Me by Me at TK Maxx
TK Maxx is a Marmite type retailer, you either love it or hate it, and until recently I was very much a hater. All that trailing through rail after rail of “stuff” just wasn’t for me. But when I met… Read More
Fashion & Beauty
A new Marks & Spencer website….it’s all about the editorial edit
I’m just checking you’ve all noticed that M&S has upped its game with a new editorial website design. It soft launched during Fashion Week, shortly after its impressive static show -we wrote about that here – and I have to… Read More
One useful thing to buy from Gudrun Sjödén
As I write, the weather here in London is as close to perfect for an early spring day as is imaginable. There are no clouds in the sky, the sun is warm and the blossom is bursting out all over… Read More
French Dressing with Ines de la Fressange and Uniqlo
Interesting Uniqlo collaboration klaxon!
Ines De La Fressange, the lanky French model who pretty much personifies the word ‘chic’ has collaborated with our favourite casual brand Uniqlo to produce a range of grown up clothes. Normally I’d be very excited… Read More
Go Viv
Vivienne Westwood has never been afraid to say what she thinks and her latest way of making a statement about climate change was more than evident when she took to the streets last week to join a protest in her… Read More
Spring coats: the lure of a denim duster
I’ve been hankering after a denim duster coat ever since I stalked a Japanese tourist last year who was wearing the very nicest denim coat I have ever seen. Sadly, despite my best translate-by-hand-waving-and-smiling-a-lot efforts, the language barrier proved too… Read More
Style Icon: Connie, Lady Keeble, of Blandings
Is anyone else completely hooked on Blandings, The BBC’s version of PG Woodhouses’s books? For those of you who haven’t been watching, it’s like a mad cross between Downton Abbey and Faulty Towers, with added pigs. It makes me giggle… Read More
Older models in fashion; slowly but surely making their mark
It’s been rather a good start to the year for older models. It’s not just that there’s more of them about in 2014, but we’re also seeing more coverage on blogs, websites and in the printed press about how having… Read More
Red Alert
I have been “feeling” red for a while now and seeing it on the runway at Prada confirmed my need to buy something red asap.
Lily Allen also went for red (and Yellow nails) on the Graham Norton show last… Read More
Backpack research part three: the Shinola mini backpack
*UPDATE* 13th November 2014. The good news is that Shinola has opened a store in London (Newburgh St) and has a UK site, so my back pack is now available here.
I thought I’d up date you on the back… Read More
Marks & Spencer get it right with Best of British
Ok so I admit the last few times I have attended an M&S press event, I haven’t been impressed. I go along full of positivity, I want to like it , I really do, but despite my good intentions, somehow… Read More
Possibly the Perfect Pencil (skirt) from J Crew
While perusing J Crew’s lovely new Regent Street store (for research purposes, obvs) last week I spotted a selection of perfect pencil skirts. In particular, this beautifully printed navy and antique white one, which looks like a bit of wearable… Read More
How to wear the “new” flats!
You will notice more than a degree of sacarasm in my voice, as I write this post, as over the last few seasons I have steadfastly refuse to buy into the trend for high shoes and watched as friends I… Read More
Street shots, San Francisco-style
Last week, I was working in San Francisco and had the chance to observe how older women there dressed and snapped a few for inspiration.
First is the super-stylish Emmanuelle Linard, who works for Trend Union, the forecasting site run… Read More
Face creams for menopausal skin, from REN
Being menopausal is sometimes a bit like reliving your teenage years, skin care wise. Forget anti ageing and anti wrinkle, what a lot of us want now is skincare that stops us breaking out in spots and dehydrating to the… Read More
Karen Walker Visible: Spring 2014
Remember Karen Walker’s fabulous 2013 ad campaign with the women from Advanced Style? Well the New Zealand fashion and accessory brand have only gone and done something equally amazing for Spring 14.
Calling the new range of sunglasses KarenWalker Visible,… Read More
Pepto-Bismal pink lipstick – would you?
I’m developing something of an obsession with older women in the fashion and beauty industry. First I got a real girl crush on Catherine Walsh, who is SVP at beauty behemoth Coty and looks just fabulous in every picture I… Read More
Blue is the new pink
I don’t like to say I told you so, but remember who told you about pink back in March last year? Now you can’t move for shades of pink all over the high street and even good old M&S featured… Read More
We Love: Rivet and Hide
*Update! Danny now has a shop! At 5 Windmill Street, Fitzrovia, London*
While we were doing our Christmas pop up with Grenson’s, the lovely James and Florence, from Petalon Flowers introduced me to Danny Hodgson of Rivet and Hide, a… Read More
Style inspiration at EGG
I had completely forgotten about Egg, the tiny store in Kinnerton Street, Knightsbridge that punches well above its weight in terms of influence amongst fashion folk, considering its size. Then recently I saw my friend Lizzie looking amazing in a… Read More
See this: Hello My Name Is Paul Smith (AKA In Praise Of Clutter)
January is turning out to be culture month for me, as I catch up on all the exhibitions I missed in the madness of Christmas. I would urge everybody with any interest in design or fashion to nip along to… Read More
See this: Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!
I’d been tipped off about the Isabella Blow exhibition, Fashion Galore! being good and when I visited this week, it didn’t disappoint. I’d advise all fashion girls to take a quick trip over to Somerset House to see it before… Read More
Store tumblrs and Pinterest boards: dressing inspiration
Sometimes when I’m seeking inspiration for getting dressed, all I want are fabulous pictures to look at; no words, no ‘top tips’, no skinny 17 year olds wearing shorts and cropped tops, just pictures of women wearing outfits I could… Read More
Stutterheim Raincoats for seriously wet weather
I appreciate it is NOT good to show off, but sometimes we are so far ahead on TWR that I feel we really HAVE to quietly point out our cleverness just a teeny bit. Ages ago (back in 2011) we… Read More
A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London and New York by Angelica Huston
A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London and New York, is the memoir of actress and iconic face of the 70’s: Anjelica Huston. To celebrate the release, the 62-year-old hosted a special reading and frank Q&A at… Read More
Backpack research, part two
I’ve still not found my perfect back pack, despite Jane’s informative post, but the subject is clearly one close to your hearts, dear readers, as you got busy over twitter and the comments thread with some great suggestions. I’m listing… Read More
Gudrun Sjödén: a style icon for all ages and sizes
Last weekend I met the Swedish fashion designer Gudrun Sjödén, whose colourful printed clothes are sold from possibly the most cheerful store in London, it’s almost impossible to be miserable in a Gudrun store, there’s so much uplifting colour and… Read More
Wool & The Gang, Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day
Wool and the Gang was created by Aurelie Popper and Jade Harwood, who met at Central Saint Martins and wanted to create a knitwear brand that was sustainable yet fast. Their hand knitted collection is made by a gang of… Read More
One thing to buy from Jigsaw – A Christmas bauble in skirt form
High street brand Jigsaw has been off our radar for a while as the last few years have been a bit hit-and-miss in terms of womenswear collections. I used to love Jigsaw back in the day, the very first store… Read More
Sophisticated Socks to wear with Chelsea Boots and Brogues
Can we return briefly to the Ankle Socks debate? Although I am not a signed up member of the ‘ankle socks with pointy shoes’ brigade, I am taking my socks much more seriously these days. For winter, my default footwear… Read More