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Estrid Ericson and Svenskt Tenn

I recently went to Stockholm and came across Estrid Ericson (above), founder of the spectacularly colourful home furnishing empire, Svenskt Tenn. If print and colour are your thing, then you probably know about the late Estrid’s lovely flagship store and… Read More Read More

Fashion’s Night Out: Clements Ribeiro scarf dresses

Yes, we went to Fashion’s Night Out, I might blog later on my views, but to be honest, they are a bit ‘grumpy old bag’ at the moment,  lots of nicely dressed young things shopping…..where’s the story in that? So… Read More Read More

We love a floral silk scarf

Last week I went to hear the fashion forecaster WGSN’s Spring Summer 2012 trends presentation at the Pure (and Pure Spirit) fashion trade show. Although next summer is too far ahead to write about yet (although buyers are busy putting… Read More Read More

Marc Jacobs and Prada: unconventional and aspirational

If you were a major fashion brand, who would you use to launch your new collection, a bunch of beautiful 17 year old’s or a slightly barking mad 45 year old actress who is often slated for her unconventional style?… Read More Read More

Bring out the bunting!

You cant fail to have noticed there is a whiff of patriotism in the air. We haven't quite made up our minds if we will be holding an anarchist type f..k the Royal Wedding type party or hanging out the… Read More Read More

Middleagedmum.com: the one where Carine Rotfield and I have a lot in common!

So it seems French fashion icon and ex Vogue editor, Carine Rotfield and I seem to have rather a lot in common! She likes a flat shoe (note the fashion singular there!) doesn’t buy a new ‘it’ bag every season,… Read More Read More

We love: 1970’s, TOTP and Chelsea Girl

You may have noticed we have been enjoying rather a lot of 70’s style nostalgia lately, perhaps it’s all the 1970’s inspired styling we have been seeing on the catwalks, but we just cant seem to get enough of the… Read More Read More

Milan Fashion Week: what we loved

 Gucci (all images from Style.com) It was back to the 70's with a bit of Noughties thrown in for this glamorous, lady like collection from Gucci. Using Angelica Huston and Florence Welch as inspiration, we loved the prim shapes and… Read More Read More

We will be watching: The Model Agency with Carole White

Carole White is a name that might ring a bell. She was the one that told the European Court of Human Rights, that Naomi  Campbell might not have been telling the whole truth about those blood diamonds.  She’s also in… Read More Read More

We are reading: Power Dressing

  We are more than a little worried that Margaret Thatcher may be having a bit of a fashion moment. God forbid, but what with Meryl Steerp playing her in the forthcoming film The Iron Lady and this fascinating new… Read More Read More

Best retail fun of 2010

As always there's been a lot of 'best new shops of 2010' round ups on retail and fashion blogs this week, which I always love to read to check I haven't missed anything. Looking back on the year, I think… Read More Read More

Readers’ reviews: Panasonic’s telly by Sue

Do you remember when we asked you all if anyone wanted to test Panasonic's new Pure Line TV and Sue's comments won you all over ?…we even had poetry. Well Sue has completed the testing and her review is below.… Read More Read More

Shopping with experts: Wallis’s 1923 coat collection

   70s Cape, everyone’s favourite at £90 Do you remember we were talking about Wallis being a place EVERYONE used to go to for their coats? Back in the days when clothes shops were scarce and Chelsea Girl ruled the… Read More Read More

What makes you think ‘I’m too old’ when you buy clothes?

Pic from thedailymail.co.uk This week TWR had an emergency text from one of our favourite independent stores, Nom de Plume in East Sheen. "Help!" texted Pippa, 'what should I say to the MANY women who try something on, LOVE it,… Read More Read More

Trend alert: one colour dressing

We are more than a little obsessed with Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned (wife of the new owner of Harrods), after reading about her in the Guardian this week. Her look is part Princess Grace, part Eddie Bouvier from Grey Gardens.… Read More Read More

Christmas book wish list

Somehow it feels wrong to buy coffee table books for yourself, it's just a little over indulgent and flash. So when someone asks what we'd like for Christmas we usually have a list of huge OTT books we'd love to… Read More Read More

Bag by Susie Draffan and Sue Huey

We seem to have so many friends writing books at the moment, we don’t have much room left on our coffee table!! This time our mates Sue and Susie have come up with the essential insight into the world of… Read More Read More

Shopping with experts: biker boots at Kurt Geiger

   Strangely, just as we were loving watching The Thomas Crown Affair on its tenth anniversary and admiring Rene Russo in her biker boots, Kurt Geiger was busy designing a brilliant range of biker-inspired boots for autumn. Perfect timing! The… Read More Read More

Sheds on the Seashore by Kathryn Ferry

Sheds on the Seashore by Kathryn Ferry, traces the history of British beach huts, right back to the first wheeled bathing machines of the mid-eighteenth century. It also takes a contemporary tour around the English coast, to explore the iconic … Read More Read More

Shopping with experts: Barbara Hulanicki for Topshop

Do you remember we told you that Topshop was doing a small range of designs by ex Biba founder Barbara Hulanicki? And how excited we were about the possibility of Biba styles being given a new lease of life by… Read More Read More

Green shoots

  There was a moment in the new Reginald Perrin series on BBC One this Friday night where, sat on a crowded train and surrounded by earphone wearing, bored commuters all crammed in to each other’s spaces (see yesterday’s post)… Read More Read More

Another look at Inkheart and Helen Mirren

A while ago we told you about Inkheart, the film of the book by Cornelia Funke with Helen Mirren playing great aunt Elinor, a bookish eccentric who has a wardrobe to die for. We’ve now seen the film and can… Read More Read More

We love: Stylish Blogs

If you work in the fashion industry you will probably already be a big fan of The Sartorialist, the amazing street style blog, featuring beautiful photographs of stylish, real people from all over the world. The blog has been listed by Time Magazine… Read More Read More