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Seven Pregnancy Style Ideas -

1 week ago | citizen-femme.com | Gemma Deeks |Ella Alexander

Where do you go for maternity clothes that aren’t frumpy? Your body might have changed, but it doesn’t mean you have to live in tracksuits if you don’t want to. If you do, that’s great too – forge ahead – but if you want to experiment with your pregnancy style, there are a rising number of sartorial options. Modern maternity dressing looks like whatever you want it to.
Best Resortwear Designers To Know

2 weeks ago | citizen-femme.com | Gemma Deeks |Ella Alexander

Whether you’re jetting off to a far-flung destination or planning a staycation, our guide of the best resortwear brands is a great place to start when planning your holiday wardrobe. From go-to Australian labels with a free-spirited attitude, to luxury British brands making waves, each of the labels in our edit has its own USP. We’re talking FARM Rio’s mood-boosting prints, Zimmermann’s bohemian, romantic silhouettes and DÔEN’s cult hyper-feminine dresses.
Best Hotel Merch - Luxury Souvenirs To Take Home

1 month ago | citizen-femme.com | Gemma Deeks |Ella Alexander |Isabella Daws

Any hotel stay tends to involve fluffy bath towels, seriously soft bed linen and heavenly smelling bathroom products – but what if you could recreate that magical feeling back home too? Hotel merch isn’t new, but it is becoming increasingly aspirational. We’re all keen to cling onto that holiday feeling, regardless of whether we’ve been to the place or not. Today, you’re as likely to see someone brandishing an Il Pellicano canvas in affluent corners of London as you are on the Amalfi Coast.
What To Wear In Saudi Arabia

Mar 17, 2025 | citizen-femme.com | Gemma Deeks |Ella Alexander

Having only opened its doors to international tourists in 2019, Saudi Arabia is an emerging wellness capital with exceptional hospitality. It welcomed over 30 million tourists in 2024, is safe to visit as a female, and is quickly establishing itself as a . Saudi also has the world’s third-highest percentage of female entrepreneurs, and women are leading the way across its fashion scene too; luxury brand Abadia became the first Saudi brand to be stocked on NET-A-PORTER.
Après Ski Style Guide

Jan 15, 2025 | citizen-femme.com | Ella Alexander

If anyone knows how to navigate ski style it’s Jane Gottschalk. As creative director of Perfect Moment, she’s been dressing the fashion set in the brand’s nostalgic activewear for over 15 years. Her retro ski collections have been worn by Alessandra Ambrosio, Priyanka Chopra and Miranda Kerr to name but a few. We spoke to her about what to wear on the slopes now, but also how to navigate après ski. What makes a perfect outfit for that afternoon hot toddy on a sunny mountain?
Holiday Packing Essentials - What To Pack - Style Guides - Citizen Femme

Jan 13, 2025 | citizen-femme.com | Ella Alexander

All of us want to know the secret to mastering the perfect holiday wardrobe. We want clothes that make us feel special, that indicate we are away somewhere beautiful with our best people. We also don’t want to spend part of that precious holiday worrying about what to wear, which is why we’ve rounded up 10 key sunshine-ready styles that will make you look more pulled-together. With these investments stored in your suitcase, you’ll also avoid overpacking too (this fashion editor’s personal nemesis).
Best Fashion Exhibitions In 2025

Jan 9, 2025 | citizen-femme.com | Ella Alexander

Planning your cultural calendar for 2025? There are plenty of stylish fixtures happening across the globe over the next 12 months. From the V&A’s Marie Antoinette to the Louvre’s first ever fashion display, we round up the best global fashion exhibitions in 2025 – in London, Paris, New York and beyond – each worth travelling for this year.
What To Wear To The Gym Now

Jan 2, 2025 | citizen-femme.com | Ella Alexander

There’s nothing like the cool arrival of January to make us think of the gym. Just because the festive break is over, it doesn’t mean we have to abandon our leggings and hoodies. In fact, fitness gear promises to be huge news this year, both in and outside of workout settings. Business of Fashion recently reported that in 2025, sportswear is expected to continue to outpace fashion.
New Year's Eve style - outfit inspiration

Dec 27, 2024 | citizen-femme.com | Ella Alexander

You can tell how old someone is by the way they feel about New Year’s Eve. If they display even a modicum of excitement, then they’re under 25. The older we become the more we tend to dread it – it can be anti-climatic, high-pressurised and it’s dependably expensive. NYE can be lonely and, whether you go out or not, it nearly always results in a hangover which makes the first of January a miserable experience, mired in existential angst.
How to navigate the sales like a fashion editor

Dec 26, 2024 | citizen-femme.com | Ella Alexander

There’s something about a discount sticker that makes us act in unhinged ways. The sight of a ‘50% off’ sign makes something we never wanted before suddenly become desperately necessary. The caution we usually apply before reaching for our debit cards is abandoned as we justify a purchase by the fact it’s ‘such a bargain’. Clever marketeers play on the scarcity model, making us feel that if we don’t buy right now we’ll miss out.