destination style

'Fashion-forward' and 'avant-garde' aren't adjectives commonly applied to style and fashion from the Gold Coast. However, with Vogue choosing Australia’s mecca of sand and surf as the location for 2016’s Vogue Fair, it seems Queensland’s poolside style will finally get its moment in the (eternal) sun.

Blame it on the close-to-constant sunshine, breathtaking beaches or devil-may-care attitude of the attendees, but street-style at Australian Fashion Week is as effervescent, expressive and eclectic as the event's guest lists.

With an action-packed show schedule ahead, our Farfetch team reveal what they’re packing for Paris Fashion Week…

Time to get technical.

The great Australian musical festival: not only a transcendent cultural experience and  chance to discover your new favourite band, it’s also the perfect opportunity to push your style boundaries.

In past seasons, Sydney’s MBFWA has been an understated affair. Now, thanks to a new wave of bold and inventive design talent, the fashion landscape tells a very different story.

With less than a month to go on the countdown, start taking the expert shopper’s approach to the sales…

Whether by design or sheer good luck, many of the top wineries in Australia are located an easy couple of hours’ drive from the nearest capital city, making the wine weekend a popular proposition. But proximity to the city doesn’t always mean a shared style, and planning the right wine-tour outfits requires a careful consideration of both flair and practicality.

The city of international style-icons and home to a burgeoning garment industry, Perth is an up-and-coming style destination with a street style reputation to match. Isolated from the rest of Australia, looking out onto the Indian Ocean, Perth street style is as outward-facing and worldly as the city itself.

Airport style can seem like something of an oxymoron, given how easy it is to feel exhausted and dishevelled after a long-haul flight. However, with the right preparation, travel outfits can actually make the journey more enjoyable.

With the gamut of music festival personas available to us today, from new-gen hippies to glam rockers and globe-trotting nomads, finding fashion ideas for Splendour in the Grass is as easy as a one-two drum beat. The moment we click “Add to cart” for our festival tickets, licence is given to launch into outfit prep, i.e. the grown-up version of playing in the dress-up box.

When working out what to wear for your Cambodia holidays, it generally pays to develop a well-edited packing list. This can be built around a core rotation of reliable staples, while also factoring in light layers to suit a variety of different situations.

Fashion isn’t always known for a love of outdoor pursuits but, twice a year at least, this all changes when Australia’s semi-annual racing carnivals become the hottest ticket on the social calendar. Race-day dresses sky-rocket to the top of shopping wish lists around the country – along with the shoes, bags and, of course, the millinery to match.

From the moment the cosmopolitan Sarkies Brothers opened the doors of the celebrated Raffles hotel in 1887, Singapore has been a firm fixture on the itinerary of every intrepid traveller. Packing for your Singapore Holidays is, of course, one of the most important parts of your trip.

How to go about packing for your London holiday? It’s a question surely being entertained by many more Australians following Qantas’ announcement of Australia’s very first direct flight to the UK. And it's a huge leap from the dark days of 1947 when Qantas launched its first flight to London,

Whether you’re driving cross-country or just across the border, putting together a road trip planner for your American adventure can help you develop a roster of relaxed pieces for the road. The ideal fashion for your US road trip will vary, of course, depending on whether you plan to explore historic landmarks on foot or simply stick to DJ duty in the passenger seat.

Sydney Style Tribes: From Normcore to City Chic As more and more cultural enclaves develop in Australia’s biggest metropolis, it follows that neighbourhoods are starting to form distinct fashion identities. We uncover the Sydney style tribes and what it means to identify with one.

There are approximately 330 Fiji islands in total with only about a third of them inhabited, making the archipelago ripe for exploration. With that in mind then, what could possibly be a better excuse for packing up your bags and organising to visit Fiji in the not-too-distant future?

As shoppers collectively scratch their heads about how to pronounce hygge (it’s who-gah), and foodies pore over their Noma cookbooks, cultural observers can safely say that Scandinavian Style has returned with a vengeance. This should hardly be news. For much of the last century, Nordic style has never been far from the minds of the world’s tastemakers.

When contemplating what to wear for your Bora Bora holidays, your first consideration will probably be the kind of vacation you're craving: perhaps one of five-star relaxation at hotels like the The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, or a more party-style atmosphere complete with dancing and cocktails.

Over its long and storied history, Bali has played host to Hindus, Muslims and Christians, making the island a palimpsest of culture and tradition. The sheer variety of things to see and do here can make deciding what to wear in Bali a seemingly impossible choice.

When dressing for a holiday, it can be tempting to favour well-worn denim and your most lived-in basics. However, when the first stop is one of fashion’s hottest South Pacific islands, a more adventurous wardrobe can be far more fitting. These are quickly becoming the go-to destinations for the global style set

Your flights are booked and boutique hotels organised, now it’s time to contemplate what to pack for your Thai holiday. There is a certain skill to boarding a plane in one climate while toting a concisely packed wardrobe to suit another.