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Out & AboutSeptember 5, 2012

See this (sharpish): Suzanne Lacy at Tate Modern Tanks

By Amanda

Wonderful things have been happening at Tate Modern which we have been a bit slow in reporting on. The Tanks have opened, a space dedicated to performance art, but ONLY until the end of October, as the whole space is… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, UncategorizedSeptember 4, 2012

We love: Toast again!

By Jane

The Toast range hasn’t really done it for us for the last couple of seasons. We desperately wanted to like it, but once we had got past the aspirational lifestyle shots and quirky styling, there just wasn’t anything we wanted… Read More

Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingSeptember 3, 2012

Valentine Grey by Sandi Toksvig

By Amanda

I get really cross if The News Quiz, chaired by Sandi Toksvig is not on Radio 4 on Friday evenings. When it IS on it really makes my weekend (know I need to get out more) as Toksvig is brilliantly… Read More

Out & AboutSeptember 3, 2012

Garden inspiration: Chelsea Physic Garden

By Amanda

For anyone who doesn’t know it, Chelsea Physic Garden is a real ‘secret garden’ tucked away behind a giant old wall in a backwater of Chelsea, squished in between the imposing can-only-afford-if-you-are-a-banker-or-rock-star properties. It is the oldest botanic garden in… Read More

Things We LoveSeptember 3, 2012

Perfume review: Orangers en Fleurs

By Amanda

Attention perfume people, Orangers en Fleurs is a really lovely new smell from Houbigant, a perfume house that hasn’t really produced a new scent for aeons, despite being one of the oldest perfume establishments in the world and inventing the… Read More

Health & HappinessSeptember 2, 2012

Agespiration US style

By Jane

Watching old people, observing how they dress, interact with their friends and family and fit into society has become something of a hobby of mine. The older one gets the more you notice old people and how they live, as… Read More

Out & AboutSeptember 1, 2012

The Women’s Room: elsewhere on other blogs

By Amanda

While we were away on our holidays we popped up as guest bloggers/interviewees on M&S Stories and Running In Heels, so just incase you missed them, we’re putting in links to them here. Yes, you did read that right, after… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 31, 2012

Atterley Road: what do we think?

By Jane

So, is Atterley Road the answer to all our online shopping dreams? Aimed at the “middle market” both in price and fashion terms, the site aims to bring together the best of the British high street and independent designers. So… Read More

Things We LoveAugust 31, 2012

Jo Malone Sweet Almond and Macaroon candle

By Jane

We are loving the Jo Malone range at the moment, not least because their latest products smell good enough to eat – literally! This candle is divine and smells like pudding, so works on every level. It’s sweet, but not… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 30, 2012

Buy this: Whistles Limited Edition

By Amanda

Good clothes ranges are becoming like Olympic gold medalists, wait for years for one to love then loads turn up in a fortnight. Yesterday it was J Crew (please hurry up with that London shop opening Mr Drexler) and today… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 29, 2012

Buy this: J Crew

By Jane

It’s very rare these days that I start hyperventilating when I enter a shop, especially a clothes shop. This feeling of excitement is usually reserved for pet shops or the Lakeland catalogue – yes indeed, that’s how truly old and… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 28, 2012

New fashion love: Rufus blogs

By Amanda

I have a new guilty pleasure to add to listening to The Carpenters and reading Suri’s Burn Book daily, it’s Rufus, a sweetly illustrated fashion boy who is very well connected, writes poetic rhyming views on life and gets himself… Read More

Out & AboutAugust 27, 2012

Montauk memories

By Jane

We spent a few days in the Hamptons as part of our summer holiday in the US, mainly because teen daughter and I are a little obsessed with the trashy American drama Revenge. We were disappointed to find that the… Read More

Things We LoveAugust 26, 2012

Blackberry & Bay by Jo Malone

By Amanda

You may remember we mentioned this lovely new cologne from Jo Malone London back here, when we were invited along to the launch. Well it’s on the shelves and on line at the beginning of September, so you might want… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 26, 2012

Jewellery lust: Bill Skinner

By Amanda

The jeweller Bill Skinner has spent a lifetime making jewels for other designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Butler & Wilson and this summer launched his first own-label collection of sculptural designs. Jewellery is very personal and it’s hard to… Read More

Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingAugust 25, 2012

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

By Jane

Absolutely everyone I met while on holiday had either read or was reading this book. A page turner that I am right in the middle of, so I can only tell you it’s the story of a wife’s disappearance. It… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 25, 2012

See this: The Eye Has to Travel

By Jane

Released in the UK on the 21st of September as part of the BFC Fash/On Film initiative, we are more than a little bit excited about this new film exploring the life of Diana Vreeland. Sponsered by River Island, Fash/On… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 24, 2012

Street shot style: the fashion ladies of Pure London

By Amanda

While at the fashion trade show Pure London for our panel discussion this week, we couldn’t resist taking a few style shots of some of the independent buyers and brand designers/sellers busy negotiating Spring Summer 2013. It was a mini… Read More

Middle Aged MumAugust 23, 2012

Middleagedmum.com: the Sat Nav that saved my marriage

By Jane

As we all know there are many things that can ignite an argument on a family holiday (too many to list here in my case!) but the one thing guaranteed to set off absolutely everyone I know, without exception, is… Read More

Fashion, We Are ReadingAugust 22, 2012

High Street by J.M Richards and Eric Ravilious

By Amanda

One for retailers and those who love shop history, this lovely little book from the V&A archives was first published in 1938, with the original illustration plates by Eric Ravilious disappearing in a fire during the London Blitz. This version… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 22, 2012

We love: Susannah Hunter bags

By Amanda

Tucked away at the top of Lamb’s Conduit Street, which is fast becoming my favourite shopping destinations in London, is the Susannah Hunter handbag store. As you walk passed the doorway an irresistible waft of rich, leathery perfume drifts out… Read More

Things We LoveAugust 22, 2012

Herb scissors by Mastrad

By Amanda

Genius scissors with five blades for cutting up herbs, work brilliantly and reasonably priced at £9.95. Available from Amazon here… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 21, 2012

The Women’s Room at Pure London

By Amanda

We are back from our holidays tomorrow, but if you are visiting Pure London’s fashion event today, do look us up at 2.15 when Amanda is hosting a panel discussion on how to reach out to the 40 plus fashionable… Read More

Health & HappinessAugust 8, 2012

Sometimes you’ve just got to go! (on holiday…don’t panic!)

By Jane

Lucille Ball famously said “if you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more you do, the more you can do”. Which is very very true and while I love being busy and feel down when… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 7, 2012

The Women’s Room live! at Pure London

By Amanda

The Women’s Room has been asked by those nice people at Pure London to host a panel discussion on Reaching Out To Fashionable 40plus Women Online, exciting eh? We have an extremely interesting group of panelists to talk with; Karen… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 6, 2012

Style Icons: Laurie Anderson

By Amanda

I am (once again) slow to the party, this time on loving Laurie Anderson, where have I been? Middleagedad took me to see her Dirtday! performance at the South Bank on Friday, as part of Anthony’s Meltdown. Apart from O… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 5, 2012

What to wear for work in hot weather?

By Jane

Here in London the weather has been *whispers* actually quite pleasant recently. Some lovely warm days, some more breezy and a few scattered showers, perfect for us fair skinned Scottish types. Warm enough to wear what few summer clothes we… Read More

Out & AboutAugust 4, 2012

Shop love: Objects of Use

By Amanda

We are indebted to TWR reader Ros Hough for her heads up on this lovely shop in Oxford, Objects of Use (not to be confused with this one we wrote about earlier) . It’s a beautiful shop selling posh basics,… Read More

Fashion & BeautyAugust 3, 2012

Diana Vreeland and Swarovski

By Jane

I recently went along to launch of the Swarovski and Diana Vreeland Legacy collection of jewellery, where Vreeland’s grandson Alexander talked to Justine Picadie about his grandmother. The launch is timed to coincide with the release of The Eye has… Read More

Things We LoveAugust 2, 2012

Notebook round up, the V&A and Letts

By Amanda

We’ve seen some rather lovely notebooks over the last week worth mentioning. Starting with the beautiful, textile inspired V&A notebooks above. Not only do these notebooks have beautiful covers, but the paper is a good quality too. We spoke to… Read More