gidge

Has anyone purchased and used the Travelsmith black travel dress? If so, did it pack (and unpack) well? Is the fabric just like the Travelers line at Chicos? I am most comfortable on vacations in skirts or dresses, so am considering adding this to my wardrobe. Thanks for your help.

Betsyh

Gidge, if you do a search, there are 53 messages in the archives on this subject. In case you aren't familiar with the search function, type <Travelsmith> (without the <&gt into the text search box at the top of your page. Then hit Find.

june

Gidge: I've heard that the L.L. Bean Go Anywhere mock-T travel dress is a better value and made from better material.

june

Gidge - check out the website called travelite.org for a comparison of the Travelsmith dress vs. the L.L. Bean dress.

gidge

Thanks for the responses! (Especially the reference to travelite.org, which I had bookmarked at one point and lost when we moved PCs at the office.)<BR><BR>Betsyh, I did do a search for Travelsmith, but a lot of the results were about other Travelsmith items and I didn't do a very good job making my search more specific.

Nancy

I ordered the travelsmith dress and I was very disappointed with it, the material is cheap looking and it wrinkles and the wrinkles are hard to get out without an iron. I would not recommend it, I think Chicos travel clothes are much more stylish and better material.

WandaLust

Gidge,<BR>I like my ts black dress so much that I own both the long and short sleeve versions. I've owned them 3 years, wear them to death, and find that even after a bad packing job the wrinkles will fall out after a few hours' hang-up.

sardog10

I was just checking L.L. Bean's website to see their dress and all of their styles are on sale. I had to try one out and got it for $40!

Nutella

As much as I travel and should know better, I go thru "wardrobe hysteria" before every trip, thinking I have to purchase specialized clothing. I go through catalog after catalog, mall after mall... and the bottom line is that I wear my normal clothes that I wear at home, and it's just FINE : )

Julie

I ordered quite a few items from Travelsmith a year or so ago in preparation for a trip. Just like Nancy, I too was highly disappointed with the quality of the clothing. It looked and felt cheap, and the sizes did not seem to be properly proportioned. I usually order a small in most things and they fit me well. The Travelsmith small sizes were way too big for me. I ended up returning the entire order. I wouldn't recommend this company.

DeborahAnn

Just received my LLBean order of their modern knit separates, I think they are wonderful 70%rayon(viscose) 26%polyester and 4% Lycra to me they seem dressier looking than other travel separates I have purchased, there is a dress but I wanted separates, they are in their newest catalogue and also in the stores. Happy shopping, I want to find clothes that I can just throw in a carryon whatever season I'm traveling, still trying to get it all together. DeborahAnn

sundowner

I second the vote for Chico's. I love their clothes to wear at home/work as well as on trips.

aj

Gidge,<BR><BR>I have traveled in VanHausen black knit pants,jackets and skirts. I believe they also include a dress with this line. I love the material they are made of . They do not wrinkle and you can wash and drip dry them for wear your next day of travel. I also wear them to work.

NYGirl

Hi gidge,<BR>I would skip Travelsmith and just go shopping for a nice black dress with a good percentage of rayon in it. Rayon packs well, wrinkles less and if wrinkled, they will go after hanging it in the shower for a few minutes.<BR>Banana Republic and JCrew used to carry nice dresses and skirts like this, Chicos is another. <BR>The clothing that I have seen from many of these so called &quot;Travel clothes&quot; stores is usually cheap looking and not very nice but expensive.<BR>