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Nov 20, 2024 | 
travelandleisure.com | Becky Eaton
Title:Contributing WriterEducation:University of Missouri, Bachelor's in Magazine JournalismLocation:Beacon, NY Becky Eaton is a contributing writer at Travel + Leisure, focusing on travel products, fashion, and gear. She's worked in media for 20 years, first as an art director for a variety of lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and tech brands and magazines. Now, she researches, tests, and writes about everything from luggage to footwear to home linens.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Becky Eaton
The best personal item bags are able to fit under the seat in front of you and provide easy access to items you need to have on hand. Generally, a bag measuring 18 x 14 x 8 inches will qualify as a personal item, but always make sure to check with your airline beforehand.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Becky Eaton
After years of living in small city apartments, storage is something I don’t take for granted. The best shoe racks—including our top pick, Yamazaki Home Tower Six-Tier Shoe Rack—store multiple pairs without wasting precious floor space, are sturdy and resilient, and ideally, attractive to look at everyday.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Becky Eaton
The best weekender bags for men are spacious enough to fit a few days’ worth of clothes, easy to carry for a range of trips and, importantly, compact to fit in a plane’s overhead bin if necessary. We researched the top-rated weekender bags across a number of styles and asked our team of editors to test the contenders, scoring each on a scale from 0 to 5. Our best overall pick, the Nomad Lane v4 Bento Bag, zips open like a suitcase for ultimate accessibility and offers deep pockets for storage.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Becky Eaton
The most comfortable loafers for women have a classic look and also feel supportive and well cushioned to wear for hours. From traditional silhouettes to lug sole styles, we researched the market to find the options worth investing in right now. Naturalizer’s Adiline Loafer is our overall top pick, thanks to its lightweight and flexible outsole that’s easy to move in, while the FitFlop Delicato Soft Leather Loafer is the best pick for arch support.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Becky Eaton
The best travel toiletry bags keep your essentials organized, dry and easy to access. If you’ve experienced a leaky plastic sandwich bag in your carry-on one too many times, it’s officially time for an upgrade. We scoured the market for a range of travel toiletry bags, like L.L.Bean’s bestselling pick, the Personal Organizer Toiletry Bag, and the MZ Wallace Metro Accordian Cosmetic, which expands to fit an impressive amount of toiletries and makeup.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Becky Eaton
The most comfortable loafers for women have a classic look and also feel supportive and well cushioned to wear for hours. From traditional silhouettes to lug sole styles, we researched the market to find the options worth investing in right now. Naturalizer’s Adiline Loafer is our overall top pick, thanks to its lightweight and flexible outsole that’s easy to move in, while the FitFlop Delicato Soft Leather Loafer is the best pick for arch support.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Becky Eaton
The best jeans for women over 50 are comfortable, stylish and—perhaps most importantly—classic, so they never seems like they belong to “another generation.” Plenty of modern denim brands also focus on silhouettes that provide support and flatter a variety of body types. Ahead, we researched the market and spoke to Emiko Strah, Stitch Fix stylist, and Shelby Goldfaden, director of merchandising at M.M.LaFleur, for tips on how women over 50 can pick out the best jeans.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Becky Eaton
The best travel wallets are durable, easy to access and provide smart storage solutions to help you stay organized on your trip. A travel wallet should also be lightweight and ideally not take up too much room in your carry-on bag. After hours of research, focusing on quality, functionality and design details, the best travel wallets on the market include the spacious Alpaka Zip Travel Wallet, the slim and trackable Groove Life Smart Wallet Trace and the stylish Lo & Sons Magnolia Leather Wallet.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Becky Eaton
The most comfortable slides are breathable, easy to slip into and provide enough support and cushioning so you can wear them for hours. After testing out a variety of pairs and interviewing North Carolina-based podiatrist Dr. Elizabeth Bass Daughtry, DPM, we determined that Oofos’ Ooahh Slide Sandal is one of the most comfortable slides out there. For a supportive pick, Lululemon Restfeel Slide scored high in our testing, as did Hoka Ora Recovery Slide 3.
