Listening in Lockdown

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“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….

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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

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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

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 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

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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

Out of Fashion

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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

What I did this summer

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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

More retail to get excited by

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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

Retail is NOT dead!

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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

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 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

Things I have loved in April

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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

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 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

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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 pursuit of Craft

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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

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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