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Home & GardenJune 4, 2011

Simple Pleasures: Beet cake

By Jane

The internet is changing the way we do almost everything, including cooking. It’s so easy to Google a recipe, one wonders about the future of the cook book. I recently bought an iPad and find it indispensable in the kitchen… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 3, 2011

Norma Kamali Swimsuits

By Amanda

We are seriously indebted to TWR reader Sandra Halliday, Editor in Chief of trend forecasting website WGSN, who has told us about the Norma Kamali range of swimsuits at Net-A-Porter. Sandra is a very stylish Editor in Chief, she is… Read More

Things We LoveJune 2, 2011

COS orange trousers

By Amanda

We promise this will be the last post on coloured trousers for a while, we have rather gone on about them this week. But I thought you might be interested to know where I ended up buying mine from. COS… Read More

Out & AboutJune 2, 2011

Coming soon: I Don’t Know How She Does It and One Day

By Jane

When our kids were little and we were struggling with the every day juggling of small children, jobs and relationships, Allison Pearson’s portrayal of modern day motherhood, I Don’t Know How She Does It was a breath of fresh air.… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 1, 2011

A lovely denim skirt from Hobbs

By Amanda

I have hardly ever been into a Hobbs shop, heaven knows why, they are nice enough. Last week I went into the Covent Garden store, which is a great place to shop, nicely laid out stock, attractive surroundings and good… Read More

Home & Garden, We Are ReadingJune 1, 2011

At Home with Flowers by Jane Packer

By Jane

Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingMay 31, 2011

Smut by Alan Bennett

By Amanda

It’s a new Alan Bennett, featuring middle age women and their views on sex, what more do you need to know?… Read More

Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingMay 31, 2011

Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis

By Amanda

Completely hilarious novel about the sort of aunt you SO wished you’d been blessed with. A must, the fashion references are a joy.… Read More

Fashion, We Are ReadingMay 31, 2011

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

By Amanda

It’s almost worth buying this for the lenticular cover that flips between a fresh faced picture of Alexander McQueen and a silver glossy skull. The contents, however, do not disappoint; beautiful photography of McQueen’s amazing clothes seen altogether make you… Read More

Out & AboutMay 31, 2011

Something else for the weekend: Maltby Street market

By Jane

One of the annoying things about living in London is just when you think you have found something new and exciting, everyone else seems to discover it too, and before you know it the lovely little speak easy/junk shop/tapas bar… Read More

Home & GardenMay 30, 2011

More garden snooping: Chiswick Mall open gardens.

By Amanda

Chiswick Mall is one of the most beautiful, hidden bits of residential London, with The Thames on one side (most of the gardens have a riverside section) and the M4 on the other. Many of the houses were built in… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 28, 2011

Clerkenwell Design Week: the stylish dressers

By Jane

Clerkenwell Design Week gave us the opportunity to spot a few stylish dressers and to quizz them about where they get their clothes. Above is the lovely designer Ella Doran who is wearing a cotton frock bought last season at Whistles, the… Read More

Out & AboutMay 28, 2011

Something for next weekend: Stoke Newington Literary Festival

By Jane

We have quite a literary history here in Stoke Newington with writers such as Joseph Conrad, Daniel Defoe and Edgard Allen Poe having all been residents at some point. Modern day Stokie still has more than its fair share of… Read More

Middle Aged MumMay 27, 2011

Middleagedmum.com: dress wars

By Jane

So the Obamas have left town after four days of grand dinners, politics and ping pong. And weren’t they fabulous. Intelligent, ambitious, inclusive and inspirational in a way David and Samcam can only dream of. I say they, as listening… Read More

Out & AboutMay 26, 2011

Chelsea Flower Show: lovely shop windows

By The Womens Room

The stores around Chelsea Flower Show do a “Chelsea in Bloom’ celebration during the show period, and they are often gorgeous. This year’s theme was Oriental Chelsea, here are our favourites. Isn’t this the loveliest window? It’s Jo Malone in… Read More

Out & AboutMay 25, 2011

Clerkenwell Design Week: Jennifer Newman

By The Womens Room

If you are a lover of all things interior and all round brilliant design, then Clerkenwell Design Week is definately worth a visit. The three day festival (on until the 26th May) brings together a varied programme of events, including… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 24, 2011

Reader testers needed for Suti organic face oil

By The Womens Room

Last week I met the founders of Suti, an organic skincare collection that attempts to harness the potency of flowers, plants and crystals. Suzannah Jenkins and Tina Steadman set up the small but growing range in October 2010 using Suzannah's… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 24, 2011

Reader special offer from LUCZA

By The Womens Room

Do you remember we talked about the new range LUCZA recently? Well today and tomorrow there is a private sale at the company head office in Notting Hill, to which TWR readers have been invited! There is 20% off introductory… Read More

Art & CultureMay 23, 2011

We love: Vivian Maier

By The Womens Room

Historian John Maloof was researching a history book in 2007, when he came across a huge box full of negatives at an auction house. He bought them for $400 and when he finally got around to looking at them a… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 22, 2011

Clothes crush: Richard Nicholl for Fred Perry

By The Womens Room

Photos from Fred Perry I wandered into Fred Perry in Covent Garden this week to check out the clothes for teenagesons, they quite like the polos and the shoes and middleteen got a Fred Perry hold-all for his birthday. Much… Read More

Middle Aged MumMay 21, 2011

The Side Column of Shame Part Two

By The Womens Room

In our inbox this morning, after she had read Jane’s fess-up post below, was this very funny response from one of our favourite readers, Sue. We persuaded her that it was too good a comment to not post (even though… Read More

Middle Aged MumMay 21, 2011

Middleagedmum.com: The side column of shame

By The Womens Room

Ok I admit it, I have a problem, a serious addiction and try as I might, I can’t give it up. Every morning I say ‘today I am not going to do it, I won’t be sucked in, I WILL… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 19, 2011

We love: Iris Apfel’s jewellery range

By The Womens Room

We are huge fans of style icon Iris Apfel and love her clever use of colour and eclectic way of dressing. An inspiration for many years in the fashion and textile world, she had an exhibition devoted to her vast… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutMay 18, 2011

Wednesday treat: Savage Beauty at The Met

By The Womens Room

Photo via Gainsbury&Whiting My Alexander McQueen book arrived this week, with its beautiful and moving lenticular cover that switches between Lee McQueen’s open, bare face and a glossy metallic skull. The book is a treasure.The imagination in the clothes takes… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 18, 2011

Trend alert: Furry clothing from Topshop

By The Womens Room

Topshop’s autumn winter press day was held last week and there was an abundance of furry things to wear. As we’ve said before, fur -real or fake- is big for autumn 2011 and a trend we more mature dressers can… Read More

Out & AboutMay 17, 2011

Story Deli is back

By The Womens Room

We were devastated when the wonderful Story Deli closed suddenly with out any warning, as it was one of favourite places to go for inspiration and pizza when hanging out in Brick lane. It turns out their rather unscrupulous landlords… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 16, 2011

Shopping with experts: Wallis for winter

By The Womens Room

Yesterday Jane mentioned how enthusiastic we are about coloured trousers, well the good news is the trend is here to stay for a bit. Above is my favourite outfit from Wallis’s autumn winter press day last week, it’s from the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 15, 2011

Coloured trousers: at any age

By The Womens Room

We have been banging on about coloured trousers for a while now and I have been loving wearing my bright pink Acne ones and ancient red Zara pair (sometimes it does pay to hang onto things for a while). Amanda… Read More

Fashion, We Are ReadingMay 14, 2011

I Love Your Style, by Amanda Brooks

By Amanda

There have been a number of these style definer books recently, most are a bit rubbish, but this ones good. Great retro pictures and good advice, although remember we are in the world of American Vogue here, where being slim,… Read More

Home & GardenMay 14, 2011

Brilliant Blogs: Edible Geography

By The Womens Room

Photo from Ediblegeography.com Here at TWR we are getting excited about our imminent relaunch (yes, we know it's been a long time in the talking, we've been busy, right?) when we will be presenting a whole new look blog. Basically… Read More