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Out & AboutDecember 13, 2013

Grenson and The Women’s Room Christmas Pop Up, a sneak peek at the store

By Amanda

Not been to our Christmas pop up yet? Here’s what you are missing, it’s on until Saturday 14th December, and tonight (Friday) it’s late night shopping until 8.30pm. With Gin X G-Lab. What are you waiting for? At the Tim… Read More

Health & HappinessDecember 13, 2013

Jelly cubes, the most reliable nail strengthener we’ve found

By Amanda

When I was about 14, I suffered from terrible split nails, teenage hormones playing havoc with my attempts to grow them into anything other than flakey stumps. Someone told me to eat two jelly cubes a day for three months… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingDecember 12, 2013

A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London and New York by Angelica Huston

By Jane

A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London and New York, is the memoir of actress and iconic face of the 70’s: Anjelica Huston. To celebrate the release, the 62-year-old hosted a special reading and frank Q&A at… Read More

Out & AboutDecember 11, 2013

The Women’s Room and Grenson’s Pop Up Christmas Shop

By Amanda

Tomorrow we open our first ever pop up Christmas shop with those fabulous people from Grenson’s Shoes. Today we will be bossing people around organising the layout of the store and making all the beautiful goods we have selected look… Read More

Home & GardenDecember 10, 2013

Christmas wreath inspiration: this year it’s all about green

By Amanda

I was working in New York last week and got the chance to look at some stores and what their clever visual merchandisers had done for holiday decorations. This year, it really is all about layered greens, with some really… Read More

Out & AboutDecember 9, 2013

Liberty of London

By Jane

Liberty is a very special department store and alongside John Lewis is my favourite in London. The amazing Tudor interior, eclectic assortment of merchandise and often eccentric staff, make it a special space to shop and in my younger days… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 6, 2013

Backpack research, part two

By Amanda

I’ve still not found my perfect back pack, despite Jane’s informative post, but the subject is clearly one close to your hearts, dear readers, as you got busy over twitter and the comments thread with some great suggestions. I’m listing… Read More

Things We LoveDecember 5, 2013

Ros Shiers Christmas cards and Dog Prints

By Jane

Remember we told you about Ros Shiers who provided the lovely prints for the goody bags at our Salon – well she has very kindly offered our readers a 30% discount on all her products, until the 12th of December.… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 5, 2013

Gudrun Sjödén: a style icon for all ages and sizes

By Amanda

Last weekend I met the Swedish fashion designer Gudrun Sjödén, whose colourful printed clothes are sold from possibly the most cheerful store in London, it’s almost impossible to be miserable in a Gudrun store, there’s so much uplifting colour and… Read More

Out & AboutDecember 4, 2013

Grenson and The Womens Room Pop Up Shop

By Jane

We are really excited to putting together our very first pop up shop in collaboration with the lovely people from our favourite footwear brand Grenson. The three 3 day event will run from the 12th until the 14th Dec at… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 3, 2013

Wool & The Gang, Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day

By Jane

Wool and the Gang was created by Aurelie Popper and Jade Harwood, who met at Central Saint Martins and wanted to create a knitwear brand that was sustainable yet fast. Their hand knitted collection is made by a gang of… Read More

Things We LoveDecember 3, 2013

Angela Flanders candle for Dennis Severs House

By Amanda

East London perfumer Angela Flanders created the smell for the Dennis Severs House, one of our favourite houses in London, to complement the amazing eighteenth century atmosphere therein. When you visit the scent is gently present in every room and… Read More

Health & HappinessDecember 2, 2013

Christmas Gift suggestions from My Showcase

By Jane

There are only 23 days till Christmas people and if like me, you are only just starting to take present buying seriously, we thought you might appreciate a few gift ideas. Online or local are the only way I shop… Read More

Home & GardenNovember 29, 2013

Present wrapping inspiration with Helen Musselwhite and The White Company

By Amanda

When we attended The White Company’s Christmas press day, we met super-talented paper illustrator Helen Musselwhite, who had created an extraordinary world of fabulous paper pictures, sculptures and present wrapping decoration for the company. Her work is beautifully detailed and… Read More

Home & Garden, We Are ReadingNovember 28, 2013

The Kinfolk Table, Hole & Corner and the aged issue

By Jane

After my post (rant) earlier in the week about re-branding feminism and women’s magazines, I thought it might be time to highlight some magazines that are doing things differently. Kinfolk Magazine calls itself “a blueprint for a balanced, intentional lifestyle”… Read More

Things We LoveNovember 28, 2013

The Vamp

By Jane

If you are the kind of family with a drawer full of extension cables, old phones, random keys, plugs and every mobile phone charger ever invented, then you probably have a few old speakers tucked away gathering dust in a… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 27, 2013

One thing to buy from Jigsaw – A Christmas bauble in skirt form

By Amanda

High street brand Jigsaw has been off our radar for a while as the last few years have been a bit hit-and-miss in terms of womenswear collections. I used to love Jigsaw back in the day, the very first store… Read More

Health & HappinessNovember 26, 2013

Does Feminisim need to be re-branded?

By Jane

This video from GoldieBlox, who have developed a set of interactive books and games, was created to “light girls inventive spark early, supplementing the usual diet of glittery princess products with construction toys, from a female perspective.” CEO, Debbie Sterling,… Read More

Health & Happiness, We Are ReadingNovember 25, 2013

Managing Your Mother In Law by Kay Rink

By Jane

We are coming up to that time of year, when things can get a bit tricky between the women of the family! Christmas has the potential to bring out the worst in everyone, so if you are a little worried… Read More

Things We LoveNovember 25, 2013

Autumn Leaves Boxed Gift Tags & Twine from Rowen & Wren

By Amanda

We have some Christmas wrapping inspiration coming in a post later this week, but for those who need a bit of extra help now, try the ultra stylish Autumn Leaf boxed gift set of tags and twine from the home… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 25, 2013

Sophisticated Socks to wear with Chelsea Boots and Brogues

By Amanda

Can we return briefly to the Ankle Socks debate? Although I am not a signed up member of the ‘ankle socks with pointy shoes’ brigade, I am taking my socks much more seriously these days. For winter, my default footwear… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 22, 2013

Alternative Christmas Gift Guide: Indytute and Hackney Hampers

By Jane

If like me, you have have particularly fussy, creative types to buy for at Christmas, you might want to check out The Indytute. Featuring brilliantly inspired lessons and workshops in everything from blues guitar, divine tassel making, swing dance, to… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 21, 2013

The best Christmas windows are at John Lewis and Peter Jones

By Amanda

There’s been lots of attention paid to the big retailers’ Christmas Adverts this year, I think blogs have a LOT to do with this as of course we’re all posting the best ones and providing an excellent add-on marketing experience… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 20, 2013

A grown up gap year by Julia Little

By Jane

Julia Little is one half of our favourite shoe brand Grenson and when she told us she was taking a trip to Vietnam, we were keen to hear about it. She was kind enough to write us a post to… Read More

Things We LoveNovember 19, 2013

Jo Malone Christmas ornaments

By Amanda

It’s possible I’m a bit late with this post….even though there’s still six weeks left until Christmas. These sweet little tree boxes from Jo Malone contain a handbag sized Pomegranate Noir cologne and tiny pot of English Pear and Freesia… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 19, 2013

Dear Mickey Drexler (of J Crew), Instagram is a good thing!

By Amanda

POST UPDATE Good news, we got a response, from Mickey’s Social Media Manager in the US, the charming sounding Lucy Laucht, who told us “We do actually allow (and encourage!) customers to take phone pictures and instagram in our stores. … Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 18, 2013

Backpacks for grown ups

By Jane

When Amanda was told last week that the pain in her neck was not in fact, caused by her her husband and teenagers (sorry boys – I couldn’t resist!) but by wearing her bag across her shoulders – she was… Read More

Things We LoveNovember 15, 2013

Petalon: bouquets by bike

By Jane

Hackney is home to a new breed of florists who are breaking the rules and creating beautiful, seasonal, unconventional floral arrangements. Petalon is one such company and was born out of a love for two things – Bikes and Flowers.… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 15, 2013

Buy Now, Wear Now clothes from Winser London (and some understated glamour)

By Amanda

We’re on the never ending cycle of press days for Summer 2014 here on planet fashion… just as we start to think about adding a warm vest to our daily dressing, your hardworking TWR reporters have to think about printed… Read More

Food, We Are ReadingNovember 14, 2013

One: A Cook & Her Cupboard by Florence Knight

By Jane

Having seen Florence Knight talk about her first book One: A cook and her cupboard at the Regent St, Anthropologie store last week – I think I have developed a serious girl/food crush. Naural, honest and very down to earth,… Read More