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Fashion & BeautyAugust 2, 2012

We love: illustrated and signed product

By Amanda

So this is an interesting mini trend, illustrating and signing beauty products to make them that little bit more special. I first noticed this earlier this year when customers queued up to get Jo Malone to sign the bottles of… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 29, 2012

Vintage love: Skinny Rich Fairies

By Amanda

We met Julia Craig at the Hammersmith Vintage Fair recently and were pretty wowed by her customised vintage clothing for her new range Skinny Rich Fairies, a collection Stevie Nicks might get excited about. Julia is a regular stall holder… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 26, 2012

The Womens Room fantasy shop: High summer occasion wear capsule collection

By Jane

We are getting really quite carried away with the whole fantasy shop idea. Not only do we have the perfect shop fit and visual merchandising, we also have pattern cutters and knitwear designers and our favourite stylist (remember those fab… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 23, 2012

Street shot style: Forte dei Marmi

By Amanda

OK ladies, last of the Italian street style shots comes from possibly the most glamourous Italian beach resort ever, Forte dei Marmi, where everyone is gorgeous and quite rich (it’s a stonkingly expensive place to visit) so we’re in a… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 22, 2012

The Womens Room fantasy shop

By Jane

After all the fuss about M & S this week, how to cater for the older women fashion wise, seems to be front of everyone’s mind – and about time too! As we have said before (and no doubt will… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 21, 2012

Street style shots: Lucca Italy

By Amanda

Back on the streets of Lucca….today’s post looks at the way Italian women can rock an elegant sundress…..such as the two ladies above. I am tempted by those flat tan loafers on the right, there are lots of shops selling… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 20, 2012

The new faces of Lanvin: and they’re 62 and 82

By Jane

After hearing recently how Diana Vreeland left Vogue at 69, to become the driving force of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute (more of this to come soon) I was inspired to look at the idea of working as one grows… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 19, 2012

Street style shots: Lucca, Italy

By Amanda

So, back in Lucca at the flea market. Both stall holders and visitors were a fantastic source of style inspiration, over the next couple of posts I’ll show you a few of my favourites. We’ve had a number of emails… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 17, 2012

Style icons: Dame Vivienne Westwood and me at the Lucca flea market, sort of…

By Amanda

Nothing excites a fashion girl more than discovering that by coincidence or (ahem) good judgement you happen to be scouring the same flea market as one of your sartorial heros. Particularly if you’re in another country. So when Middleagedad nudged… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 16, 2012

We love you M&S, but please stop chasing trends!

By Jane

So the world and his wife had a go at poor old M & S last week, as Kate Bostock is to leave, Belinda Earl takes over as part time Style Director and the Head of Food (?) who has… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 14, 2012

Trend alert: turbans

By Jane

If Karl Lagerfeld says it’s all about the turban, then you can be sure, whether you like it or not, at some point in the next six months you might find yourself thinking ‘can I can’t I’? Sir Karl actually… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 8, 2012

Why Kenzo is cool again

By Jane

There was a time back in the day (the 80’s) when no work trip to Paris was complete without a trip to the Kenzo store in Place Des Victoires. Not that we could afford anything, but we just had to… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 6, 2012

Something lovely for a Friday: Marni menswear inspiration

By Jane

Menwear is having something of a moment, with some of the most recent mens shows in London looking more exciting than we have seen in a while. There seems to be no boundaries when it comes to what designers think… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 4, 2012

Dear British retailers

By Jane

Over the last few months I have been shopping in high street shops more often than I would like. What with finding the perfect prom dress and shopping for teen sons summer trip around Europe (lucky for some), it feels… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 2, 2012

Trend alert: trophy trousers and kitten heels

By Jane

As you already know, this summer and next Autumn TBH, is all about the trophy trouser. Be it coloured, jaquard or printed, no self respecting fashionista will be without a statement trew. So hopefully we have all got over the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 29, 2012

Rob Ryan (sort-of) jubilee celebration scarf for NV London Calcutta

By Amanda

Rob Ryan’s designs are irresistible to us, the craftsmanship in his paper-cut shapes and the charm in the little stories he tells through the pictures are wonderful. For the last three years he has been collaborating with the award winning… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 25, 2012

Teatime Treat: Jean Shrimpton and Richard Avedon

By Amanda

Monday tea time treat, found poking about on Kay Montano’s lovely blog, via Theyroaredvintage. You don’t often see Jean actually talking, isn’t she stunning?… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 25, 2012

We love Betty!

By Amanda

We are in love with the charming Betty magazine and the hard working team that put it together. We caught up with editors Charlotte Jacklin and Charlotte Melling at the new edition launch party last week and learnt they both… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 21, 2012

Fenwick goes online…..at last

By Amanda

We’re just checking that you all know the department store chain is Fenwick is now online. Until about a month or so ago it was possibly the last retailer left standing not to have an ecommerce website, but now has… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 20, 2012

When Tavi met Iris: Good Taste/Bad Taste, The Evolution of Contemporary chic

By Jane

Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations at the Met is on my list of must see exhibitions when I visit New York this summer and I would have loved to be able to see the not so impossible conversation between 16… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 19, 2012

Summer capri pants and J Crew’s Hello World, a happy coincidence

By Amanda

Every summer wardrobe needs a capri pant, if you are a trouser wearer. Choosing the right one can be a touch tricky, mostly where the fit is concerned. The key is to get a nice comfy shape that is definitely… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 18, 2012

Can older women look good with short hair?

By Jane

You know how it is with hair, you always want what you can’t have! Recently I’ve been looking longingly at women (make that girls) with short hair and wondering – could I, should I? Then last week I came across… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 16, 2012

Whats new: Resort 2013

By Jane

The only things you really need to know about (if you care) for resort 2013 are colour, pattern, the 70’s and possibly culottes! Florals continue to dominate most collections and with a fabulous take on Romany Gypsy meets garage forecourt… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 13, 2012

Nice nails cheer you up: It’s official!

By Amanda

A while ago we met Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, a woman who has picked herself one of the best jobs in the world, that of creative director and vice president of her own company, OPI nails. She is based in Los Angeles… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 12, 2012

Moonrise Kingdom and blue eye shadow!

By Jane

If you haven’t seen Moonrise Kingdom, the new Wes Anderson film, go now, right now – it is quite simply the loveliest, most visually stunning film, I’ve seen in ages. A gentle comedy drama set in the 60’s, about two… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 11, 2012

The best rain coats for a miserable summer

By Amanda

As I write this the rain is pouring down, much as it has all week since her Maj’ got drenched watching the Diamond Jubilee Flotilla. Wales has seen parts of itself washed away this weekend and there’s no sign of… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 10, 2012

Advanced Style: book launch party

By Jane

When we heard our favourite blogger and champion of growing old with style, Ari Seth Cohen was coming to London to launch his new book Advanced Style, we were more than a little excited. Having long been huge fans of… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 9, 2012

Best natural beauty products:we love Neom Luxury organics

By Amanda

We’ve been talking here at TWR about natural versus hi-tech-chemical when it comes to beauty products, as in which way is best and how to choose. Nicola Elliott, the founder and director of Neom Luxury Organics (one of the nicest… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 7, 2012

Press day round up: Anthropologie for AW12

By Amanda

Since the temperature has dropped about twenty degrees in the last week, it doesn’t seem too silly talking about autumn 2012 ranges, in particular the lovely things we saw at Anthropologie. The bought in ranges for autumn (the ones Anthropologie… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 6, 2012

Granny takes a trip: Annie Phillips

By Jane

Thanks to the increasingly fabulous WGSN Tumblr for alerting us to this collection from new Westminster University graduate Annie Phillips. Has she been secretly using my mood boards? Inspired by old ladies (and a little bit of Meadham Kirchoff) designed… Read More