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Fashion & BeautyOctober 23, 2008

The Perfect Trousers: Maria Grachvogel

By Amanda

Women of any age are always on the hunt for the perfect pair of trousers, but as we get older, the hunt for a great fit becomes almost a holy grail. Extra layers of fat, less than beautiful thighs and… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 21, 2008

Dressing with experts: Jaeger

By Amanda

We’re really loving Jaeger at the moment because at last there is a brand that understands how to be older, chic and sexy. The Women’s Room was at the recent S/S09 catwalk show and wanted everything. CEO Belinda Earl really… Read More

Home & GardenOctober 21, 2008

National Baking Week

By The Womens Room

While on the subject of domesticity, I bet you didnt know it was National Baking Week from the 20th to 26th October. Take a look at the website and be inspired to bake. How about Philadelphia garlic & herb crusted… Read More

Home & GardenOctober 20, 2008

Domestic Bliss

By The Womens Room

Personally I think there is nothing more satisfying than the sight of a freshly baked cake on a cake stand and often take a picture of it, before its devoured by hoards of teenagers. It seems I am not the… Read More

Health & Happiness, Novels & Biogs, Out & About, We Are ReadingOctober 20, 2008

We love: Persephone Books

By The Womens Room

This summer we discovered an amazing publishing house cum book shop in Londons Lambs Conduit Street. Persephone Books prints “mainly neglected fiction and non-fiction by women, for women and about women”. Nicola Beauman, who founded and still runs the company,… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 20, 2008

Style Icon – Dot Cotton

By The Womens Room

We think the wardrobe department at Eastenders must have a great time dressing the iconic June Brown. Dot Cotton continues to inspire us with her quirky colour combinations, on trend Liberty style prints and classic fully fashioned cardigans, accessorised with… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 19, 2008

Cool old dudes in great clothes: The Wisdom Tapes

By Amanda

Photographer Andrew Zuckerman’s new book and video on Wisdom is a fantastic project where a whole bunch of older, successful individuals come together to pass on great stuff they’ve learnt. Good idea, but what makes this truly terrific is the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 19, 2008

Dressing with eccentric glamour

By Amanda

On the subject of eccentric glamour, The Women’s Room spoke to Simon Doonan, creative director of New York’s hippest department store, Barneys, who is a stylish 50 something. He’s just written a book on…. Eccentric Glamour! His life is a… Read More

Middle Aged MumOctober 14, 2008

Middleagedmum.com: A Little Light Snooping

By The Womens Room

Often when I am experiencing one of my now almost daily, mid-life career quandaries I have to remind myself how lucky I am. As the mother of two teens, I get to try out new career options on a daily… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 13, 2008

Style Icon – Irene Williams

By The Womens Room

The Women’s Room launches in a crazy week. Just as the main cash artery to sartorial satisfaction is severed, we come along with a blog about how to stay stylishly dressed and sane when you’re no longer 24 and look… Read More

Fashion, We Are ReadingNovember 30, -0001

My Dear Bomb by Yohji Yamamoto

By Amanda

So, neither Jane or I have quite finished reading this yet (ok, we’ve hardly started) but we couldn’t resist the book when we went to the recent exhibition at the V&A. It is a totally ‘fashion’ book to look at;… Read More