Fashion & Beauty

The Sartorialist window in Holt Renfrew, Toronto, Canada In Canada, there is a very chic department store chain called Holt Renfrew, loosely connected (by family) to our Selfridges here in London, it has the same smart, designer vibe. Last week… Read More

  To accompany the exhibition, Kurt Geiger produced an informative booklet on the history of the Stiletto Great news. After years of struggling to work/parties/girls nights out in towering heels, longing with all your heart to be wearing comfy flats,… Read More

  We love Max Mara, it's where you go to buy clothes when you hit 30 and you can afford to step up from Marks & Spencer. Classic modern Italian styling and great fabrics and the best winter coats, hands… Read More

     The Women's Room has lived in London for a long time and often we think we've been everywhere, but we haven't by a very long shot. Have you been to the Estorick Collection of modern Italian art in… Read More

Despite trying very hard, we're still struggling to give up our sixties habit, I blame it on never having got the chance to visit Biba and having to listen to smug women tell us how wonderful it was and what… Read More

            Back in 1999 when the film The Thomas Crown Affair came out, I wanted to be Rene Russo. She was 45 when she made the film and although she is an ex model and… Read More

   This week The Women’s Room was invited by East to take a look at its summer range and find out a bit more about the company and I’ll be honest, we were a bit sniffy. We were thrilled to… Read More

We found Tziporah Salamon on Stylelikeu.com, a fabulous blog dedicated to the thoughts and wardrobes of individuals with great personal style. Written by stylist, Elisa Goodkind and her daughter Lily, it offers a behind the scenes insight, (complete with video footage) into… Read More

  Sue Donnelly of Feelfabat50, wearing Vivienne Westood When I go shopping now, I realise it is not new clothes that I really want, it’s a new body. This one I currently have is softening and fattening with age, things… Read More

  Last summer I bought the printed cotton Scarlet dress (above) from Marilyn Moore and wore it everywhere. It was more of a long top than a dress really, but it worked brilliantly over slim leg black cotton trousers, straight leg… Read More

  It's not often I claim to have an idol, my days of school girl crushes are well and truely over, but my admiration for trend guru Li Edelkoort comes pretty close. Founder of the trend forecasting company Trend Union, Li… Read More

   Our Martha Moments features are in tribute to the wonderful (if a little control-freaky) Martha Stewart, the US home and craft maker extraordinaire (we overlook her time behind bars as a minor deviation from her crusade to make us… Read More

  There is nothing quite like a Marcel wave or a French pleat to make you feel glamorous and chic. Vintage clothing requires perfectly applied retro make up, topped off with complimentary 'done' hair.There are no half measures with hair… Read More

   We've often been a little hard on UK Vogue here at The Women's Room, always because it seems to have forgotton we exist as readers. All fashion shoots, articles and shopping pages seem to be aimed at the under… Read More

You know how much we love eccentrics here at the Womens Room, especially older ladies who are unique in their choice of clothes. There is nothing more refreshing than someone who has developed their very own eclectic style, no matter… Read More

  Buying clothes for teenage boys is much harder work than buying for teenage girls because there just isn't as much on offer. Somewhere between 12 and 15 years old, teenage boys become very fashion aware and morph from being… Read More

In complete contrast to yesterday’s Anna Wintour piece (is it us or is Ms Wintour now smiling a lot more? Nothing to do with surgery, we’re sure), today we’re admiring the more down to earth –literally- Carol Klein. Chelsea Flower… Read More

Do you love Paris, vintage clothes and the idea of a weekend away with the girls? Then the Ooh La La! Vintage experience could be just what you are looking for.  Owner Tara Munro is a vintage clothing enthusiast who offers vintage shopping weekends, Soirees, Hen… Read More

  It is with great sadness we have to tell you this shop has now closed. Zoe can still be reached on the website Zoelem As a fashion retail journalist I am often asked what my check list is for… Read More

 Cabbages and Roses is a lifestyle brand that is now part owned by Jigsaw founders John and Belle Robinson and the extra investment is helping them expand. We will shortly see more Cabbages in nine Jigsaw stores this autumn and… Read More

  Lisli blazer £156.60 and 3.1 Philip Lim blouse £137.00 Net-A-Porter.com was one of the first internet sites to crack buying online, and it is still one of our favourite places to browse for fashion. Buying, however, has always been… Read More

  Older women, so UK retailers and magazine editors tell us, do not like to be reminded of their age as they all think they are a good 15 years younger than they actually are. We agree. However, If one… Read More