The Travel Style Voice with Sam Mellor

We asked Sam Mellor, Founder & Creative Director, Franki and Remi, to share her travel tips. From her favourite travel destinations, playlists and her packing essentials.

Top 3 Travel Destinations

• Summer in the South of France - Slow lunches, market mornings, and barefoot glamour.

• Plettenberg Bay - Golden light, salty skin, and memories made in linen.

• An African Safari - The stillness, the animals, the earth underfoot… it resets everything.

Best Way to Experience a Destination

Always just off the beaten track. I love booking a house and settling in - cooking with local ingredients, waking to birdsong, and letting the rhythm of the place shape the day. Rustic charm always wins over polished perfection… but good linen and great coffee are non-negotiables.

“letting the rhythm of the place shape the day.”

• For the Beach: Oversized Franki & Remi kaftan, straw hat, basket bag, salty hair.

• For the Cocktails: Kaftan belted, statement earrings, bare feet or simple leather sandals.

• For the Evening: Satin or linen kaftan, cashmere wrap, a slick of bronzer, and a chilled glass in hand.

Holiday Playlist

Nouvelle Vague, old-school jazz, African soul, a little French pop, and a couple of nostalgic road trip anthems for the way home.

Travel Packing Essentials

• A stack of Franki & Remi kaftans 

• One perfect pair of flat sandals

• A swimsuit that makes you feel amazing

• A scarf for chillier evenings or naps on the plane

• A notebook, always

• A good book (or three)

• SPF, oversized sunnies, and something indulgent for your skin

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