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  While we’re on jewellery can we point you in the direction of some fabulous credit crunch sparkle that both costs very little and cheers you up? New Look has a range called Limited Edition which is better made and… Read More

  Pearls: Coco Chanel loved them and recommended seven strands, real or costume. Ours are definitely going to have to be fake, but since there are some beautifully made high street  alternatives around, that’s ok. Pearls are ageless, in fact,… Read More

  Talk about understanding your customer and her guilty secrets.   Net-A-Porter is one of our favourite designer websites for fashion porn (that’s looking at beautiful designer clothes on line that we are probably not going to buy). Owner and founder… Read More

    Christmas is definitely coming early for vintage clothing fans this year, 19 days early to be precise, on the 6th December at Wembley, when the legendary costumier Angels will hold its first ever sale to the general public of excess… Read More

French brand Comptoir des Cotonniers was bought recently by Fast Fashion, the same company that owns Uniqlo and it’s rolling out stores all over, so look out for one coming your way soon.   The reason we love it is… Read More

Veteran fashion photographer Bill Cunningham takes photos of people on the street in New York for the fashion pages on the New York Times. We’ve long been fans of his work, shooting real people looking everyday-great. We loved these recent… Read More

We get a wee bit cross here at the Women’s Room about the lack of good role models for older women.  We are practically invisible in magazines, particularly the high end fashion ones, it’s as if we should not even… Read More

Just in case anyone doesn't know what the wonderful Rei Kawakubo from Comme des Garcons and Dover Street Market looks like, (see previous post on Comme and H&M) she's one of us. Born in 1942, she's a stylish older woman, rarely seen… Read More

Rejoice! A subject for which age is totally irrelevant- perfume. In fact we think that age may be a real benefit when deciding on how to smell, as only when you are seasoned with experience can you pull off some… Read More

We love the Queen here at the Women’s Room, she’s one of our favourite dressers, mostly because she’s one of the only woman in the UK that really has an original dress sense. OK, so she’s been a little stuck… Read More

 While we’re on the subject of catalogues, the stupendously glamorous Hermes winter offering dropped through the letter box recently. Heaven knows why since we don’t own a single item, but the catalogue is thick with beautiful images and looks impressive… Read More

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

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

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

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