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Fashion & BeautyJune 1, 2012

A clever use of cute illustration from Kuntzel+Deygas for Guerlain

By Amanda

Do you remember the terrific opening graphics to the Stephan Spielberg film Catch Me If You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio? The pair who designed them, Olivier Kuntzel and Florence Deygas are renowned French narrative illustrators who have produced this sweet… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 29, 2012

The Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama range

By Jane

The collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama is sure to be a love it or hate it thing, so if you are not a lover of polka dots and bright colours, look away now. Marc Jacobs met Kusama in… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 28, 2012

Illamasqua’s Beauty Before Age campaign

By Amanda

We were absolutely thrilled to hear about make up brand Illamasqua’s recent competition Beauty Before Age to recruit older women, mothers and daughters, aunts and nieces and anyone else who is gorgeous at any age as models for its next… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 25, 2012

What to wear in hot weather – when you’re over 40

By Jane

The arrival of the warm weather this week prompted an email from WR reader Sarah. Titled ‘Serious question’ she asked “What can women over 40 wear in summer without looking ridiculous”? Good question Sarah and its one that puzzles us… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 22, 2012

Style icons: Peter Jones Ladies

By Amanda

It’s definitely Chelsea’s week this week, what with Chelsea Flower Show and Chelsea in Bloom, so it might be a good moment to mention Peter Jones Ladies….(Peter Jones is a branch of John Lewis). Where New York has Advanced… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 20, 2012

We love: Aubrey handbags

By Amanda

We’ve taken something of a fancy to a new handbag range Aubrey, by Isla Simpson. This is Isla’s first collection and it’s very assured, being good quality with an attention to detail and classic-but-interesting designs. Isla is a Saint Martin’s… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 14, 2012

Hats and how to wear them with Vivien Sheriff and Peter Jones

By Amanda

I am out of my depth when it comes to hats. proper hats that is, not your weekend beanie or sun hat, I’m talking buckram stiffening, birdcage veils and trails of twisted quill and peacock plumage. I never go anywhere… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 13, 2012

Anna Dello Russo for H & M

By Jane

You know how we (I) feel about “celebrities” designing clothing or accessory ranges and I have to admit I was a little sceptical about the latest H&M collaboratiion. Anna Dello Russo may well be the fashion editor of Japanese Vogue,… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 11, 2012

Hairspiration: Messy plaited updos

By Jane

A new “hairstyle” is one of those things that can fill you with absolute horror or have you chomping at the bit with a heated roller. I am a big fan of an updo and love nothing more than trying… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 6, 2012

Style Icons: Miuccia Prada

By Amanda

Today we’re having a little photographic appreciation of Mrs Prada. Just because. Well actually it’s due to the fact she and Elsa Schiaparelli are the subject of a great new exhibition opening at the Costume Institute of the New York… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 1, 2012

How to wear summer sparkle

By Jane

If you have been shopping over the last few weeks, you can’t fail to have noticed there is something of a occasion wear invasion going on. What was once previously reserved for partywear or special occasions such as Christmas, is… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 30, 2012

The History Tag at Hiut Denim co: the story of clothes.

By Amanda

I’m a bit ‘meh’ about the high street at the moment, yes clothes are fabulously colourful/floral/printed but I’m not really biting. I think it’s because the actual process of buying new clothes is a bit dull compared to the huge… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 28, 2012

Reading glasses: an excuse to buy more accessories

By Amanda

Recently I got reading glasses as I now can’t read anything in small print after 6.00pm/without a major light source close by as it is too dark and small to see. These reading glasses are in addition to my recently… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 27, 2012

Fashion, Feminism and Inspiring Women with Whistles and Penguin

By Jane

Contrary to popular legend, lots of the women I know who work in fashion, are proud to call themselves feminists. Most of those friends however, are of a similar age and have been in the business long enough to remember… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 25, 2012

One for the runners: Nike Flyknit

By Jane

Despite the fact the only thing I ever run for, is a bus, I am loving these knitted Nikes. Featherweight and seamless are key words in the trends world at the moment and this revolutionary new process of manufacturing combines… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 24, 2012

Astalift: worth looking out for

By Amanda

Attention ladies! We might have just found something worth getting mildly excited about in the skincare area. To be honest, Jane and I are exhausted from seeing all these beauty brands, and we’re at the stage where we’ve seen enough… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 22, 2012

Atmospheric photos: so much nicer than ‘Get The Look’

By Amanda

Do you ever sometimes see a photo or image in a magazine and think, ‘that’s a PERFECT look’ ? It doesn’t happen very often but it happened to me when I opened the Toast catalogue for summer this week. This… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 18, 2012

We have a winner! Lucza’s competition

By Amanda

We have a winner for the fantastic Luzca capsule wardrobe competition…drum role…Hannah Harriman! Well done Hannah, we are all VERY jealous. Thanks to everyone who entered, sorry you can’t all win. … Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 17, 2012

Sharmadean from WAH -“buy a bottle of Seche Vite topcoat. it will change your life.”

By Jane

Teen daughter and I love to go and get our nails ‘did’ in nearby Dalston. We have tried lots of the salons from the most dodgy to the most glamorous (and there aren’t too many of those) but our all… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 16, 2012

The Need for Tweed: Harris Tweed and Clarks

By Amanda

We’re having something of a woolly moment here at TWR, after seeing wool weaves at Solva Woollen Mill last week, we came across a Harris Tweed/ Clarks combo that got my heart racing at the Clarks press day -held in… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Home & GardenApril 15, 2012

New magazines: CR Fashion Book and Landscape

By Jane

Since Carine Roitfeld resigned as editor of French Vogue, the media has been awash with speculation as to what her next job would be. Roitfeld has always been revered for her effortless French style and at 57 is seen as… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 10, 2012

Online shopping for middleagedad (and his sons): Stylepilot

By Amanda

Middleagedad recently did a post on his blog where he looked at the efficiencies of his online shopping, claiming that fairly soon he will NEVER have to visit a store again. Men often don’t like shopping for clothes, well straight… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 6, 2012

We love: Katie Puckrik Smells

By Amanda

We recently met the rather lovely Katie Puckrik, a stablemate of ours at Handpicked Media, who some of you may remember from her days as a presenter on the uber-cool TV programme The Word. She has transformed into Katie Puckrik… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 5, 2012

ila and Kiels face oil

By Jane

I met up with a very lovely beauty PR recently who had the most perfect skin. As she has a 16 year old son, I assumed she must be middle aged, but was too polite to ask. She said she… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 2, 2012

LUCZA’s First Anniversary Celebration: win a capsule wardrobe! Really!

By Amanda

This is SUCH an exciting Monday morning we can hardly stand still because LUCZA, the luxury basics brand is celebrating its first anniversary with us here at TWR by giving away a whole capsule wardrobe…I know! Fabulous eh? This competition… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMarch 31, 2012

Rachel Riley’s sundresses and vintage hanky collection

By Amanda

Last week I went vintage shopping with designer Rachel Riley and she happened to mention she had a hankie collection similar to The Printed Square one we mentioned last week. Rachel produces nearly all her own prints now for her… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMarch 30, 2012

Hasbeens Pop Up at Selfridges

By Jane

This week has been all about footwear for us and on Tuesday it was Scandinavian footwear from our favourite Swedish clog brand Hasbeens. As you know we are huge fans of their very comfortable, wooden sandals and were delighted to… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMarch 29, 2012

Proceed With Fashion Caution, TWR’s list of unsuitable fashion trends

By Amanda

Yesterday we were thrilled to be invited to do a guest blog for Gransnet, older sister (mother?) of Mumsnet, which despite its slightly ‘ageing’ name has good discussions going on about many issues relevant to older women (and a nice… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMarch 28, 2012

Nature or science, which one to choose?

By Jane

We have been attending lots of skin care events recently and consequently getting more and more confused. It seems there are two distinct types of beauty customers, those who like their products natural, chemical free and organic and those who… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMarch 27, 2012

My summer Ancient Greek Sandals, shall I get the winged ones?

By Amanda

We spotted these last year on Yasmin Sewell’s Vogue blog, and quite simply fell in love with them. Beautifully designed FLAT shoes, now that’s something we don’t see every day in our hooker-heel-chic-loving world. The shoes are made by newly… Read More