Fantastical Beings, Fashion and Flowers

Coty Farquhar is a professional creative director, designer, decorator, artist, and photographic stylist, as well as the founder and creator of Styling Magazine, Australia. Her career flourished over many years within the Australian Vogue stable of magazines, including Vogue Living, Vogue Entertaining Guide, and Vogue Children. Her magazine career culminated in Sydney, where she served as Fashion Editor & Beauty Editor of New Woman magazine. With a passion for the visual arts, particularly photography, Coty brings more than 40 years of experience to her craft.

Coty also joined the Farquhar Furniture workshop over 34 years ago when she met and married Andrew Farquhar. “Our furniture business is a remarkable place where rare and traditional skills are still employed daily. The arrival of magnificent 17th, 18th, and 19th-century antique furniture into our workshop, along with sumptuous textiles and decorative arts for restoration or conservation, is an exhilarating experience and a rewarding place to work, perfectly suited to my own design career.”

Coty has designed, created, and styled many large events over her career, including the prestigious Hermès Paris Showjumping Events, various corporate shows in Sydney, and numerous Southern Highlands art, theatre, and corporate events locally. Coty was initially invited to Retford Park by The National Trust of NSW five years ago to curate, design, and style the Retford Park Annual event, “Rehung,” celebrating “The Art of Styling” and featuring “Birds & Blossoms.” Unfortunately, this event never came to fruition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the park’s closure for that time.

Coty has lived in Bowral in the Southern Highlands of NSW with her family for the past 32 years, where she actively works within the corporate community supporting many local charities and events.