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Blow by Blow by Detmar Blow

Isabella Blow was a true English eccentric and a legendary figure in the fashion industry. As fashion editor on US Vogue, Uk Tatler and The Sunday Times, she championed young designers such as Philip Treacy and Alexander McQueen, and was… Read More Read More

Trend alert: androgynous

Our fabulous fashion designer friend Mark recently told us his current favourite song is Tightrope by Janelle Monáe (featuring Big Boi) and at first, we thought it sounded a bit like the kind of thing we might be yelling at… Read More Read More

How low will you go?

Fashion, as you know, is a very strange thing, we try not to take it too seriously and have often been heard to say 'Its only fashion, no ones going to die', especially when called to an 'emergency trend meeting'… Read More Read More

Breakfast with: Claudia Winkelman

This week, along with some other bloggers and journalists, we were invited to have breakfast with  people American Express and Claudia Winkleman. American Express were promoting their new Express Rewards Card and Claudia is their spokesperson. Over breakfast at the super… Read More Read More

We Love: Fashionistable

There are more than a few great street style blogs out there, but very few who feature many people over the age of 30 (with the exception of our beloved Sartorialist of course). So we were delighted to find Fashionistable, by… Read More Read More

We’re live from virtual Glastonbury!

So, here’s The Women’s Room blogging LIVE from virtual Glastonbury, don’t ever say we’re not down with the cool kids….Well, actually, we are sat here on sofas, in a very comfy basement screening room in Barnes watching proceedings on a… Read More Read More

Blimey! We actually love Vogue July

   We've often been a little hard on UK Vogue here at The Women's Room, always because it seems to have forgotton we exist as readers. All fashion shoots, articles and shopping pages seem to be aimed at the under… Read More Read More

Shopping with experts: The Outnet.com

  Lisli blazer £156.60 and 3.1 Philip Lim blouse £137.00 Net-A-Porter.com was one of the first internet sites to crack buying online, and it is still one of our favourite places to browse for fashion. Buying, however, has always been… Read More Read More

Just Me by Sheila Hancock

Being stylish isn’t always about looking fabulous, sometimes it’s about being fabulous too. Sheila Hancock is certainly well turned out at 75 with great poise, but it is her wonderfully no-bullshit, I’m-far-from-perfect-but-I’m-trying attitude that makes her such a wise bird.… Read More Read More

Read this: Look good, not young

  Great article in the Guardian G2 today called Coming of age, by Good Housekeeping editor Louise Chunn, who sums up exactly how we feel here at the Women's Room,"It's no longer aboout looking young, it's about looking good". In… Read More Read More

London Craft Week 2018: Our Highlights

Our regular craft correspondent Julia Little toured London Craft Week for us again this year, searching out the best of the HUGE selection of what was on offer. It was the thoughtful presentations and workshops put on by the smaller… Read More Read More

Hull City of Culture 2017

Hull is one of those places you have to make an effort to go to. You can’t pass through in the car, or on the train – as it’s at the end of the train line, on the edge the… Read More Read More

Things to Love in September

The Return of Katherine Hamnett 1980s fashion icon Katharine Hamnett, is back and not before time, as we are in dire need of some activist fashion that comes from the heart, rather than some not so subtle marketing ploy. Her… Read More Read More

Georgia O’Keeffe at Jigsaw

Georgia O’Keeffe’s new exhibition opens this week people…Regular readers will remember I’ve been practicing dressing like Georgia since here and never before have I been more hopeful that some great art will lift my spirits. Much like with the Barbara… Read More Read More

In 2016 I Will be………..

As Amanda said yesterday, we are not big fans of detox/dry January. After such a warm December, we are sure to be in for some cold weather soon, so the next few months will be all about hunkering down at… Read More Read More

New Magazine Crush: Cherry Bombe

We are indebted to our roving food and craft reporter Julia Little for bringing the fabulous Cherry Bombe magazine to our attention. Who said magazines were dying? There’s been a rush of fabulous ones to the bookshelves over the last… Read More Read More

Weekend Woman: Patricia Arquette

Our Weekend Woman can only be Patricia Arquette this week, for her impassioned speech on the need for pay equality for women, at The Oscars 2015. She won her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Boyhood, a really fabulous film… Read More Read More