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Out & AboutJuly 25, 2016

Guest Blog: Elena Bowes visits Hayward House

By Amanda

Apologies, Elena and I had a bit of a techie glitch on her Friday post with images, she visited two shops for us in her New York Like A Local blogpost series, so here is what happened in part two… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 22, 2016

Guest Blog: Elena Bowes visits Creel & Gow

By Amanda

Another post from our roving New York reporter Elena, who has found another local gem worth putting on your to-visit list if you are visiting soon. If you’re in Manhattan’s Upper East Side on the lookout for something eye-catching, unusual… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 20, 2016

What the Heck is Pokémon Go?

By Amanda

After Jane’s successful post on explaining Snapchat to us all, I thought I’d fill you in on the latest phone-based phenomenon, Pokémon GO, mostly because 1) Pokémon were a huge thing for twentysomethingsons when they were young – remember the… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutJuly 1, 2016

Guest Blog: Elena Bowes visits John Derian

By Amanda

In this next post from our New York Like A Local series, Elena Bowes visits one of my all time favourite NYC stores, John Derian, tucked away down on East Second Street, an inspirational place for anyone who likes making… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutJune 24, 2016

Record Shops, How We’ve Missed You (say middleagedads everywhere)

By Amanda

For the next couple of weeks, Middleagedad has moved into retail, specifically a pop up vinyl record shop, as part of his ongoing Resonate Generate art project (regular readers may remember it from the Selfridges Bright Old Things window). The… Read More

Out & AboutJune 23, 2016

The older women of the East End

By Jane

There’s something about older women in London – they have an attitude and confidence which enables them to stand out from the crowd and take control. They get seats on buses, bring people together to chat in public places and… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutJune 16, 2016

See This: Switch House at The New Tate Modern

By Amanda

I’d like to make a prediction that soonish, the new Switch House extension of the Tate Modern will become the place all of us go to get the best view of London. On the tenth floor (ten floors!) there is… Read More

Out & AboutJune 13, 2016

Goodhood: My perfect shop

By Jane

There is a lot of talk in the trends world about how actual shops will look in the future. A few years ago, in my WGSN days, I was asked about the future of retail – and I said “soon… Read More

Out & AboutJune 8, 2016

Simple Pleasures: Relationship Goals

By Jane

Everywhere you look in London there are interesting people and things to see and it’s important not to become blasé and uninterested, especially when smart phones demand our attention on an almost constant basis – or it that just me?… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutMay 27, 2016

Dry Heat and Slow Living, by Guest Blogger Amanda Saurin

By Amanda

Amanda Saurin of AS Apothecary blogs today about Cypress, her home-from-home and a place she picks and distills some of her most important flower and botanical oils. I went to one of Amanda’s perfume workshops this weekend, it was even… Read More

Out & AboutMay 26, 2016

Holiday Inspiration: TWR Visits Grenada Part Two

By Amanda

One of the reasons why Grenada is such a delight to visit is the abundance of fruit and spices grown, so if you like your food (and drink -let’s not forget the rum), it’s great to go see everything in… Read More

Out & AboutMay 24, 2016

Holiday Inspiration: TWR Visits Grenada

By Amanda

Just in case you were looking for a bit of inspiration for a really special holiday, can I suggest Grenada? It’s a small island at the bottom of the Caribbean, very close to Venezuela, which is full of lovely people… Read More

Out & AboutMay 18, 2016

Chelsea Fringe: What to see

By Jane

The Chelsea Flower Show takes place from 24-28 May and while there is no denying it’s still one of the worlds most prestigious horticultural shows, the sheer number of people attending make it vitally impossible to see anything over the… Read More

Out & AboutMay 11, 2016

See This: The Dog Show at Brighton Festival

By Amanda

Regular readers may remember the love we have for Joanna Osborne and Sally Muir’s wonderful knitted and painted dogs (see here). When we heard they were participating in Brighton Festival with an open house, centred entirely around a love of… Read More

Out & AboutMay 9, 2016

The Mini Loaf is the New Cupcake at Pearl & Groove Bakery

By Amanda

If you ever needed a reason to toss all that ‘no-carbs-eating’ malarky in the bin-of-baloney, then the delicious new bakery Pearl & Groove is it. Run by three utterly delightful and grounded women, the Portobello Road based bakery offers an… Read More

Out & AboutApril 29, 2016

Guest blog: Elena Bowes visits Casa Magazines

By Amanda

As UK retail sales slide again this month, I’m still pondering what it is we actually want from our shops today. Any retailer reading and wondering the same might do well to think about adding in a bit of ‘being… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutApril 18, 2016

A Big Moment for Lingerie: Undressed at The V&A and The Body Studio at Selfridges

By Amanda

Last week was quite a big week for lingerie and active/leisure/whateverwear, what with The V&A’s Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear exhibition opening, the brand new Body Studio retail space at Selfridges launching for all things active body related and… Read More

Out & AboutApril 15, 2016

Guest Blog: Elena Bowes visits Three Lives & Co in New York

By Amanda

Our regular guest blogger Elena Bowes has been out and about discovering hidden gems in New York for us, this week it’s Three Lives & Company, if you are visiting this year, be sure to bookmark this charming little store.… Read More

Out & AboutApril 8, 2016

Guest Blog: Elena Bowes visits Tender Buttons

By Amanda

Guest blogger Elena Bowes went to New York’s Tender Buttons for us this month, I have never been in all the years I’ve been visiting NYC, but next visit, I’m heading straight over……If you’re visiting The Big Apple this year,… Read More

Out & AboutMarch 15, 2016

Is SheBu the New Hackney? Our Shepherd’s Bush Safari

By Amanda

With all this talk of exciting East London, poor old West London can sometimes feel like a dull, country-living cousin always wearing the wrong clothes….Of course anyone who actually LIVES in West London knows better, I sometimes wonder if we… Read More

Out & AboutMarch 4, 2016

Iris Apfel does a car advert

By Amanda

Iris Apfel goes from strength to strength as a 90 plus style icon, fronting the new Citroen DS 3 car advert. I hate car adverts, particularly the ones you see at the cinema, which are either weird (looking at you… Read More

Health & Happiness, Out & AboutMarch 1, 2016

See This (quickly): The Timeless Shop

By Amanda

Over in the depths of Old Street Tube station, for just one week, is Timeless, a brilliant pop-up store which discusses female fertility, specifically egg freezing, via the medium of a beauty and fragrance brand. Anyone who has yet to… Read More

Out & AboutFebruary 16, 2016

A weekend in Prague

By Jane

Today Joyce Thornton (old work colleague and friend) is our guest blogger. She takes us on a tour of Prague, a city I have been meaning to visit for ages. After reading Joyce’s post, I am now determined to make… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutJanuary 29, 2016

Guest Blogger from New York: Elena Bowes looks at Jussara Lee

By Amanda

Today’s guest blogger is reader Elena Bowes, a London based American cultural writer who finds herself in New York a lot. She has volunteered to search out interesting stores and events happening in NYC for us, for anyone visiting. Over… Read More

Out & AboutJanuary 15, 2016

Lime Wood – A five Star Retreat

By Jane

Our guest blogger Rohini (remember her Cold Spring post – as seen in tv drama series The Affair) gets about a bit and today she brings us a little piece of luxury in the New Forest. Over to you Roh.… Read More

Out & AboutJanuary 5, 2016

In 2016 I Will be………..

By Jane

As Amanda said yesterday, we are not big fans of detox/dry January. After such a warm December, we are sure to be in for some cold weather soon, so the next few months will be all about hunkering down at… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutDecember 3, 2015

Christmas Gift Guide for the Boy About Town

By Amanda

For the second in our series of gift guides, I thought I’d ask my sons what were the crucial, stylish must have items for every teen and twentysomething boy about town. The conversation went something like this…. Me: what are… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutNovember 12, 2015

Writing With A Needle with Rosalind Wyatt

By Amanda

Today our regular guest blogger Julia Little, tells about the joy of re engaging with a needle and thread….over to you Julia. As Alber Elbaz said, when he recently stepped down from the creative reins of Lanvin, “Maybe we are… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutNovember 4, 2015

See This: The Fabric of India at the V&A

By Amanda

The Fabric of India at The V&A is a no brainer exhibition to visit, even if you have only the very smallest interest in textiles, or just own a pashmina. It’s a gloriously colourful round up of the importance of… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutOctober 27, 2015

Anthropologie’s Auction: how to get your hands on some stylish Christmas decorations

By Amanda

This has got me very excited, our friends over at Anthropologie are selling their super-creative in store display props to raise much needed cash for the Save The Children’s charity Child Refugee Crisis appeal. We love Anthro stores, they are… Read More