Listening in Lockdown
“My work ethic is ridiculous. I start work as soon as I get up and I finish work either when I’m about to drop or when I’m going out for dinner. Creative people don’t retire”
Sadly I still haven’t been… Read More
We’re Back….
The Women’s Room launched in a crazy week in 2008 when we entered a period of uncertaintity, considered by many economists to have been the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression. But enough of the good old days!… Read More
Merry Christmas
It’s been a good year for Amanda and I, as we have taken our respective projects away from The Women Room to the next level.
Amanda has worked hard to make We Wear Perfume a respected source of inspiration and… Read More
Goodordering Glasses
Remember we told you about Goodordering, an East London company run by our mate Jacqui Ma who has been making multi-functional cycling bags and celebrating urban cycling lifestyles, for the past five years. As part of that journey, they… Read More
Re-branding the menopause
Isn’t it weird how when a celebrity celebrity has a baby/teenagers/menopause, it becomes become a ‘thing’. The latest ‘issue’ to be re-branded is the menopause, with Meg Mathews (Noel Gallagher’s ex wife) and Gwyneth Patrow taking it upon themselves to… Read More
Declutter: The get-real guide to creating calm from chaos
Anyone who knows me IRL, will know I am a bit of a hoarder. Coupled with the fact that M.A.D is a collector of things (shells, sea glass, beer bottles, match boxes, design books, magazines, vases – the list is… Read More
Out of Fashion
So podcasts are the new radio – or something like that and never one to miss out on something new, I got together with my good friend and all round fashion maven Jane Shepherdson to put together a podcast.
Called… Read More
Middleagedmum.com: Peak everything
I realise that this post could possibly be unique to the area of London that I live in. Not to sound superior in any way – when you have read this post you’ll realise what I mean – but new… Read More
Fashion Month and what it means for us normal people!
For the last month I have been immersed in what’s been happening on the catwalks of New York, London, Milan and Paris. Over the past few years the shows have become less about the clothes and more about the spectacle,… Read More
How to Wear Leopard Print
Unless you have been living in the Outer Hebrides you will have noticed that leopard print is back in a big way for Autumn/Winter 18/19. ‘Has it ever gone away’ I hear some of you saying and if you are… Read More
What I did this summer
After what seems like the longest summer ever, it’s good to look back and reflect on just how lovely it has been to bask in the sunshine and enjoy being outdoors as much as possible.
Having a house in Margate… Read More
Older Women Continue to Inspire
My love of Iris Apfel has never wavered since I discovered her way back in the day before the whole world celebrated her style. Her honest opinions and seemingly tireless ability to remain a style icon, aged 96 – are… Read More
More retail to get excited by
I dont often get excited about shops – all that consumerism and stuff etc leaves me cold – but recently I have seen some really interesting new shops that offer way more than just shopping.
Alongside Sao Paulo and Los… Read More
Made in Margs: the diary of a renovation #4
One year (and a few months) after the purchase of our old peoples bungalow and our retreat by the sea is nearly finished.
We haven’t done anything wildly ambitious, mainly due to lack of funds and the fact that it… Read More
Retail is NOT dead!
Retail is on its knees, restaurants are closing faster than you can say avo on toast and we’re all going to Hell in a handcart because of Brexit/Trump etc – or so the press would have us believe.
And if… Read More
Tippi Hedren x Gucci
Tippi Hedren who starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s films The Birds (1963) and Marnie (1964) and is Melanie Griffith’s mum and grandmother to Dakota Johnson, looks stunning in the new adverts for Gucci jewellery and watches. She stars as a… Read More
Middleagedmum.com: Lives for sale
It’s not news that social media can have a negative impact on mental health – particularly for young people – but recent studies have found that Instagram rates as the worst above other platforms. The sheer amount of content, the… Read More
Things I have loved in April
Trinny Woodall
Everyone remembers Trinny Woodall from the early naughties and the dreadful What Not To Wear, where Suzannah Constantine and Trinny offered up ‘style’ advice.
It regularly had me shouting at the tv as the so called style guru/posh… Read More
Hula hooping at 96
Hula Girl is a short documentary by Amy Hill and Chris Riess that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival. Highlighting how the Hula-Hoop wasn’t in fact invented by two male entrepreneurs from California, but Joan Anderson, an Australian maverick… Read More
Greynnaisance, Renaissance and Goldie
Fashion is a fast paced industry that constantly looks to the future and re-invents itself. So it’s surprising how behind it is in terms of gender, diversity and age. Despite people like me (trend forecasters) highlighting the ever changing landscape,… Read More
The importance of a good office chair
At the end of last year I attended to an evening dedicated to wellbeing organised by organised by Amara Interiors. We we’re treated to a series of workshops on Aura & Chakra Photography with Sankar, Kinesiology Therapy with Ella Owen, … Read More
Dear ST Style: Please don’t ignore us
Over the last few months I have been disappointed in the direction the Sunday Times Style magazine has taken. Claudia Winkleman’s view on fashion (however witty) had been annoying enough, but the introduction of Georgia Toffolo’s column had me raging. … Read More
Olderpreneurs and why we are likely to be more successful
The focus on young people when it comes to start ups has been a constant source of frustration to me, since setting up my business. There’s no doubt they need help, support and investment to get their ideas off the… Read More
International Women’s Day: #womenmeanbusiness
I launched my business four and half years ago with a lot of enthusiasm, no money and 30 years experience. Had I been a man (and good with figures) I probably would have looked for investment in order to fund… Read More
See this: At the Violet Hour
Artist JMW Turner first came to Margate aged 11, having been sent by his parents to school in Love Lane in the old town. He came back aged 21 to sketch and from the 1820s onwards became a regular visitor. … Read More
The pursuit of Craft
In a world where we are constantly doing lots of things at once, the dream is to do one thing well. Especially something creative. Fantasies about slowing down, living by the sea and devoting time to the pursuit of creativity… Read More
Healthy Ageing Events
My lovely friend Ashlyn Gibson is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to getting things done and bringing interesting people together. She also happens to have one of the loveliest , most stylish homes – so stylish… Read More
Working through the Menopause
Around five years ago – roughly around the same time I started my business, I started feeling anxious. Not just a little bit stressed and uptight, but super anxious, anxious, in a panic attack way, that made me feel like… Read More
Middleagedmum.com: Is technology a feminist issue?
So how many people got an Alexa for Christmas – Mmm, I thought so. How many peoples (male) partners bought one for themselves – probably more I imagine.
If my group of friends are anything to go by, technology for… Read More
Trend Alert: Long dresses and why you need one
Long dresses – particularly long printed dresses have never been my ‘thing’. But as we all know fashion has a way of persuading us that something previously filled us with horror can almost over night, become a object of desire.… Read More