WHAT A CARRY ON!

Pack everything you need for a two-week holiday in your hand luggage

WITH more airlines charging holidaymakers extra to carry luggage in the hold (it’s an eye-watering £50 at the gate for oversized cabin baggage if you’re flying Ryanair), there’s never been a better time to pack smart.

Provided you keep all your away-from-home essentials within the designated weight allowance, you can carry your case into the cabin and not part with an extra penny. You’ll also avoid that laboriously long wait at the baggage carousel.

Weight limits differ from airline to airline, but with the minimum weight allowance coming in at 7kg, packing light for a two-week holiday could admittedly prove a challenge for the style-conscious traveller.

A challenge, yes. But it can be done, says Femail Style Editor, DInAH vAn TullEkEn, who has scoured the High Street for canny buys that won’t weigh you down.

1. ULTRALIGHT CABIN CASE FOR HOLIDAY WARDROBE

THE average carry-on suitcase weighs 3.5kg which means you lose valuable weight before you’ve even started packing. not so with the Rimowa Salsa, which weighs only 1.7kg, but is spacious enough to hold a two-week holiday wardrobe with room to spare for duty frees. Rimowa Salsa Air Ultralight Cabin four-wheel suitcase, £355 selfridges.com.

2. ROLL-UP MAXI AND QUICK DRY SUNDRESS

THIS light cotton dress can be dressed up with wedges or worn with flip-flops, but best of all, you can roll it up to travel and it will spring back into shape on arrival — and it only ways 222 g. Floral maxi dress, £49.50, marksandspencer. com.

The breathable cotton sundress, 273g, meanwhile, is quick dry so you can pop it on over a wet swimsuit and be beach bar ready after five or ten minutes in the sun. Double layer dress, £19 to £29.99, gap.co.uk.

3. FOLD ’N’ STOW HAT AND SUNGLASSES

A HAT is essential for sunny climes, but is tricky to transport. This fedora style can be scrunched up and stored in the darkest corner of your suitcase and weighs 173g. Straw fedora, F&F at Tesco, £10, tesco.com.

Folding sunglasses will slip into a jacket pocket and only weigh 45g without the case, 75g with. RayBan Clubmaster Folding Collection, £206, ray-ban.com/uk.

4. FEATHERLIGHT DAY-INTO-NIGHT BASICS

A vEST top that can be paired with anything is invaluable and this one is crease-proof, extremely fast drying and only weighs 130g. Slubby tank-top, was £37 now £21, uk.americanvintage-store.com.

For chilly evenings, a summer knit is a must, but can be hefty. not so with this summer-weight cashmere jumper which is ultra light at 121g and is now

in the sale. An investment you won’t regret. 360Cashmere jumper, was £160

now £100, fleurb.co.uk. A lightweight tunic top will double up as kaftan and weighs 101g. Monsoon Rhianna embroidered top, £49, uk.monsoon. co.uk.

5. PJs YOU CAN WEAR TO THE BEACH

lIGHT enough to wear at night in balmy climates, the pretty pyjama