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Fashion & BeautySeptember 7, 2011

We love: John Lewis’s Fashion Pavilion (with Osman Yousefzada)

By Amanda

To celebrate High Street Fashion Week, John Lewis, the epicentre of Keep Calm and Carry On-ness, has spiced up its Oxford Street fashion floor with a stylishly creative Fashion Pavilion, in which is housed a limited edition collection from designer… Read More

Fashion & BeautySeptember 6, 2011

Shopping with experts: Kurt Geiger’s Everything But The Dress

By Amanda

We are self confessed Kurt Geiger shoe fans here at TWR, so news that there was to be a handbag and accessory collection called Everything But The Dress got us in a right spin of anticipation. Better still, the brand… Read More

Fashion & BeautySeptember 5, 2011

Blitz: curated vintage

By Jane

One of the reasons I dont like shopping in vintage stores is because somewhere in the back of my mind I think I am still going to be able to pick up something fabulous in a charity shop or car… Read More

Fashion & BeautySeptember 3, 2011

More nice clothes to look at: Wait & See in Milan

By Amanda

Yesterday’s post was all about stylish simplicity, today’s post is an inspirational photo session from the Milan boutique Wait & See, showing what you can do with colour and texture (we talked about Wait & See before here I received… Read More

Fashion & BeautySeptember 2, 2011

Utterly gorgeous simplicity: COS Autumn Winter 2011

By Jane

Have we told you how much we love absolutely everything about COS? … Read More

Fashion & BeautySeptember 1, 2011

Mary Portas Armery: here’s what we thought

By Amanda

Last week the nice people at Charnos sent me a sample of the black lacy Mary Portas Armery to wear test. I wore them solidly for two days and showed them to as many over 40 year olds as I… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 27, 2011

Keeping it simple!

By Jane

Amanda and I spent a very enjoyable afternoon this week, with two of our favourite bloggers Disneyrollergirl and Thatsnotmyage. After we had discussed in depth why some PR’s and press offices still don’t understand blogs and their role in the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 26, 2011

Shopping with experts: Oasis Premium Denim range

By Amanda

OK, so stick with me on this one, but this is the post where I suggest you SERIOUSLY think about buying a pair of tight fit, leather-ish-look skinny jeans for autumn. Really. The jeans are part of the new Premium… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 25, 2011

At last: J Crew in the UK

By Jane

Along with Club Monaco, J Crew is on our ‘must visit’ list of stores when visiting the US. Both brands offer affordable, good quality, wearable clothes. They are fashion forward without being scary, usually in lovely colour palettes and suitable… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 22, 2011

We love a floral silk scarf

By Amanda

Last week I went to hear the fashion forecaster WGSN’s Spring Summer 2012 trends presentation at the Pure (and Pure Spirit) fashion trade show. Although next summer is too far ahead to write about yet (although buyers are busy putting… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 19, 2011

The Mary Portas collection: what did we think?

By Jane

Yesterday we went along to House of Fraser on Oxford Street to see the eagerly anticipated collection for the over 40’s by Mary Portas. Was this going to be the answer to our fashion dreams, were we going to have… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 17, 2011

Goodbye Vanessa Gold

By Jane

Regular WR readers will know by now I am a huge fan of trashy TV. There is nothing like an episode of TOWIE or Eastenders to totally take my mind off the events of the day, usually because I’m laughing… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 14, 2011

Dressing like the ladies from The Hour

By Amanda

After a slow start we are loving the BBC’s The Hour, which is NOT Mad Men, despite the hype, but does feature some lovely clothes. By far the best character is Anna Chancellor as the smart, sharp Lix, an experienced,… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 13, 2011

Shopping with experts: Churches women’s shop!

By Jane

I love a brogue, always have done and always will. whether they are ‘on trend’ or not, I love the comfort, quality and reassuringly old fashioned workmanship that goes into creating this classic shoe. I particularly love Churches brogues and… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 12, 2011

Doing Double Denim…it’s all about the shirt

By Amanda

It feels horribly flippant to be writing about clothes while all this mayhem surrounds us in the UK, but a girl still has to get dressed in the morning and with the weird hot/cold weather we’ve been getting currently, it’s… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 2, 2011

Stutterheim raincoats: Swedish melancholy at its driest

By Amanda

When in Stockholm pottering around the shops recently, Middleagedad and I discovered the wonderful Alexander Stutterheim and his rain macs. Based on his grandfather’s water poof, ancient old mac pattern, Alexander has designed the Arholma, a simple but beautiful rain… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 30, 2011

Today I’m wearing: Mrs B’s fabulous style

By Jane

Ok, so we work in fashion and can be as pretentious as the next person if necessary, but if we’re honest we find the Vogue blog and Twitter hash tag ‘Today I’m Wearing’ a little annoying. It seems to be… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 29, 2011

How daft are size charts? We talk body shape with Maria Grachvogel

By Amanda

Do you know what size you really are? And if you are a size 12, are you the same in every retailer? Are all size charts equal? I don’t think so. “If I bought clothes according to other retailers size… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 27, 2011

A Perfume Portrait with Linda Pilkington of Ormonde Jayne

By Amanda

If you were to ask me what my ideal day would consist of, somewhere in it (perhaps after breakfast with Hugh Laurie and lunch with Robert Plant) would be an hour spent smelling perfumes with someone who knows what they… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 25, 2011

Jacket lust: Denham The Jeanmaker’s leather Spy Lux jacket

By Amanda

The weather has been so rubbish this week that I have not been able to help thinking of autumn purchases. So I drifted onto the Denham the Jeanmaker site (as you do) and found the leather jacket that I will… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 22, 2011

Top Shop A/W 2011: A nostalgic moment

By Jane

When I saw the these images from the new Top Shop Autumn Winter ad campaign, I immediately loved them and wanted everything. Then I had to have a little word and remind myself how old and I am and how… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 20, 2011

Style icon: Carmen Dell’Orefice

By Jane

In a world obsessed with youth and beauty it is refreshing to meet a woman who proves the two are not inextricably linked. Yesterday I spent the day at the London College of Fashion graduation ceremony as a friend was… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 17, 2011

Clarks sheepskin Desert Boots, the new Ugg?

By Amanda

It hasn’t been that warm this week in London and when I came across what Clarks had done with the classic desert boot for this autumn at the press day, I yearned for a chill in the air. This winter… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 14, 2011

Mark Hill: How fabulous?

By Jane

When Amanda and I were out and about ‘doing Christmas’ at press shows this week, we came across the rather fabulous celebrity hairdresser Mark Hill, who happens to be from the suburb of Hull where I spent my teenage years,… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 12, 2011

Goodbye Charing Cross Road!

By Jane

When I first moved to London as a naive Northerner fresh out of fashion college, I applied to do an MA at Central Saint Martins. The formidable Bobby Hilson interviewed me and when she asked me ‘if they taught fashion… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 10, 2011

Hermione De Paula for ASOS

By Jane

Teen daughter spends a lot of time on ASOS, and as I am often required to enter my card details, I find myself taking a look. If I’m honest its my idea of shopping Hell and a little like a… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 9, 2011

Bag lust: Raoul’s Janice

By Amanda

We are lusting after TWR reader Lorna’s Raoul Janice bag, something she picked up when she was in Singapore recently (Raoul is a Singaporian brand). It is neat, very chic in an air-hostess way and remarkably versatile for such a… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 4, 2011

Marc Jacobs and Prada: unconventional and aspirational

By Jane

If you were a major fashion brand, who would you use to launch your new collection, a bunch of beautiful 17 year old’s or a slightly barking mad 45 year old actress who is often slated for her unconventional style?… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 28, 2011

Orla Kiely A/W 2011

By Jane

Although it seems wrong to be showing you Autumn /Winter clothes when it’s possibly the hottest week of the year, we just couldn’t resist! We are huge fans of Orla Kiely, although the clothes can be a bit pricey –… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 26, 2011

Perfect nails

By Jane

A while ago I wrote about how teen daughter and I love nail art. We are dab hands with a nail pen and I had a chance to show off my skills last week, when Amanda and I were invited… Read More