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Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutOctober 23, 2015

The Best Of Frieze: Final round up

By Amanda

Our final 2015 Frieze post, with a round up of interesting outfits that weren’t really a trend, more individually fabulous. First up, remember I mentioned furry texture being a bit of an art trend on Monday? It’s also turning up… Read More

Out & AboutOctober 13, 2015

Boris Buono and the Ibiza Food Studio

By Amanda

So, Ibiza! After years of wondering, I finally got to go recently. What a gorgeous place it is, I will be going back as soon as I can, its gentle, easy-going vibe and faint hint of 70s hippydom is right… Read More

Out & AboutOctober 12, 2015

How to buy a car

By Jane

Just what is it about cars that divides the sexes? Is it just me or does the very thought of buying a new car make you want to bang your head on the table and moan “I don’t care which… Read More

Out & AboutSeptember 21, 2015

Want to meet Marian Keyes? We have tickets for you…..

By Amanda

A very nice offer here from our friends over at Gudrun Sjödén; the hugely successful author Marian Keyes is visiting Gudrun’s Covent Garden flagship store on Saturday 26th Sept (yep next Saturday) and we have five front row tickets to… Read More

Out & AboutSeptember 16, 2015

See this: Irwin ‘Bud’ Crosthwait

By Jane

Many times I have walked past the above image of Irwin (Bud) Crosthwait, and wondered about his life. Hanging on the wall of my sister in law Stefanie’s house in the tiny mountain village of Menzonia in Switzerland, ‘uncle Bud’… Read More

Out & AboutSeptember 15, 2015

See This: Hauser & Wirth Somerset at Durslade Farm

By Amanda

On my countryside travels a few weeks ago I went to the new Hauser & Wirth art gallery in Somerset, which is an outpost of the internationally successful (read hugely profitable) Swiss gallery. The art was exceptional, obvs, as you… Read More

Out & AboutSeptember 11, 2015

See this: The London Design festival

By Jane

The London Design Festival 2015 just keeps getting bigger and better and this year is no exception with 400 events and installations across London. Here are our top picks for 2015: This year Somerset House is a major new destination, … Read More

Out & AboutSeptember 10, 2015

See This: Avebury Stones and Manor House

By Amanda

You might have read in the news this week about a neolithic giant stone circle recently found close to Stonehenge, which coincides nicely with me visiting the site of the Avebury stone circle last week. Avebury is close to Stonehenge… Read More

Out & AboutSeptember 3, 2015

See this: 45 Years

By Jane

45 Years stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay as a couple about to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary, whose relationship is shaken by the discovery of the husband’s ex-girlfriend’s body. Released on Friday it’s a must see, for a chilling… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutAugust 20, 2015

The perfect place for R&R in London: The Wellcome Reading Room and Restaurant

By Amanda

For anyone who finds themselves in need of R&R while on the tourist (or any other type of) trail in London over the holiday season, can I recommend the recently refurbished Wellcome Foundation’s Reading Room and attached restaurant? It is… Read More

Out & About, UncategorizedAugust 19, 2015

Guest Post: A Town Called Cold Spring by Rohini Wahi

By Jane

Rohini is a both a fellow blogger and a friend. She writes the lovely lifestyle and interiors blog The Beat That My Heart Skipped and very kindly offered to write a post for us from her summer holiday to the… Read More

Out & AboutAugust 18, 2015

Guest Post: Deconstructing The French Pharmacy

By Amanda

Our lovely regular guest blogger Juliette Chisholm, lives in France and has kindly volunteered to deconstruct the joys of the French pharmacy for anyone heading to France for their holidays. I for one am thinking of heading there for a… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutJuly 30, 2015

Iris, The Film, is out

By Amanda

Remember we mentioned there was a film coming on Iris Apfel by Albert Maysles? Well it opens this week in the UK, we saw the preview recently and LOVED it. We all know Iris can dress, but the film shows… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 7, 2015

Summer Holidays at The Women’s Room

By Amanda

It’s summer holiday time here at TWR, Jane and I are off on our annual summer break for a bit of R&R, we’re back with you on Monday 20th July. Although TBH we’re never that far away from you, we’ll… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 6, 2015

Guest Blogger Jane Brocket: Shingle and Chips, A Short Guide To Aldeburgh

By Amanda

We are thrilled to have Jane Brocket guest blogging today, she’s still on her Grand Provincial Tour around Britain’s towns and cities, gathering information for more of her delightful Pocket Brocket guides. Today she’s looking at Aldeburgh. Flat marshes, shingle… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & About, UncategorizedJune 29, 2015

The Flower Appreciation Society: An A – Z Of All Things Floral

By Jane

I have been a huge fan of the vintage style of the Flower Appreciation Societie’s casual approach to flowers for some time now, not least because they are big fans of ceramic swans (I have an ever growing collection), and… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & About, UncategorizedJune 17, 2015

See this: Shoes, Pleasure and Pain

By Jane

Shoes: Pleasure and Pain opened at the V&A last Saturday and is an extensive and informative guide to the history and culture of footwear. The exhibition was curated by Helen Persson, who specialises in textiles and dress in the V&A’s… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & About, UncategorizedJune 9, 2015

Simple Pleasures: Summer Gardens

By Jane

Sitting in the garden is one of summer’s greatest pleasures, whether you have a giant football pitch or a small postage stamp, opening the back door and drinking your first cup of tea in the sunshine is the very best… Read More

Out & AboutJune 9, 2015

Visiting Japan. Back next week….

By Amanda

I’m in Japan this week, so Jane is manning the helm while I swan off for a holiday. I’m back next week with some Japanese grown up style street shots, tales of the Tokyo fish market (above) and a few… Read More

Out & About, UncategorizedJune 8, 2015

Summer Reading: Fay Weldon

By Jane

Amanda is away this week so I’m in charge! And will be theming the weeks posts around the summer as it seems it’s arrived here in London. This weekend I was mostly hanging out in my hood catching up with… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutMay 27, 2015

See this: A Life Seen Through Possessions: Frida by Ishiuchi Miyako

By Jane

Frida Kahlo’s iconic sense of style has influenced fashion and colour for decades and a new photographic collection detailing Kahlo’s wardrobe and belongings is currently on display at the Michael Hoppen Gallery. Frida by Ishiuchi Miyako (2013) features items were… Read More

Out & AboutMay 26, 2015

Sandi Toksvig for Prime Minister, please.

By Amanda

I don’t know how I missed this, since I’m Sandi Toksvig’s biggest fan, but she’s starting her own political party, The Women’s Equality Party, all about women! HOW did this pass me by? Sandi is leaving my favourite Radio 4… Read More

Out & AboutMay 21, 2015

Fashion, Fun & Functionality with Good Ordering 2.0

By Jane

Remember back in 2012 we told you about Good ordering, run by an ex colleague of ours Jacqui Ma. Her bike bags are practical and look nice – without being overtly girly – and have been super successful, with 23… Read More

Out & AboutMay 17, 2015

The perfect birthday/ Father’s Day present for Middleagedads

By Amanda

Once upon a time all real men carried a pen knife to tackle essential on-the-go DIY, such as removing stones and/or boy scouts from horses hooves and filleting home caught fish. My dad, now over 80, would still never be… Read More

Out & AboutMay 14, 2015

Guest blogger Juliette: Mid-Life Musings, 15 years and counting

By Amanda

I know some readers are finding these posts from abroad rather unsettling, what with pictures of beautiful mountains, gorgeous French food and the pull of a brocante-bargain. It’s a wonder we have anyone left in the UK! Well this lovely… Read More

Out & AboutMay 12, 2015

The new fragrance and beauty hall at Fortnum & Mason

By Amanda

Over at Fortnum and Mason, in London’s Piccadilly, there’s been a revamp of the fragrance and beauty floor which is worth a visit. I know Fortnum’s is The Queen’s grocer so I’m risking treason here, but I’ve not been that… Read More

Out & AboutMay 11, 2015

TWR meets Pebble’s Peter Adler, tribal art and jewellery dealer

By Amanda

Many TWR jewellery fans will know all about Pebble London, the extraordinary and extensive jewellery collection of dealer Peter Adler. Peter has been designing and selling tribal art and jewellery for 17 years, mostly from his stuffed-to-the-gunnels Paddington showroom. As… Read More

Out & AboutMay 5, 2015

See This: Sonia Delaunay and Marlene Dumas at Tate Modern

By Amanda

Womenfolk, drop everything and rush, yes RUSH, to Tate Modern to see these two wonderful exhibitions by artists Sonia Delaunay and Marlene Dumas, which currently sit grandly on opposite sides of the Tate’s exhibition space. I am hoping that one… Read More

Out & AboutApril 22, 2015

Adventures before Dementia: A Vintage Love Affair

By Amanda

Bebe’s back and this week it’s our favourite subject…vintage, or as they say in France, ‘Brocante!’ Anyone who knows me is more than aware that I have a magpie mentality when it comes to collecting. My house is full of… Read More

Out & About, UncategorizedApril 8, 2015

Guest post: Adventures Before Dementia, with Bebe Butler

By Amanda

This mid-life-moving story-thread is proving very popular with you all and we have another lovely one for you here today, from reader Bebe who, together with her husband, wanted an adventure before dementia set in and moved to France. Bebe… Read More