As April unfurls and the city shakes off its winter coat, it’s time to sharpen your plans.
For those already dreaming beyond the Thames, a Brazilian getaway – from serene sun‑soaked beaches to architectural escapes in the tropics – beckons. And as spring’s palette blossoms, don’t forget to bring floral colour into your home with seasonal stems and design‑led bouquets. With travel accessories refreshed and linen set for sunnier days ahead, this is what we’re loving in this week’s Citizen Femme hotlist.
DINE HERE Pillar Hall, Olympia
Opening in London’s Olympia with a launch party fit for the Bridgerton set, Pillar Hall arrives with beauty, romance and timeless glamour firmly at its core. A standout live set from Laura Mvula sets the tone for one of the capital’s most exciting new openings, and restaurateur Des Gunewardena has reimagined the spectacular Grade II-listed space, once home to Britain’s first film screenings and venue for Vivienne Westwood’s debut catwalk show, into a trio of destinations. At its heart is Idalia, a garden-inspired restaurant led by an all-female team, serving modern British classics served beneath soaring ceilings, surrounded by sumptuous textures and rich colours. Quietly captivating from the moment you step inside, it’s the kind of place to bring others just to marvel at its beauty. Below ground, Pepperbird offers a more intimate, speakeasy-style escape, while Upstairs at Pillar Hall will soon complete the picture as a dramatic live music and event space. A new cultural chapter for this 140-year-old icon, and one London won’t stop talking about. –Selina Julien
WEAR THIS WNU'S The Boyfriend Artichoke Shirt
WNU’s latest spring proposition, The Artichoke, captures the brand’s quietly cultivated wearability with a more playful, painterly touch. Set against its cult Boyfriend linen shirt, a silhouette rooted in the label’s signature blend of menswear tailoring and effortless femininity, the piece is embroidered in-house with a charmingly bucolic tableau: a leaping whippet, drifting dandelions and ripe orchard motifs, all stitched in soft, expressive lines that evoke long, sunlit days in the British countryside. A dandelion scattering across the collar lends a sense of movement, while flashes of colour at the buttonholes add a subtle irreverence. The result is a relaxed statement, designed to slip seamlessly between city and coast.Wear it lose with denim in town, or thrown over swimwear on holiday, for effortless, everyday dressing.
ADD TO YOUR TRAVEL ACCESSORIES Smythson' Stickers Collection
Add some classy character to every trip with Smythson’s new Sticker Collection, a spirited take on travel‑inspired design that turns your must‑carry accessories into keepsake conversation pieces. Inspired by vintage travel labels and the joy of exploring new places, the collection features playful motifs printed on the British house’s signature Panama cross‑grain leather across luggage tags, passport covers, card holders and more, evoking the excitement of journeys past and yet to come. Each piece turns functional leather goods into a curated keepsake that feels like a stylish travel memento, perfect for gifting or for adding a touch of escapism to your daily routine.
PLAN AHEAD AND BOOK THIS Casas Elilula
Planning ahead for summer? Perched on the untouched white sands of Préa Beach, a renowned kitesurfing destination just 12 km from Jericoacoara, Casas Elilula is a design-led beach getaway in the form of a trio of architect‑designed houses set within lush tropical gardens that feel more like a private coastal village than a hotel. Conceived as a cherished family holiday home, the estate champions a seamless outside‑in way of living: wraparound wooden terraces, open‑air corridors, outdoor showers and interiors crafted from sustainably sourced materials in collaboration with local artisans. Completely self‑contained and eco‑minded, the property runs on its own solar power, harnesses natural sea breezes for cooling and operates a no single‑use‑plastic policy, offering barefoot luxury without compromise. Guests can book individual casas for intimate escapes or take over the entire estate, sleeping up to 20 across ten ensuite bedrooms (entirely self management and self-catering), for a multigenerational family retreat or a friends‑with‑benefits getaway in one of Brazil’s most serene seaside hideaways.
GIFT YOURSELF THESE Burnt Ben Flowers
At the heart of the Norfolk Broads, Burnt Fen Flowers has quietly become one of Britain’s most enchanting flower farms, marrying biodynamic growing with unabashed seasonal romance. Founded in 2019 by Alfie Nickerson on family‑owned land that has never seen pesticides or artificial fertilisers, the farm embraces nature’s rhythms, working with the moon, seasons and wildlife to cultivate fields that hum with bees and biodiversity. This April, Burnt Fen is celebrating its first‑ever single‑variety bunches: abundant stems of British‑grown tulips harvested at peak bloom and delivered straight to your door. Designed to invite customers to experience each flower in its purest form, the new series launches with tulips before evolving through a carousel of whirling icelandic poppies, delicate ranunculus, foxgloves, cornflowers, roses and dahlias across the year. Available as one‑off bouquets or through the farm’s strictly seasonal subscription service, these vibrant bunches are as much a reflection of the British seasons as they are a declaration of thoughtful, biodiverse cultivation.
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