Words by Flora Macdonald Johnston

Once you’ve got a holiday booked, it becomes extremely difficult to focus on anything else. Deciding where to go may even have been a struggle in itself, and that’s before you’re accosted with a conga line of other decisions to ponder: where to stay, what to do (even if what you land on is ‘nothing’) and – most pressingly – what to wear.

We could talk about what you should wear on holiday ad infinitum. It is, after all, an endlessly fascinating topic. Like, are swimming costumes better than bikinis? Is linen to be trusted? How do you stop losing your sunglasses? These are all very valid questions, but what people don’t often think about is what to wear when travelling. From all-encompassing tote bags to incredibly comfy tracksuit bottoms and t-shirts, here are the clothes and accessories for exactly that.