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The latest from The Citizen’s Poste spans longform features, interviews, and cultural commentary examining fashion and culture as systems: how they’re built, how they operate, and how they shape the present moment. We publish with intention, not urgency. That means fewer pieces, sharper thinking, and writing that assumes an intelligent reader. No trend-chasing, no filler. Start wherever you like. Stay as long as you want. This is fashion and culture for readers who prefer substance, clarity, and a little wit with their rigor.
The Book Club Effect: Turning Literary Curation into a Branding Strategy
From Venetian and Parisian salons to campaigns by Prada, Chanel, Miu Miu, and Brunello Cucinelli, and onward to celebrity book clubs, literature has consistently conveyed cultural authority ... Influence, anchored in intellect and cultivated taste, remains timeless.
Powder, Pistes, and Prada: Après Ski, Before the Spectacle
Skiing and fashion have been intertwined for over a century. Designers like Lucien Lelong, Edgidio Scaioni, and Madeleine Vionnet transformed practicality into style with two-piece pantsuits and knit accessories, while Norwegian trousers in the 1930s offered an alternative to skirts. Emilio Pucci’s one-piece suits and Massimo Giorgetti’s colorful uniforms of the 1940s caught Diana Vreeland’s eye, earning space in Harper’s Bazaar. By the 1950s, “après-ski” entered the lexicon, and Maria Bogner’s stretch ski pants— sported by Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy, and Brigitte Bardot— brought both color and celebrity to the slopes. The decades that followed saw space-age prints, bold colors, and media moments from Princess Diana’s ski trips to George Michael’s Last Christmas, solidifying ski fashion as aspirational and visible.
You’re Not The Only One on Resy: Why Every Fashion Brand Suddenly Wants a Table in New York
On an upper floor of Bergdorf Goodman, there is a historical artifact: the department store restaurant. Art Deco details, like gilded accents on crown molding and chrome-rimmed bar stools, are reminiscent of the glamorous aesthetics found throughout this New York City landmark. Today, fashion brands have replaced the curated department store as the destination of dreams and desires— and that increasingly includes dining venues. But what does it reveal about the future of the fashion industry?
All eyes on Monaco: Where Quiet Luxury, Motorsport, and Cultural Capital Collide
More than just a race, Monaco is where legacy meets luxury. Crown jewel of Formula 1, the Grand Prix transforms the principality into an exhilarating mix of fashion, status, and spectacle for one unique weekend every year. From old money aesthetic to business opportunities, fashion has played a key role in Formula 1 over the past decades – and the biggest luxury and fashion brands are now scrambling to get themselves into the F1 paddock.
Secrets, Scandals, and Silk Sheets: A White Lotus Thailand Inspired Itinerary
Welcome to the Kingdom of Smiles—though yours might be more of a smirk after your first chilled lemongrass towel and welcome drink. Touch down and transfer to your stay of choice: Rosewood Phuket, nestled along the emerald Andaman coastline, or the serene Anantara Mai Khao Phuket, home to one of the island’s longest and most private stretches of beach.
Seoul Subtext: A Stylish Insider’s Guide
Travel is about more than just seeing a place—it’s about understanding its subtext, the layers beneath the surface that give it depth. I’m Gloria Elwood, a travel advisor drawn to destinations that reveal both their raw, unfiltered edges and their carefully composed aesthetics. The kind of places Anthony Bourdain sought out, where authenticity and energy come first—but that still hold an undeniable sense of visual rhythm. Seoul is one of those places, a city that balances grit with refinement, history with reinvention, and it was this duality that made it the perfect subject for this guide.