Lena Dunham and Betty Halbreich
There are two books (well three actually if you count India Knight’s new one – more of that to come) that are sitting by my bed enticing me to read them. Both are by amazing women with lots to say… Read More
‘It’s a Book Book’- Ikea’s 2015 catalogue video
Another quick video find here from Ikea. If you’re a bit fed up of the digital world and long for simpler times, this might make you smile. Grab a cup of tea and watch it.… Read More
Change is a Beautiful Thing, by Kathryn Ferguson
We’ve written previously on what the beauty industry needs to do to adjust its views on age and beauty, but while researching something for the day job, I came across this great film by Kathryn Ferguson, done for the Selfridges… Read More
HAY Vintage Pop Up: Rugspiration
As I mentioned last week, Danish furniture brand HAY is my new favourite place. Their blend of original design and affordable prices is refreshing and something we could with more of in the UK.
They are also excellent at staging… Read More
& Other Stories V COS (with a bit of Iris Apfel thrown in)
Listen up people, we have a new favourite shop, & Other Stories. I know we’ve written about it before, but recently it’s absolutely nailed it in terms of very wearable clothes for grown ups and we’ve had some interesting feedback… Read More
Weekend Woman: Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin has been declared the most important British artist of her generation by Jonathan Jones, art critic for The Guardian. He writes raves about her just opened exhibition, The Last Great Adventure is You here. He gave the show,… Read More
A weekend in Copenhagen
It’s that time of year when summer seems like a distant memory and Christmas seems all too close. October is my favourite month for exploring new places and cities really are at their best when it’s sunny but cold.
Last… Read More
Give away! Subscription to The Perfume Society
Exciting news perfume peeps, we have a small competition today whereby we are giving away FIVE glorious subscriptions to the Perfume Society, FIVE! And all you have to do is a little admin. How nice is that eh? You are… Read More
More stores we could move into: Aesop Richmond
Last week I went to the opening of the latest Aesop store, just down the road from me in Richmond. The brand has taken over a spot that used to be the most wonderful children’s bookshop, The Lion & Unicorn.… Read More
Artisan Drinks by Lindy Wildsmith
This lovely new book on artisan drinks by Lindy Wildsmith will appeal to anyone who (like me) has a jug of damson gin on the go in the garage or see’s an elderflower tree in full bloom and thinks ‘hmm,… Read More
The Great Women’s Room Bake Off
When we put together our White Company edit, we came up with the idea of a Women’s Room Bake off to showcase the rather lovely White Company cake stand. At the time it seems like a good idea and… Read More
Haute Couture Ateliers by Hélène Farnault
This is a gorgeous book for fashion lovers, particularly those that make things and appreciate the art and craft of sewing.
Writer Hélène Farnault has gone into the ateliers of the French haute couture houses to interview some of… Read More
Dressing like Barbara (Hepworth)
Yep, I’m still enamoured with Barbara and I’ve been browsing the internet to see if I can Dress Like Barbara…well, dress a bit like Barbara, she was keen on a wrapped and belted jacket being whip thin, but I’m going… Read More
Colour my weekend with the White Company
When The White Company.asked us to take over their Blog last weekend I was a little thrown. While I love their minimal (white) approach, anyone who knows me in real life knows I love colour and vitally nothing in my… Read More
Weekend Woman: Diane Keaton
Often on TWR we are asked what the ‘rules’ are for dressing once you get older. When we first started the blog (six years ago next week) we wanted to be helpful, so we’d suggest a few pointers; perhaps watching … Read More
Perfume review: Nevermore by P Frapin & Co
This new release Nevermore, from the heritage fragrance brand P Frapin & Co (the company was founded in 1270), is one of those smells that people seek you out to ask what it is. I have been trialling it and… Read More
The Perfume Bible by Josephine Fairley and Lorna McKay
Do you remember the recent post we did on The Perfume Society? Well, the fragrant team behind that great idea, Jo Fairley and Lorna McKay, have brought out an excellent book on the whole subject of perfume, how to buy,… Read More
+J is back at Uniqlo -a few things to buy
A quick additional post today and attention +J fans! There is a small collection -called the Best Of +J -available currently at Uniqlo.
Now, no one told us this was going in store, we thought +J had finshed forever, but… Read More
See this: Leading Ladies by Nancy Honey
100 Leading Ladies, a photographic exhibition celebrating 100 influential senior female figures in society, opened yesterday at Somerset House. The photographer is award winning Nancy Honey, who clearly had her work cut out for her pinning down these super successful… Read More
Celebrity kids on the front row: Froddlers
Watching the live streaming of fashion shows can be tricky as on one hand I actually want to see the clothes (for work obvs) but the DM SCOS reader in me can’t help but focus on who’s on the front… Read More
See this: Best of Britannia
Now in its third year Best of Britannia brings together the best of British cars, boats and bikes, high quality mens and womenswear, jewellery and accessories furniture and furnishings and is well worth a visit if you are in London… Read More
Style icon: Dame Barbara Hepworth
I grew up with Barbara Hepworth all around me, thanks to my dad, a keen amateur sculptor, who introduced me to her wonderfully curvaceous, calming forms as soon as I could say ‘not that boring old art stuff again’.
Inevitably… Read More
Middelagemum.com: Moving on
It’s been all change recently here at Middle Aged Towers, as TSS (twenty something son) has moved out and teen daughter started an art foundation course.
TTS’s big move went well and after several trips to Ikea, a huge supermarket… Read More
Mark Hill Wonderball hair brush
Attention people, this new Wonderball hair brush by Mark Hill is fab. Stupidly (in a good way) simple in its design and nicely substantial in its quality, it is also very easy to use. You use it to dry your… Read More
Style Icon: Mary Wall
I bumped into this very stylish woman on Sunday morning outside the Royal Academy, we were both queueing for the Anselm Kiefer exhibition. I asked if I could take her picture as I thought she looked amazing -she looked like… Read More
Weekend Woman: Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake is the sort of woman I’m very slightly scared of; she looks so intent, so fiercely intelligent and seems so brilliant at what she does I know I’d be terrified of her if I ever got to meet… Read More
Hear this: Stay Gold, First Aid Kit
One of the things I love about having teenagers around is swapping favourite new music. Teen son (who from now on will be known as TSS, – twenty something son) and I have have very similar taste – apart from… Read More
The Best Dress List, with Allium B
We love it here at TWR when we find women who are doing it for themselves, to badly quote the Eurythmics.
Allium B is a Brighton based design studio set up by sisters Clare and Mary Burgess, which has specialised… Read More
Style Icon: Lord Shoreditch, aka Steve Edge
We don’t often feature men in our style icon posts, not because older men don’t inspire us – there simply don’t seem to be so many men willing to take risks with their clothes as they age.
I recently came… Read More
Chelsea boot wellies by J Crew
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Oh my these are cute. Chelsea Boot wellies at J Crew, for a quite acceptable £68 (well not bad for J Crew prices). And in leopard print too! They almost fit in the ‘useful’ category.
How can we… Read More