Style Icon: Mary Berry
Remember back in 2010 we told you how much we loved the Great British Bake Off (we like to think we are ahead of the curve here at TWR)? Since then it has gone from strength to strength and become… Read More
Fashion & Beauty
Black and White inspiration
So stripes are the new spots – although personally I will always love a polka dot – and black and white is the new non colour, colour combo for Spring Summer 13.
If you haven’t seen the Diana Vreeland film… Read More
To maximise or minimise? Discussing bra dilemas for grown ups with M&S
Regular readers will remember we are doing a couple of blog posts for the excellent M&S Stories, to delve into some of the issues you all raised on our blog back here. This week we talked to the very excellent… Read More
Anna Dello Russo’s fashion lessons!
Love her or hate her, you’ve got to admire Anna Dello Russo’s complete dedication to the persuit of fashion.
Rumoured to eat only a charry tomato a day and practice ashtango yoga for two hours, she doesn’t hide the fact… Read More
Perfume review: Mad Madame. Plus, marketing people-please see us!
The new perfume from Juliette Has A Gun is called Mad Madame, it is a punchy, loud and sexy smell that definitely will get you noticed. Ii is officially a green chypre which has gusts of rose, patchouli, blackcurrant and… Read More
Wearing a cape: the dos and don’ts
I met a very beautiful cape recently from Ted Baker. It is cheerful mustard yellow, with glorious floral satin lining and some very neat details like trench-coat seams on the back and pockets. Capes are everywhere this winter, they’ve moved… Read More
10 things to love at London Fashion Week
The FROW: Sometimes more exciting than the clothes, best spot of the week was Anna Wintour (tiny, tiny little mouse of a woman) in trademark shades and trench coat, next to Bill Nighy, at Nicole Farhi.
Also note: Alexandra Shulman… Read More
Buy this: Lyn Harris for Marks & Spencer
Heads up people, we have some useful information for those of you thinking about Christmas presents (you know who you are…). Recently, we were hob-nobbing with some well connected ladies at M&S, who mentioned that Lyn Harris, founder of the… Read More
Dear COS………..a word of warning!
This week the weather has changed, there’s a nip in the air, it’s getting darker in the morning and we’ve started thinking about new winter clothes. Every season, you are our first port of call when it comes to shopping… Read More
Respect Your Elders by Alex Petch
Thanks to the lovely Running in Heels ladies for drawing our atttention to the work of Alex Petch.
A recent graduate from the London College of Fashion, he looks at how the perception of glamour has evolved, why this has… Read More
Wearing winter white: Hammersmith Vintage fair
Last Sunday at Hammersmith Vintage fair there was an air of ‘returning to school’ (in a good way) about the place, as there hadn’t been a fair since the beginning of the summer. It was gloriously sunny outside and it… Read More
Middleagedmum: where are all the innovators?
This weekend we’ve been out and about at London fashion week, which has been both inspiring and slightly irritating. When I have my work/designer/blogger/fashion head on, I love it. There is nothing like the thrill and glamour of a runway… Read More
Scandi love: Samiju
It’s not easy to create a range of affordable simple clothes that are stylish and aspirational, but Finnish brand Samiju have totally nailed it.
Doesn’t their video for Autumn/Winter make you want to try out that effortless Scandi style?
Excellent… Read More
Aerin from Estee Lauder, a masterclass in brand launching
So at last we get to try the Aerin cosmetic range from Aerin Lauder, which launched in the UK last Monday. This product launch has been a total masterclass in how to use online media such as Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter… Read More
Iris Apfel: the film
I have been a fan of Iris Apfel for years now and referenced her as a major inspiration for a macro trend at WGSN five years ago, when she was relatively unknown. I both love and hate that she has… Read More
Dressing like a Pre Raphaelite
Tate Britain made our (well my) week last week by inviting us to the opening of the Pre Raphealite exhibition. it opens on September 12th, but we will be there on Monday so will tweet and Instagram our views for… Read More
We love: Toast again!
The Toast range hasn’t really done it for us for the last couple of seasons. We desperately wanted to like it, but once we had got past the aspirational lifestyle shots and quirky styling, there just wasn’t anything we wanted… Read More
Atterley Road: what do we think?
So, is Atterley Road the answer to all our online shopping dreams?
Aimed at the “middle market” both in price and fashion terms, the site aims to bring together the best of the British high street and independent designers. So… Read More
Buy this: Whistles Limited Edition
Good clothes ranges are becoming like Olympic gold medalists, wait for years for one to love then loads turn up in a fortnight. Yesterday it was J Crew (please hurry up with that London shop opening Mr Drexler) and today… Read More
Buy this: J Crew
It’s very rare these days that I start hyperventilating when I enter a shop, especially a clothes shop. This feeling of excitement is usually reserved for pet shops or the Lakeland catalogue – yes indeed, that’s how truly old and… Read More
New fashion love: Rufus blogs
I have a new guilty pleasure to add to listening to The Carpenters and reading Suri’s Burn Book daily, it’s Rufus, a sweetly illustrated fashion boy who is very well connected, writes poetic rhyming views on life and gets himself… Read More
Jewellery lust: Bill Skinner
The jeweller Bill Skinner has spent a lifetime making jewels for other designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Butler & Wilson and this summer launched his first own-label collection of sculptural designs. Jewellery is very personal and it’s hard to… Read More
See this: The Eye Has to Travel
Released in the UK on the 21st of September as part of the BFC Fash/On Film initiative, we are more than a little bit excited about this new film exploring the life of Diana Vreeland.
Sponsered by River Island, Fash/On… Read More
Street shot style: the fashion ladies of Pure London
While at the fashion trade show Pure London for our panel discussion this week, we couldn’t resist taking a few style shots of some of the independent buyers and brand designers/sellers busy negotiating Spring Summer 2013.
It was a mini… Read More
We love: Susannah Hunter bags
Tucked away at the top of Lamb’s Conduit Street, which is fast becoming my favourite shopping destinations in London, is the Susannah Hunter handbag store. As you walk passed the doorway an irresistible waft of rich, leathery perfume drifts out… Read More
The Women’s Room at Pure London
We are back from our holidays tomorrow, but if you are visiting Pure London’s fashion event today, do look us up at 2.15 when Amanda is hosting a panel discussion on how to reach out to the 40 plus fashionable… Read More
The Women’s Room live! at Pure London
The Women’s Room has been asked by those nice people at Pure London to host a panel discussion on Reaching Out To Fashionable 40plus Women Online, exciting eh?
We have an extremely interesting group of panelists to talk with; Karen… Read More
Style Icons: Laurie Anderson
I am (once again) slow to the party, this time on loving Laurie Anderson, where have I been? Middleagedad took me to see her Dirtday! performance at the South Bank on Friday, as part of Anthony’s Meltdown. Apart from O… Read More
What to wear for work in hot weather?
Here in London the weather has been *whispers* actually quite pleasant recently. Some lovely warm days, some more breezy and a few scattered showers, perfect for us fair skinned Scottish types. Warm enough to wear what few summer clothes we… Read More
Diana Vreeland and Swarovski
I recently went along to launch of the Swarovski and Diana Vreeland Legacy collection of jewellery, where Vreeland’s grandson Alexander talked to Justine Picadie about his grandmother. The launch is timed to coincide with the release of The Eye has… Read More