromley.co.uk
Every capsule wardrobe needs a hero piece that you spend more on. Acne's marble print T-shirt is that very piece – perfect with shorts for city breaks or under a blazer when you get back home Photograph: PR
Back pack, £32, American Apparel, store.americanapparel.co.uk
Have you ever wanted to be James Bond? We thought so, here's your chance, Sunspel recreated the swimshorts worn by Sean Connery in Thunderball for the Barbican's 50 Years of Bond Style exhibition and such was the demand from customers they have put them in to production so now you can live out your Bond fantasties to your heart's content. (As far as we know, James Bond didn't carry a yellow backpack but a summer holiday is a dull affair without a bright beach bag.) Photograph: PR
Cross Terrain deodorant, £14, lipbalm, £8, and UV Face protector, £21.50 all Kiehl's,kiehls.co.uk
Essential holiday grooming kit includes deodorant and sunscreen. Muji does a helpful range of re-susable airline-security-approved clear bags Photograph: PR
You'll need somewhere to stash the carefully edited capsule wardrobe – this streamlined grey number won't show you up at the baggage carousel and happily conforms to most* airline cabin allowance dimensions
*always check before travel Photograph: PR
