What to Pack for Aspen: A Mountain Town Packing List From Our Mountain Collection

Aspen is two trips in one outfit: mountain town by day, restaurant town by night. Pack like that and you'll be comfortable everywhere. Pack like a ski catalog and you'll freeze walking to dinner — and look like you tried too hard.

Everything below links to a real piece from the Romin' Round Mountain Collection. We built this collection for exactly this trip.

The "Off the Mountain" Layers That Do All the Work

This is what you'll actually wear most of the trip — coffee runs, gondola lines, après-ski, dinner reservations.

• The lived-in sweater — the Brown Coffee Weather Sweater. Wear it three days in a row. Layer it. Sleep in it on the drive home.
• A statement knit cardigan — the Black Ski Knit Cardigan. The dinner version of the sweater, with a real silhouette.
• An oversized outer layer — the Balloon Multi Jacket (charcoal), Balloon Sleeve Frayed Edge Hoodie Jacket, or the Hooded Plaid Jacket (charcoal) for shoulder-season weather.
• A vest for layering — the Faux Fur Vegan Leather Trim Hoody Vest (cream). Throws over anything.

What to Put On Your Head and Feet

Aspen sidewalks ice over. Aspen sun is brutal. Both matter.

• A real beanie — the Cable Knit Pom Hat, Beige Knit Pom Hat, or Blush Ski Embroidered Knit Beanie for women; the Knit Beanie (Tobacco), (Taupe), or (Black) for men.
• A vintage mountain cap for daytime sun — the Vintage Washed Distressed Mountain Embroidery Cap (also in navy, wine, black).
• Boots with grip — the Awakening Ankle Booties (brown suede) or the Moonlight Western Inspired Boots (ivory leather). Both walk well on icy sidewalks and look right at a restaurant.
• The hotel-room shoe — the Mr. Grumpy Leather Slippers (cowhide) or (desert black).

Carrying It All

A weekend in Aspen and a single bag is the move.

• The Brown, Green, Black, Tan, Orange and Mustard Western Duffel or the Brown, Tan and Cream Western Duffel — looks great on a luggage rack, holds a long weekend's worth of layers.
• The Dark Blue Ski Trip Scene Duffel if you want the trip printed right on the bag.
• The 13" Leather Laptop Sleeve (chocolate) for the work-from-Aspen day.

Aspen Accessories That Matter

• Sunglasses + a case — UV at 8,000 ft is no joke. Protect them in the Leather Sunglasses Case (olive) when you're not wearing them.
• Leather conditioner for the boots — the Leather Conditioner keeps your booties alive after salt and slush.
• A real bag for the day — the Brown Corduroy Tote or Dark Green Corduroy Tote for women; carry layers, water, sunscreen.

The Altitude Note

Drink twice as much water as you think. Skip the second cocktail the first night. Your outfits don't matter if you're horizontal with a headache on day two.

What Aspen Locals Actually Wear

Not logos. Not new. The dress code is "expensive things that look lived-in." That's the entire Mountain Collection philosophy — pieces that earn their patina, in colors (charcoal, cream, brown, olive) that already look at home in a mountain town.

Don't Overpack

You'll wear the same sweater every day. You'll wear the same boots to three dinners. Bring fewer, better things — that's the whole town's aesthetic, and the whole Mountain Collection is built around it.

Shop the Aspen Look

The full Aspen-ready rotation from the Romin' Round Mountain Collection:

• Brown Coffee Weather Sweater — the lived-in everyday sweater
• Black Ski Knit Cardigan — the dinner layer
• Balloon Multi Jacket (charcoal) — the oversized outer layer
• Hooded Plaid Jacket (charcoal) — shoulder-season weather
• Cable Knit Pom Hat — the real beanie
• Awakening Ankle Booties (brown suede) — icy-sidewalk-friendly
• Mr. Grumpy Leather Slippers (desert black) — post-mountain shoe
• Leather Sunglasses Case (olive) + Leather Conditioner — the small upgrades