Holiday Road Trip

Not every trip home for the holidays goes through an airport. Plenty of us pack the car instead: presents in the trunk, snacks on the passenger seat, and a playlist that runs out somewhere around the third state line. Four hours or fourteen, the outfit has to be comfortable sitting still, warm at every gas station stop, and decent enough to walk straight into a family hug.

A sherpa-lined denim jacket is the road trip classic: warm when you step out of the car and easy to toss in the back seat once the heat kicks in. Underneath, a charcoal waffle knit henley and black straight-leg jeans stay comfortable mile after mile, and retro sneakers make every rest stop easy. Then set up the car with a back-seat organizer, a soft travel blanket and a coffee cup for the first stretch of highway.

The Holiday Road Trip Formula

Sherpa Lined Denim Jacket
Classic Wrangler denim with a cozy sherpa lining. It's the jacket you'll want at every stop between your home and theirs.

Waffle Knit Henley
Dark grey waffle knit with a button placket. Soft enough for hours in the car, and it still looks put-together with the jacket off.

Levi's High Rise Straight Jeans
Black, high rise and straight through the leg. Black denim hides a coffee drip and still looks right at the dinner table.

Retro Gum Sole Sneakers
White and grey leather sneakers on a gum sole. Comfortable for driving and easy to slip back on at every rest stop.

Backseat Car Organizer
It hangs on the back of the front seat with pockets and a tablet holder, so snacks, chargers and entertainment stay in reach instead of on the floor.

Travel Blanket and Pillow
A soft blanket that packs into its own pillow case. Perfect for the passenger seat nap and the cold first ten minutes before the heat warms up.

Insulated Travel Coffee Cup
A 20 oz cup with a slider lid. Fill it before you pull out of the driveway and the first hour of coffee is handled.

Pro Tip: Pack one small car bag separate from your suitcase with chargers, snacks, lip balm, wipes and the gift you'd be heartbroken to crush. Keep it on the floor of the front seat so nobody has to dig through the trunk at a rest stop.

The drive is part of the holiday.

Put on the good playlist, pack the snacks, and save the big hug for the driveway.