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Fashion & BeautyMay 19, 2017

Clothes I Wish I Could Buy This Spring

By Amanda

Last week I had my first walk around stores in London looking at spring clothes. I wont pretend I didn’t find it hard, there are some gorgeous items wanting to trip me up on my quest to buy nothing new… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 17, 2017

Millennial Pink and why it’s a thing!

By Jane

You may well have seen the term ‘Millenial Pink’ bandied about in the Guardian, New York Magazine and the Times recently. Brands and the media are obsessed by millennials (those born between the early 80s and mid-1990s) as they are… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 12, 2017

A new label to love : Justine Tabak

By Jane

Amanda’s ‘mild angst about what she should have done’ post, got me thinking. Having been a designer for many years, I often have moments of regret at not having carried on – especially when I see really great new brands… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutMay 5, 2017

The Love-Child Shoe from Grenson and Persephone Books

By Amanda

As if to torture me on my year of buying nothing new, Grenson has collaborated with Persephone Books to create a delightful printed Derby that is the perfect smart summer shoe. Not only is it available in the softest of… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyMay 3, 2017

Its never too late to be an Insta star!

By Jane

I follow lots of Fashion Influencers on Instagram (for research purposes) and while I love the fact it’s possible to become a brand in ones own right, I increasingly find the constant stream of selfies in carefully chosen locations, accompanied… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutApril 28, 2017

Swedish Style: Gudrun Sjödén and Josef Frank at The Fashion and Textile Museum

By Amanda

The lovely, all-inclusive Swedish designer Gudrun Sjödén has a small exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsay, which is well worth popping into. Regular readers may remember my fabulous trip to Gudrun’s 40 years of Fashion exhibition in… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 26, 2017

The Best Of Spring Beauty: TWR Tried-&-Tested Roundup

By Amanda

I know I’ve been paying less attention to fashion over the last few months, but really, it’s ALL about beauty currently as far as retail is concerned. As I write this, retail figures have had their biggest fall for seven… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 20, 2017

The Women’s Room Guide to Swishing*

By Amanda

*Swishing. It’s a dreadful word that sounds like it’s a vaguely dodgy practice indulged in by bored married couples but in fact was invented to make an evening where you swap clothes sound more exciting. You may all know this,… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 14, 2017

Style My Wardrobe With Tamara Fulton

By Amanda

I’ve never worked with a stylist or personal shopper. Having worked in fashion most of my life, I’ve always trusted my own instincts and been comfortable with my own style, although I have often wondered what someone else might ‘do’… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 10, 2017

Our Modern Lives: An Accurate Way To Talk About Fragrance

By Amanda

As regular readers will know, I took a left turn into the world of fragrance not long ago to write We Wear Perfume and specialise in fragrance trends (yes, there is such a thing) as well as fashion. One of… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMarch 31, 2017

Temptation At Teatime From Joseph

By Amanda

So, here we are, last day on month three of No New (quarter way through!) and I am feeling quite smug on buying nothing. Well, mostly. There have been temptations. I’ve been to a number of fragrance and fashion appointments… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutMarch 27, 2017

A New Beauty Destination For Middleagedad: Beast

By Amanda

Men’s grooming, as you will all know by now, has changed beyond all recognition over the last decade. Blame it on the metrosexual (a word I hardly ever hear nowadays) of the mid 2000s, since their emergence, men are taking… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMarch 20, 2017

Couple Goals from Bonpon511

By Jane

A Japanese couple who have been married for 37 years and wear matching outfits every single day, have become social media stars. The couple go by the name of Bonpon511 on Instagram which rumoured to be a fusion of their… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMarch 16, 2017

Older Models Looking Awesome With Lonely Lingerie

By Amanda

Older models are happening again, there were some great examples on the catwalks (Dries Van Noten was our favourite) and I was really thrilled to see older models featured in a lingerie campaign this week. The gorgeous Mercy Brewer, seen… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMarch 3, 2017

Seeking Style Inspiration: Spring Dressing When Not Buying

By Amanda

I am having to avoid magazines and shops. Only two months in to my year of buying Nothing New and I’m starting to struggle. New collections are springing up in store windows and magazines are full of fabulous tailoring and… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 24, 2017

Sharon McGlinchey from MV Organic Skincare comes to London

By Amanda

Just a heads up here for anyone interested in beauty facials…You may remember me enthusing over the lovely Sharon McGlinchey and her holistic facials last year. Sharon is based in Australia and whizzes around the globe doing mostly private clients.… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 22, 2017

Confidence Building Make Up with Beautii

By Amanda

So, I’m nearing the end of month two on my Nothing New year and I’m discovering a lot about my old See-Now-Buy-Now behaviour. Firstly, I’ve had to curtail those ‘I’ve got ten minutes to spare so lets pop into COS… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 15, 2017

Trend Alert: Sweatshirts are back!

By Jane

Well of course for some of us they never went away – as there’s nothing I like more than coming home from a hard day at the coalface of fashion, to pull on a grubby old, worn out grey marl… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 8, 2017

Women Wearing White: Winter Dressing With Style

By Amanda

A month into my Year Of Nothing New and so far, so good. What do you mean it’s only been four weeks? I’ve successful navigated those tempting sales racks and ubiquitous ‘extra 20% off sale price!’ emails that pop temptingly… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 1, 2017

Advanced Skincare Collection from The White Company

By Amanda

Attention womenfolk, this is a good new thing from The White Company. Advanced Skincare Collection is the brand’s first foray into proper beauty creams, but it has cleverly collaborated with the hottest beauty company around, DECIEM -The Abnormal Beauty Company,… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyJanuary 27, 2017

Street Style from the Jaipur Literary Festival, With Ishtailista, 2017

By Amanda

Our friends Abhimanyu and Deeksha were shooting at the Literary Fair in Jaipur again this year and asked if we’d like more street-style images of the attendees, as they did for us last year. The literary festival grows bigger by… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 20, 2017

Trend Alert: Shoulder Pads

By Jane

Back in the 80s no outfit was complete without a huge pair of shoulder pads, in fact my flat mate was so obsessed with them, she even added them to her dressing gown. Double sided tape or velcro ensured that… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Home & GardenJanuary 13, 2017

Style Icon – Caroline Lebar

By Amanda

Since I’m not buying any brand new clothes this year (gulp) I will need loads of inspiration from stylish women in order to get the best from my wardrobe. I have lots of clothes, I just get a bit bored… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Health & HappinessJanuary 9, 2017

The Year Of Nothing New

By Amanda

Happy New Year everyone! We hope your festive season was wonderful and you’re bracing yourselves for whatever 2017 brings. Regular readers will know we don’t really do New Year Resolutions here at TWR, but this year I am breaking with… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 21, 2016

Perfume: The Best Last Minute Christmas Gift

By Amanda

I’m sure, dear womenfolk, that you are all super organised, with every present bought and wrapped as we screech (nearly) to a halt on festive present buying. Of course you are. For those who, like me, have just the odd… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 28, 2016

The Women’s Room Meets Isabel Ettedgui At Connolly

By Amanda

Our guest blogger Elena Bowes is a friend of the super-stylish, grown up retailer Isabel Ettedgui, so when she asked if we’d like an interview with her friend in her new Connolly flagship, we jumped at the chance. Over to… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 23, 2016

Velvet Jackets: A List Of The Best On The High Street This Season

By Amanda

Last week’s request from our fabulous readers for a velvet jacket round up coincided with my own need for a second glance at that velvet bomber I spotted at Warehouse. Any excuse to go shopping do further research for you… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 18, 2016

The Best Supermoon Party Dress For Christmas

By Amanda

I am slightly averse to dressing up for parties. If you’re out for a good time, do you really want to be nervous of doing a TOWIE-style arm jiggle on the dance floor because your strapless dress/off the shoulder top… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 16, 2016

Christmas beauty buys for the women in your life

By Jane

So teen daughter is no longer teen daughter but a fully fledged grown up who is writing an absolutely brilliant beauty blog. She is not only a total beauty addict, she is also something of an expert and is studying… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 14, 2016

Dear Marks & Spencer, It’s Us Again….

By Amanda

Dear Marks & Spencer, Yes it’s us again! I know you thought we were over you, but those of us who remember what you once were ( I think there are only a few of us left) are still all… Read More