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Out & AboutJuly 31, 2009

Something for the weekend: Columbia Road Market

By The Womens Room

The sign hanging in the window of the Rob Ryan store is our new motto for life. As I’m sure we’ve said before on The Women’s Room (old brains… we often repeat ourselves) our rule of thumb for being impressed… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 30, 2009

Buy this: Orla Kiely bag for Maggies charity

By The Womens Room

One of our favourite designers Orla Kiely has produced a limited edition bag and purse, designed exclusively for Maggie’s charity, a support centre for the crucial weeks after a cancer diagnosis. TV presenter Kirsty Wark and singer Shaleen Spiteri came… Read More

Art & CultureJuly 29, 2009

No place for a middle-age grump, Lucinda!

By The Womens Room

Live music is one of the big joys of life and we love a good gig here at The Women’s Room. We first started going to see groups in pubs and clubs as teens and have progressed from sticky floors… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 28, 2009

The Women’s Room guide to dressing inappropriately

By The Womens Room

The comments from Sue on our post about how to dress casually got us thinking about dressing age appropriately. Sue is a great example (sorry Sue to single you out) of ignoring the rules and creating your own individual style,… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 27, 2009

Readers kitchens: Massimo Del Carlo

By The Womens Room

OK, so this isn't a real reader's kitchen, it's an art installation we saw when we were at the Art Biennale in Venice a couple of weekends ago, but we think they may have got the idea from our… Read More

Art & CultureJuly 26, 2009

We love: Herb and Dorothy

By The Womens Room

You know we have a passion for older eccentrics, especially from New york. We just love this film about Herb and Dorothy Vogel, true eccentrics who live in a one bedroom apartment in Manhattan with 19 turtles, lots of fish, one… Read More

Middle Aged MumJuly 25, 2009

Middleagemum.com: if it’s ok for Madonna…..

By The Womens Room

Madonna's D&G shoot for W magazine, featuring the lovely Jesus I have a new route to work which involves a long, fat busting walk. Close to the end there is a Pret A Manger where I stop for a… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 24, 2009

The Women’s Room guide to dressing casually

By The Womens Room

Dressing casually as you get older is a fine art. Fashionable casual clothes tend to be aimed at the younger market and cheaper casual wear can often be of dubious quality. We find sticking to well made (probably slightly more… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 23, 2009

Come and meet us!

By The Womens Room

This image comes from the rather lovely mintdesignblog The Women’s Room has been invited to talk about blogging! Tonight! So if you are a loss for something to do and you are London based, come and say hello. We are… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 23, 2009

Style Icon: Tanya Reynolds

By The Womens Room

The Women's Room was out to lunch this week with a couple of very stylish ladies, Antonia and Tanya from Proportions London. They are both at the cutting edge of fashion, designing and selling mannequins to the biggest fashion… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 22, 2009

We love: Magazyn

By The Womens Room

As we continue to struggle with the concept of fast fashion and objects that simply don't stand the test of time, we are increasingly attracted to brands who create well designed product, that's built to last. Belgium retailer Magazyn claim their… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 21, 2009

Buy this: DKNY’s Cozy

By The Womens Room

Do not be fooled by this over youthful styling, the Cozy is a genius garment perfectly suited for the 40plus woman. A long time ago when The Women.s Room worked in a hot and hormonal fashion office selecting shapes and styles… Read More

Art & CultureJuly 20, 2009

Generation M: Are you one?

By The Womens Room

Generation M is a term used to describe those who grew up during the birth and rise of the Internet . We may not be from that generation but we are definitely of that mindset. The below manifesto by Umair… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 19, 2009

Style Icon: Jo Whiley (even tho’ the BBC is dropping her)

By The Womens Room

What person from the BBC thinks it's a good idea to remove one of the coolest, most musically informed women on the planet (that would be Ms Whiley) from her morning slot on Radio One because she is too old?… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 18, 2009

The Women’s Room potted guide to: London with teens

By The Womens Room

You may already live in London and are wondering what to do with the teens this summer holidays, or you may be planning a visit. Either way planning activities for teens is always a tricky one. They often don't like the… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 17, 2009

Readers kitchens: Sue in Chelsea

By The Womens Room

Who: Sue Where: flat 4 floors up above the roaring traffic, hospital sirens and braying Sloanes on the Fulham Road in Chelsea. It seemed a romantic place to move to 25 years ago, but clicking knee joints and a Freedom… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 16, 2009

There are clothes out there for us: honestly!

By The Womens Room

The feature in the Daily Mail this week by Viv Groskop, really got us thinking and we have had many conversations among ourselves and with our friends in the fashion industry about the challenges facing both customers in this age… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 15, 2009

Just say NO

By The Womens Room

Looking into the wardrobe some mornings feels like the above image, a mountain of stuff we no longer love, never liked that much in the first place or can't remember buying. We need to work on Buying Better and so we… Read More

Middle Aged MumJuly 14, 2009

Middleagedmum.com: endings and beginings

By The Womens Room

July is filled with an air of promise for parents and children, the feeling that the months ahead will be filled with fun, freedom and sun. The end of term is filled with exams, finishing course work, sports days and… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 13, 2009

We are in the Daily Mail!

By The Womens Room

Viv Groksop, championing women's rights to look fashionable after 35 in the Daily Mail The Women's Room is in the Daily Mail today (Monday 13 July), quoted as an expert on the over 35 market, It is our first big… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 13, 2009

The Women’s Room potted guide to: Venice

By The Womens Room

We travel a lot here at The Women’s Room, both with the day job and because we like it, so it seems sensible to pass on our travel tips to you. Admittedly most of our travelling revolves around… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Things We LoveJuly 12, 2009

Rimmel Sun Shimmer

By The Womens Room

Don’t get us wrong, we are not advocating the WAG/Jordan orange look, but there are certain occasions when lily white meets pale lilac is not a good look. Some outfits or events require a little light colour on the legs… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 11, 2009

Readers kitchens: Amanda from The Women’s Room

By The Womens Room

Home: Amanda from The Women's Room Location: Barnes, London What do you do in the kitchen and who with? Music and mess happens. Although the kitchen is the centre of my cooking universe, three teenage sons and middleagedad also think… Read More

Health & HappinessJuly 10, 2009

Simple Pleasures: fresh flowers

By The Womens Room

Ever since we were old enough to live away from home we have appreciated how fresh flowers can cheer up even the dowdiest of places. Call us extravagant, but even in the poorest of times we have used our last… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 9, 2009

We love: Bloggers in windows

By The Womens Room

The Sartorialist window in Holt Renfrew, Toronto, Canada In Canada, there is a very chic department store chain called Holt Renfrew, loosely connected (by family) to our Selfridges here in London, it has the same smart, designer vibe. Last week… Read More

Art & CultureJuly 8, 2009

Anna Wintour: Stuck in a time warp?

By The Womens Room

We realise our current fascination with Anna Winter is starting to verge on obsessive, but having worked in the fashion industry for more years than we care to count, we have heard lots of stories about her, many of which… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 7, 2009

Stiletto, from shoes to art.

By The Womens Room

To accompany the exhibition, Kurt Geiger produced an informative booklet on the history of the Stiletto Great news. After years of struggling to work/parties/girls nights out in towering heels, longing with all your heart to be wearing comfy flats,… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 6, 2009

Readers Kitchens: Jane from the Womens Room

By The Womens Room

You know how much we love the eclectic style and unique interiors featured in blogs like The Selby and Set Design Thinking.So we decided to invite some of our friends and readers to let us take a look round at… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 5, 2009

Max Mara’s ageless modern woman

By The Womens Room

We love Max Mara, it's where you go to buy clothes when you hit 30 and you can afford to step up from Marks & Spencer. Classic modern Italian styling and great fabrics and the best winter coats, hands… Read More

Art & CultureJuly 4, 2009

Coming soon: Coco before Chanel

By The Womens Room

We are more than a little excited about Coco before Chanel, released in the UK on July the 31st. Starring French actress Audrey Tautou as Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, the film charts the designer's rise from humble beginnings to the heights… Read More