A Fashion Editor's Travel Essentials

Viva fashion editor Dan Ahwa selects his essentials as he prepares to head to London Fashion Week with Topshop

By Dan Ahwa

Saturday Sept. 12, 2015

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Barkers classic trunk $25.

Topman jacket $110.

A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor, $30, from Unity Books.

Topshop luggage bag $85.

Outerknown hemp and organic cotton T-shirt, $180, from Mr Porter.

Elisabeth Kwan large leather document holder $150.

Aesop Ginger Flight Therapy, $41, from Simon James Concept.

Rodd & Gunn cap $39.

Adidas Gazelle OG sneakers $140.

Winner of the trip to London Fashion Week to see Topshop Unique, Jess Greetham with Dan. Picture / Supplied.

Michel Herbelin gents watch, $850, from Stewart Dawsons.

Jess and Dan shopping for their packing essentials. Picture / Supplied.

Topman socks $7.

Ray Ban sunglasses, about $306, from Topman.com.

Gosha Rubchinskiy sweatpants, $255, from Fabric.

We’ve all had the daunting task of having to pack for long haul flights. What to take? What to leave? A well-edited cabin bag of essentials will help you hit the ground running, as the fashion editors, buyers and bloggers know as they prepare for the next fashion week circuit for the spring/summer 2016 collections.

To celebrate winning a trip to London next week to attend the Topshop Unique show, 21-year-old Whitecliffe College fashion student Jess Greetham went with me to pick up some travel essentials. My personal picks?