Discerning travellers, this week’s hotlist is indulging this lifestyle choice in so many ways.
Enjoy a taste of ‘real’ Japan at this very special restaurant, up your wellness game this weekend with this unmissable one-day event, and keep a copy of the best hotels in the world on your coffee table, a sure way to kick off conversations. This is what we’re loving in this week’s Citizen Femme hotlist.
We all know wellness is the buzzword of 2025. If you’ve made your resolutions, or you’re looking for answers or perhaps some ideas, this is the ticket you need for this weekend. The Beauty Triangle Festival: The Future of Wellness takes place on Saturday 20th January 2024 at 180 Strand bringing the best-in-class practitioners and treatments together. Throughout the day, you’ll have the chance to discover new innovations in treatments in the “Calm Zone” and experiential boutique, procedures in the “Wellness Zone”, as well as face-to-face meetings with some of the UK’s most highly regarded and sought after dermatologists, cosmetic doctors, complementary medical practitioners and beauty experts. Plus, you’ll leave with an exciting goody bag worth over £200 filled with products from leading beauty and wellness brands. Inspire those wellness goals for a better you.
Perhaps the closest you’ll get to Japanese fine dining (outside of Japan) is Roketsu. For someone that thought they knew everything about Marylebone, I was wrong. This litte gem, tucked down New Quebec Street, is a rare find on the London dining scene. The capital’s first authentic Japanese kaiseki restaurant – considered to be the highest form of Japanese cuisine – is helmed by Daisuke Hayashi, a master of kaiseki who trained in Kyoto under another master, Yoshihiro Murata, the man with seven Michelin stars to his name who gave Rene Redzepi and Heston Blumenthal their grounding in Japanese food. Stepping through the unassuming front door you are transported straight to a Sukiya-style tea room in Kyoto, complete with 100-year-old hinoki wood walls and furniture, sliding lattice screens, shoji lighting and various artworks and sculptures from Japan, all strictly adhering to traditions. The Japanese cypress counter seats only 10, and each dish is presented to you with pain stacking thought and craftsmanship, the January theme being the New Year. Originally served to Buddhist monks before tea ceremonies, the 10-course menu is usually centred around dashi (Japanese stock made from dried fish), guided by the flavours of the seasons (with a monthly changing menu) and dictated by the philosophy of “wabi-sabi”, which is all about capturing the elusive beauty of imperfection, although much of the dishes look too beautiful to eat. Watching the serving with perfectly accurate descriptions and storytelling adds to a perfectly memorable culinary experience. This is one you’ll have up there for your next celebration.
Are you a devoted vitamin junkie? Then this may become your new travel buddie. Instead of packing large pill boxes with your various multivitamins, fish oils and probiotics, Ettinger has launched a slick little travel pill case, storing all your supplements in style. Designed for those who value both functionality and refinement, this downsized interpretation of Ettinger’s renowned weekly pill case, is crafted from sumptuous Capra goat leather and available in two sizes and five different colours – from bordeaux to black – each piece featuring a 7-day pill organiser to ensure your supplements or medication are always in order and on hand. Just because it’s a practical, doesn’t mean pill boxes can’t be smart. Make this pill box extra special by adding your initials.
For the discerning traveller with an eye for style, Leading Hotels of the World releases the first of a multi-part coffee table book series, with a curated collection of over 70 extraordinary hotels around the globe bringing you (and your coffee table, and guests) a visual feast. From Norman Foster’s sinuous courtyard structure in Singapore, to Jacques Garcia’s indulgent interiors in Paris, to Axel Vervoordt’s Zen penthouse in New York City, this book celebrates exceptional hospitality and breathtaking architecture featuring original photography, exclusive interviews with architects, and insider travel tips – an immersive exploration of the world’s most glamorous and inspiring Leading Hotels. Housed in a sleek matcha-green hardcover, this lavish volume shows how each hotel is a testament to the transformative power of design, offering more than just a place to rest, but a destination in itself. Plus, it will look exquisite on your table.
A new accessory dreamed up by Maria Grazia Chiuri, the D-Journey, unveiled at the Dior spring-summer 2025 ready-to-wear show. Bridging elegance and functionality, the D-Journey features a large internal compartment and zip embellishments, worn either cross-body or off-the-shoulder, secure and stylish for dashing around town. The strap is adorned with the “CD” initials, that shuts and detaches easily. Available in small, medium or large, this stylish and useful bag comes notably in full leather or sublimated by the harmonious lines of cannage in smooth, crinkled and grained leather versions – matte or polished. The D-Journey is additionally revealed in two canvas variations: one timeless, magnified by the emblematic Dior Oblique jacquard, and the other enhanced with the Dior Graphic statement, drawn in white letters, inspired by the House’s archives.
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