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Fashion & BeautyNovember 16, 2012

Catsuit /Jumpsuit update…

By Amanda

In an update to this morning’s post on catsuits/jumpsuits, I tried on a really lovely one this morning in Topshop Oxford Circus (had a breakfast meeting close by, honest) from the Unique range. Under the influence of ex Vogue-er Kate… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 16, 2012

Fantasy Coats and Catsuits with Moka

By Amanda

I know, I know, you’re going to look at that title and say ‘Catsuits? has Amanda lost her mind?’, but honestly team, if you can wear trousers, then a catsuit could be a brilliant and practical solution for party wear.… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 14, 2012

Christmas present ideas for Iphone users

By Amanda

So, in other news… Can I point you in the direction of the rather fabulous Olloclip, an uplifting little gadget for anyone who uses their Iphone to take photos and an absolute MUST if you are a keen instagram user.… Read More

Art, Culture & Craft, We Are ReadingNovember 12, 2012

Best in Show, 25 More Dogs to Knit by Sally Muir and Joanna Osbourne

By Amanda

You remember we wrote about the gorgeous Knit Your Own Dog and Knit Your Own Cat books here? Well Sally Muir and Joanna Osbourne have another book out, 25 More Dogs to Knit so you can add to your menagerie… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 12, 2012

Two perfect sweaters: we’re back in love with COS

By Amanda

Despite our slight falling out of love with COS earlier this year, every time I walk down Regent Street I find myself inexplicably drawn to the store…it’s amazing how many walks through London coincidentely just happen to pass by COS.… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 10, 2012

Sign up for our newsletter! The Women’s Room

By Amanda

Can I start with a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to all our brilliant readers who have left such supportive comments on yesterday’s post about our current predicament. It’s is heartening to have such intelligent comment, we are very cheered… Read More

Fashion, We Are ReadingNovember 8, 2012

Grace, a Memoir, by Grace Coddington

By Amanda

Heads up, Grace, A Memoir, written by the word’s best fashion stylist is out on November 22nd. Essential reading for all fashion girls. End Of. Put it on your Christmas list. Grace Coddington Grace available from Amazon here… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 8, 2012

Talking hair accessories with Anabel Kingsley

By Amanda

So, while talking to her better known dad Philip ( see Tuesday’s post) we couldn’t help but love Anabel Kingsley, who has grown up surrounded by hair experts. She happily admits she over bleaches her hair and used to love… Read More

Health & HappinessNovember 6, 2012

Older hair health advice from Philip Kingsley

By Amanda

A few weeks ago we were at the M&S Oxford Street beauty hall launch (more on that in another post) and met the UK’s best known hair expert Philip Kingsley and his daughter Anabel. I am currently growing my hair… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 4, 2012

Something for next weekend: Selvedge Winter Fair

By Amanda

Can you believe it’s that time of the year again? Christmas fairs are upon us, how can that be when it’s only just been summer…or whatever that wet patch was. Walking through London this week I noticed all the Christmas… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 2, 2012

Now I’m grown up, I’m buying proper slippers

By Amanda

I haven’t bought a pair of proper slippers since I was about 12, and then my mum bought them for me. They were made from felted acrylic in turquoise floraI with a strip of nylon fluff as a trim. And… Read More

Things We LoveNovember 1, 2012

We love: Neom’s Christmas Wish candle and reed diffuser

By Amanda

Now Halloween’s over, it’s all about Christmas in terms of home decoration here at TWR and we’re starting with smell. Luxury organics brand Neom’s Christmas Wish candle seem’s a good place to start, as it smells as Christmas-y as mince… Read More

Art & CultureOctober 31, 2012

We love: Sibella Court’s Bowerbird

By Amanda

We are big fans of Sibella Court, who is a stylist for some of our favourite retailers (Anthropologie, Bloomingdales) and has her own shop and brand in Sydney. And a lovely website. She’s written some great books on interior style… Read More

Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingOctober 29, 2012

Vanished Years by Rupert Everett

By Amanda

I took Rupert to New York with me recently, he kept me sane through two 8 hour-long-hauls and he did make it FLY. Rupert is an OK actor but a dazzlingly funny, sharply observant writer with a wicked turn in… Read More

Art & CultureOctober 29, 2012

We love: Chuck Close using tapestry!

By Amanda

I’m not sure Jane and I would put ourselves forward as expert art critics, but we recognise a trend when we see one and tapestry is definitely having a ‘moment’ in art. Grayson Perry recently produced six beautiful tapestries for… Read More

Home & GardenOctober 27, 2012

When in New York…..Badass pumpkin carving for Halloween

By Amanda

Sooo, you thought you were good at pumpkin carving eh? Well frankly, we have nothing on the Americans. who elevate pumpkin carving around Halloween time to a new vegetable-based art form. New York had some awesome ones this week, above… Read More

Health & HappinessOctober 25, 2012

Hot Flush Help: Coldfront Menopausal Cool Packs

By Amanda

Menopausal hot flush klaxon! We have written previously on our issues with menopausal hot flushes, well It’s possible we might have found some cooling relief for some of you. The Coldfront Menopause cool pack arrived recently from Woods of Morcombe… Read More

Middle Aged MumOctober 23, 2012

Middleagemum.com: thanks but I do NOT need to know EVERYTHING!

By Amanda

The world of the internet is a fine thing, obvs, we know how it has improved out lives in all sorts of unimaginable ways, (although there are downsides, see Jane’s post here) in fact some of us (ahem, me) are… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 21, 2012

Iris Does Dazed

By Amanda

I know we’re in danger of turning into the Iris Apfel fan club here on TWR, but for those of you who don’t buy Dazed & Confused, here’s Iris in her recent spread for the magazine, wearing the Autumn Winter… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 19, 2012

Frieze fashion 2012: part three

By Amanda

Our final posting from Frieze this year concentrates on shoes. There were lots of studded shoes, gold shoes, colour blocked wedges and shoe boots this year as well as Chelsea boots and brogues, often worn with patterned tights -there were… Read More

Art, Culture & Craft, We Are ReadingOctober 18, 2012

Quilt Love by Cassandra Ellis

By Amanda

After the terrific Nancy Crow talk on quilts last week I’m desperate to get sewing again. This lovely new quilt book by Cassandra Ellis is helping me get inspired, with some charming quilt ideas. I love the quilt maps Cassandra… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 17, 2012

Frieze Fashion 2012: part two

By Amanda

Continuing our Frieze fashion coverage, today we’re showing you skirts. For the last couple of years we’ve seen lots of dresses at Frieze, this year it was much more about skirts and trousers. The average age of women at the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 15, 2012

Frieze Fashion 2012: part one

By Amanda

Frieze Art Fair was twice as big this year, what with the new Masters section opening, so plenty of stylish art women to look at. Over the next couple of posts I’ll put up a mix of some of my… Read More

Out & AboutOctober 13, 2012

Colourful Crow: artist Nancy Crow at the V&A

By Amanda

Nancy Crow is an artist who happens to use quilting as her means of expression. As a by-product of her success she has dragged the often nightmarishly twee world of patchwork quilting into a new era, one where artistic aspiration… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutOctober 11, 2012

Go See This: William Klein and Daido Moriyama

By Amanda

BIG art week in London this week, what with Frieze London and the new Frieze Masters shows opening and lots of galleries doing the art equivalent of putting on their best frocks. More on Frieze later but firstly add the… Read More

Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingOctober 9, 2012

Witch Hunt by Syd Moore

By Amanda

Essex girl Syd Moore has written another ghost book (you may remember we reviewed The Drowning Pool) and it’s just as gripping and pace-y as her first. Syd teaches us about the appalling way in which women were treated in… Read More

Home & GardenOctober 9, 2012

Readers Kitchens: Jeanne from Lillehammer, Norway

By Amanda

We have fabulous readers who are, it turns out, all over the globe! Jeanne made contact with us when we started to go on about loving Skandi style and TV (The Killing, The Bridge, COS…) leaving comments under our posts… Read More

Home & GardenOctober 7, 2012

Note book review: The Guardian and Midori

By Amanda

It’s been a busy month for notebooks (I know how terribly sad that sounds as I write this, but I know there are other stationery lovers out there, I just know there are….) Perhaps most surprising is the rather lovely… Read More

Fashion, We Are ReadingOctober 5, 2012

A to Z of Hollywood Style by Sinty Stemp

By Amanda

The V&A is having a big exhibition on Hollywood Style this Autumn. It’s already been covered by many of the weekend mags and will be fab I’m sure and very good to look at. But my favourite offshoot of the… Read More

Health & HappinessOctober 4, 2012

Physics is a girls’ subject: discuss

By Amanda

Physics is having a bad time with girls for A level. I’m not sure it’s doing that well for GCSE either but since that’s all going to change we’ll put that to one side for the moment (Is that… Read More