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Fashion & BeautyJune 23, 2011

Olay Anti Wrinkle Kits: an update and reviewers needed

By Amanda

More on our sponsored post from Olay’s Anti Wrinkle Kits. As we said before, this new range from Olay had spectacular success in the US when it was released there and it seems us Brits are just as enthusiastic… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 22, 2011

Cruise 2012 collections: what we like so far

By Jane

Cruise collections are fast becoming more and more important in the fashion world. Originally an American solution to the problem of living in one season and holidaying in a another (usually hotter) one, cruise/resort collections now provide transitional, almost seasonless… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 19, 2011

Double floral: is it allowed?

By Amanda

Way back in the day when I was a wee slip of a fashion girl, I worked for Laura Ashley, where for a while I was assistant to the print selector for the UK market and we picked out which… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 17, 2011

Perfume review: Reckless by Roja Dove

By Amanda

I DO wish i could take you all along to perfume launches, they are so other-worldly and glamorous, they really lift the spirits. Last week Roja Dove launched his new perfume Reckless in the fabulously luxurious surroundings of the Four… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 16, 2011

How to build a community

By Jane

Last week we were invited along to Boden HQ for a Tea Party. It seems Johnnie and the team were very pleased with the post we wrote recently on how to be a great brand, so they invited us along… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 15, 2011

Olay Professional Anti Wrinkle Kit

By Amanda

Firstly, fessing-up, this is a sponsored post. We don’t normally do sponsored posts at TWR (we’ve done one before) but where they are about a product we’re certain you’d like, then we think it’s worth it . And we have… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 7, 2011

A thing for bling

By Amanda

I don’t know what is happening to me, I seem to be attracted to all things silvery. It started with the Whistles ‘antiqued’ printed silver jumper bought last season, I fell in love at first sight with this and wore… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 3, 2011

Norma Kamali Swimsuits

By Amanda

We are seriously indebted to TWR reader Sandra Halliday, Editor in Chief of trend forecasting website WGSN, who has told us about the Norma Kamali range of swimsuits at Net-A-Porter. Sandra is a very stylish Editor in Chief, she is… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 1, 2011

A lovely denim skirt from Hobbs

By Amanda

I have hardly ever been into a Hobbs shop, heaven knows why, they are nice enough. Last week I went into the Covent Garden store, which is a great place to shop, nicely laid out stock, attractive surroundings and good… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 28, 2011

Clerkenwell Design Week: the stylish dressers

By Jane

Clerkenwell Design Week gave us the opportunity to spot a few stylish dressers and to quizz them about where they get their clothes. Above is the lovely designer Ella Doran who is wearing a cotton frock bought last season at Whistles, the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 24, 2011

Reader testers needed for Suti organic face oil

By The Womens Room

Last week I met the founders of Suti, an organic skincare collection that attempts to harness the potency of flowers, plants and crystals. Suzannah Jenkins and Tina Steadman set up the small but growing range in October 2010 using Suzannah's… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 24, 2011

Reader special offer from LUCZA

By The Womens Room

Do you remember we talked about the new range LUCZA recently? Well today and tomorrow there is a private sale at the company head office in Notting Hill, to which TWR readers have been invited! There is 20% off introductory… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 22, 2011

Clothes crush: Richard Nicholl for Fred Perry

By The Womens Room

Photos from Fred Perry I wandered into Fred Perry in Covent Garden this week to check out the clothes for teenagesons, they quite like the polos and the shoes and middleteen got a Fred Perry hold-all for his birthday. Much… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 19, 2011

We love: Iris Apfel’s jewellery range

By The Womens Room

We are huge fans of style icon Iris Apfel and love her clever use of colour and eclectic way of dressing. An inspiration for many years in the fashion and textile world, she had an exhibition devoted to her vast… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutMay 18, 2011

Wednesday treat: Savage Beauty at The Met

By The Womens Room

Photo via Gainsbury&Whiting My Alexander McQueen book arrived this week, with its beautiful and moving lenticular cover that switches between Lee McQueen’s open, bare face and a glossy metallic skull. The book is a treasure.The imagination in the clothes takes… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 18, 2011

Trend alert: Furry clothing from Topshop

By The Womens Room

Topshop’s autumn winter press day was held last week and there was an abundance of furry things to wear. As we’ve said before, fur -real or fake- is big for autumn 2011 and a trend we more mature dressers can… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 16, 2011

Shopping with experts: Wallis for winter

By The Womens Room

Yesterday Jane mentioned how enthusiastic we are about coloured trousers, well the good news is the trend is here to stay for a bit. Above is my favourite outfit from Wallis’s autumn winter press day last week, it’s from the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 15, 2011

Coloured trousers: at any age

By The Womens Room

We have been banging on about coloured trousers for a while now and I have been loving wearing my bright pink Acne ones and ancient red Zara pair (sometimes it does pay to hang onto things for a while). Amanda… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 13, 2011

Style crush: Abbey

By The Womens Room

Yesterday we spent a really inspiring day with the Stylus content team talking about future trends. Stylus is an subscription only trends and information website for the interiors, design and lifestyle industries and we were asked to present our views… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 11, 2011

Chanel Cruise: it’s all about lemon and lilac

By The Womens Room

Images from the Chanel website As we mentioned yesterday, Karl Lagerfeld launched his cruise collection and new film at the Hôtel du Cap in Antibes last night. There is also a pop up Chanel shop along the coast in Cannes, cleverly… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyMay 10, 2011

Tea break treat: Tale of a Fairy

By The Womens Room

Today Karl Lagerfled will show the Spring Summer Chanel cruise collection at the at Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, which recently underwent a massive 45 million Euro renovation. We can only imagine how glamorous it will be! Karl (like we… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 10, 2011

And here’s a great retailer: Wait and See

By The Womens Room

Yesterday's post on being a great brand also extends to retailers, in particular the bit about knowing your customer and what she might want. Last week in Milan I visited Wait & See, a brilliant new independent retail store (it… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 9, 2011

How to be a great brand

By The Womens Room

All images are Boden My fashion friends and have I have been deliberating a lot recently about what we think is required to make a brand stand out. We have all worked in the fashion industry for many years, at… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 4, 2011

Perfume review: Betrothal by Grossmith

By The Womens Room

If we’re not all too sick of wedding references, I’ve just been sent a sample of the new perfume from the hard working team at the British perfume house Grossmith, it’s called Betrothal. Much like Grossmith’s other three smells this… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 2, 2011

We love: The Peace Collection by Christine Mayer

By The Womens Room

Anyone who read Selvedge this month will have seen the beautiful photos from Christine Mayer’s Peace collection. I looked at them and thought ‘hmm, lovely’ then forgot to do anything more. Then this weekend my discerning and very stylish friend… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Health & HappinessMay 1, 2011

We love: green bikes, pink shoes, cute dogs and cakes

By The Womens Room

Here's something rather lovely for what is hopefully another sunny bank holiday weekend. It feels like it might be time to dust off the cobwebs and get the bike out and we are loving this rather fabulous pea green… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyApril 29, 2011

Royal Wedding: the highlights

By The Womens Room

The happy couple and the dress I started the day of ‘the wedding’ somewhat cynically, not helped by the dog walkers of N16 who all proclaimed they ‘would not be watching’. One woman was really miffed as her childrens gay… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyApril 27, 2011

Style Icon: Poly Styrene

By The Womens Room

Inspired by an early Sex Pistols gig on Hastings pier, Poly Styrene formed X-Ray Spex when she was 18 and went on to make some of the most iconic singles of the punk generation. Warrior in Woolworths from the brilliant… Read More

Fashion & BeautyApril 26, 2011

Pantherella: socks to watch The Killing in

By The Womens Room

(Top sock in 'Nordic print' cashmere is £30, bottom sock in Fairisle Shetland is £20) While out at press days recently, I was much taken by the great line of socks produced by UK manufacturer Pantherella (who also make the… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Home & GardenApril 25, 2011

Style Icon: Margaret Howell

By The Womens Room

We came across a feature in the NY Times on Margaret Howell and were reminded of how much we admire both her personal and interior style. She lives mostly in South East London and has a second home by the… Read More