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Fashion & BeautyFebruary 25, 2016

50+ Fashion Week

By Jane

We have been banging on for years (for over eight years actually – since we started this blog) about how the media and the the fashion industry in particular ignore the older female demographic. There have been lots of changes… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 24, 2016

Two Piece Suede Dressing in Topshop

By Amanda

Back in the heady days of Fast Fashion, the approach of Fashion Week triggered my seasonal visit to Topshop. As a fashion insider, we got to know exactly when to rock up to the Oxford Street store to grab the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 17, 2016

adidas Originals Tubular, a clean looking trainer for spring.

By Amanda

Since I can’t have a pair of those lovely, men only Grenson New Balance trainers, I’ve been searching out another style to fill the space. The enthusiasm for trendy trainers worn with smart daywear shows no signs of abating, although… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 15, 2016

Another look at the Spring Bomber Jacket

By Amanda

What I’m looking for with my fantasy spring bomber jacket is exactly this look above, on Ana Gimeno Brugada, my current style crush and a woman whose wardrobe I would happily sell my soul for. I’m looking for an oversized… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 11, 2016

What to wear to your wedding when you’re a grown up

By Amanda

Congrats to Jerry Hall, shortly to become Mrs Murdoch IV, and whatever your thoughts on the union, the two of them do seem to be having a blast. Spotted out and about at the Golden Globes and the rugby, they’re… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 9, 2016

Heritage scarf maker Begg & Co

By Amanda

I need another scarf like I need another cookery book. I have enough of both to last me out. And some. I suffer from scarfitus, a highly contagious condition where you find it almost impossible to resist buying another… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyFebruary 2, 2016

Street Style from Jaipur Literary Festival, by Ishtailista, Part Two

By Amanda

Street Style photographer Abhimanyu Singh Rathore has shot some terrific images from the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival for us this year. Today we’ve got scarves, chandelier earrings, pattern and layers. Do check Abhi’s fantastic Ishtailista blog out, as there are… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyFebruary 1, 2016

Street style from Jaipur Literary Festival with Ishtailista, Part One

By Amanda

In Rajasthan at the end of every January, the Jaipur Literary Festival takes place, closely followed by the Wonderful Workshops craft week, both a huge draw for arty and bookish types from both India and around the globe, keen for… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutJanuary 29, 2016

Guest Blogger from New York: Elena Bowes looks at Jussara Lee

By Amanda

Today’s guest blogger is reader Elena Bowes, a London based American cultural writer who finds herself in New York a lot. She has volunteered to search out interesting stores and events happening in NYC for us, for anyone visiting. Over… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 28, 2016

Beauty buys for January, including Omorovicza, Liz Earle and Ren

By Amanda

It’s January therefore we shall talk about beauty products…or so goes the traditional women’s magazine schedule. I guess this makes sense if we are trying to detox and cleanse everywhere else, why not overhaul our beauty routines? So here’s a… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 27, 2016

Face Gym: A work out for your face

By Jane

A combination of lack of sleep due to hot flushes and Christmas excess was beginning to take its toll on my dry winter skin, when I was offered the chance to try out Face Camp at Selfridges. A revolutionary “New… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 21, 2016

Style Icon: Dolly

By Jane

Singer-songwriter, actress, author, businesswoman, humanitarian and all round camp cowgirl Dolly Parton turned 70 this week, so we have been playing her greatest hits on a loop and celebrating her unique sense of style. Here are five things you may… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 20, 2016

Sale Shopping for bomber jackets

By Amanda

It’s been a remarkable sale for retailers apparently. Due to it not actually being cold enough to need knits and coats, we all held back on our pre Christmas purchasing so much so, that by the time the sale did… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 19, 2016

Iris Apfel’s Wearable Tech

By Jane

It seems like everyone I know got a wearable tech wristband for Christmas. Couples are competing for the most amount of steps per day and constantly check the amount sleep/nutrition/activity they are getting. It makes sense to track our fitness… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Health & HappinessJanuary 14, 2016

What To Wear To Yoga: More Inspiration and a Special Offer

By Amanda

I’m still looking for the perfect yoga outfit, regular readers may remember by recent post on the subject. Since I wrote about my struggles (ok, first world issues, hardly a struggle exactly) a number of readers have been in touch… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 7, 2016

The Grenson and New Balance 576GRB collab sneaker for middleagedads

By Amanda

Be still my beating heart, our favourite shoe brand Grenson has created a stylish, brogue-y sneaker with New Balance that is the best thing I’ve seen in shoes for a long time…..(I’m not sure brogue-y is an actual word, but… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 18, 2015

A present to yourself this Christmas

By Jane

Every year on Christmas Day M.A.D produces a small perfectly wrapped present and announces “look what Father Christmas bought me”. It is usually technology based, expensive and quite possibly his best present. It’s his present to himself – which quite… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 14, 2015

Party clothes for grown ups, AKA another excuse to visit &Other Stories

By Amanda

This weekend I had my friend Lyndsey up from deepest Pembrokeshire, where there are plenty of beautiful Welsh blankets, but fewer stores selling well priced, current fashion. She is always keen to bring herself up to sartorial speed on her… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Home & GardenDecember 10, 2015

Good Gifts for Grown Up Gardeners

By Amanda

While we’re out and about in a festive shopping frenzy, or indeed doing it all online this year, it’s worth taking a moment to look at the imagery being used to flog us stuff. We grown up women had the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 30, 2015

Cold Weather Pyjamas – currently on offer at M&S

By Amanda

I know the current thinking for us grown up women is that we’re all lounging around glamourously in our Athleisurewear/beautifully ironed crisp poplin PJs/seductively sexy silk jersery pre bedtime, but in my shockingly draughty Victorian pile of a house, the… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyNovember 27, 2015

Guest Blogger In Residence: Selvedge Magazine Looks at Fair Isle

By Amanda

Today our guest blogger in residence Polly Leonard, editor of Selvedge magazine, takes a good look at the Fair Isle jumper. It was the invention of the criss-cross structure of weaving that led to the development of architecture and shelter.… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 24, 2015

Shopping for Glasses Online

By Jane

When I was asked if I wanted to try out shopping for glasses online, it couldn’t have come at a better time. A month ago I had an old lady fall and bashed my nose on the pavement. After five… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 23, 2015

A Very Good Denim Dress From COS

By Amanda

A quick post today telling you about a very good denim dress I stumbled over in COS last week. I was Christmas present shopping for twentysomethingsons and it just fell into my vision, honest. I was drawn to the deep… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Home & GardenNovember 20, 2015

Guest Blogger-In-Residence Polly Leonard, On Protected Status For Textile Heritage

By Amanda

Our second post from guest blogger in residence Polly Leonard of Selvedge fame. This week Polly’s putting forward a strong arguement for textile heritage recognition…do I feel a campaign coming on? What do Single Gloucester, Arbroath smokies and Whitstable oysters… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 18, 2015

The Best Perfumes For Women I’ve Worn This Year

By Amanda

This has been my year of fragrance, what with setting up We Wear Perfume and all the sniffing and research that’s entailed. I reckon I’m in a pretty good place to tell you about the perfumes you might want to… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 16, 2015

The Perfect Velvet Trouser Suit for the Christmas Season

By Amanda

I’m writing this post because I’ve fallen in love again, it happened last week in Zara, when I clapped eyes on this delicious winter-green velvet trouser suit in a sloppy-silk velvet that felt like I was wearing, well, those pyjamas… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 15, 2015

Party Dressing Dilemmas: Sparkly Shoes

By Jane

I was recently invited to a black tie dinner which sent me into something of a occcassion wear spin! I am not one for dressing up and hate heels, but was aware dressing down wasn’t an option. Having made many… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 11, 2015

Night to Daywear: Luxury PJs

By Jane

Nightwear for day wear is definitely a thing and Milanese designer Francesca Ruffini has tapped in the whole maximalist/eccentric trend perfectly with her F.R.S. (For Restless Sleepers) range of PJs made from finest Italian (Como to be precise) silk. Featuring… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 10, 2015

Textile Fabulousness with Ace & Jig at Liberty

By Amanda

There is something infectiously thrilling about discovering young women who truly love what they do and are good at it too. I met Jenna Wilson and Cary Vaughan, the duo behind New York based design studio Ace & Jig at… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 6, 2015

Making The Connection with Selvedge Magazine

By Amanda

My complete immersion in all things perfume over the last year has seen me pop up in places like .Cent Magazine and November’s Selvedge, writing about fragrance. This is my recent Making The Connection feature for Selvedge, about the changing… Read More