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Out & AboutJuly 17, 2010

New New Yorker: the Queen

By The Womens Room

The Queen visited NYC last Monday, the hottest day of the year – possibly of the century. She wore a big hat, gloves and a dress’n’coat ensemble, befitting Dick Emery at the height of his career. Does anyone remember… Read More

Home & Garden, We Are ReadingJuly 16, 2010

Print & Pattern by Orla Kiely

By The Womens Room

We are indebted to our mate Caroline Gardner, she of the wonderful cards and stationery, who told us about the lovely blog Print & Pattern as inspiration for well, all things printed and patterned. When we found the blog we… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 15, 2010

We love: Acne

By The Womens Room

What is about the Swedish that is just so cool? They seem to exude effortless style in all things, from furniture to fashion. We have long been fans of the quietly quirky Swedish fashion brand Acne (it stands for 'ambition… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 14, 2010

Shopping with expert: Wallis for sun dresses

By The Womens Room

We went to see Wallis close up last week. Wallis is the Arcadia Group's brand aimed sorta loosely at us, ie women (rather than teenagers) and older than 25. Obviously, they don't use big numbers at Arcadia (heaven forbid they… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 13, 2010

We Love; Aggies Pro Biotic range

By The Womens Room

I am not a fan of cleaning (who is) and am particularly disdainful of anything bearing the label anti bacterial. So my excuse for having grubby work surfaces and sticky cupboards, has always been that bacteria is good for you,… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 12, 2010

The pleasure in plastic: Lakeland Christmas press day

By The Womens Room

Last week Jane and I were beside ourselves with excitement about where we were headed. We had the shiny eyes of kids expecting Christmas, our hearts were beating fast and we clutched our invitations with the clammy hands of devoted… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & About, We Are ReadingJuly 11, 2010

See this: Horrockses Fashions

By The Womens Room

Horrockses Fashions was one of the most respected ready-to-wear labels of the 1940's and 50's in the UK. Founded in 1946 it focused on production of high quality womens day, evening and beach wear and house coats and was famous… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 10, 2010

Shopping with experts: Preeti bags and bangles

By The Womens Room

We are indebted to TWR reader Kathryn, who told us about these gorgeous bags and bangles from Preeti. Made in India from printed cotton fabrics with so much colour they almost sing at you, the bags have strong wool handles… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 9, 2010

Trend alert: The midi

By The Womens Room

Images from Style.comAs we speak the fashion editors around the world are scratching their heads and pondering the major question on every self respecting fashionistas lips this week, how can we re-invent midi skirt? What ridiculous name can we conjure… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 8, 2010

Middleagedad gets a make-over at Wolsey

By The Womens Room

TWR recently went to the Wolsey press day, not one we would normally have gone to, but we'd heard a rumour that the brand was giving its middleagedad look something of a makeover. Wolsey is one of the oldest… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutJuly 7, 2010

See this: Eat Pray Love

By The Womens Room

Sometimes we have to admit to feeling a little like running away. Maybe it's a mid life crisis or a need to escape the stresses of work/family life/relationships and parenting teens, or simply just a desire to remember what it's… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 6, 2010

Middleagedad.com: things are looking up, sartorially speaking

By The Womens Room

Things are looking up clothes-wise, for Middleagedad. We are seeing lots more attention being paid to his sartorial needs and we are talking both the deeply cool and on-trend MAD and MADs who find they are quite happy with the… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutJuly 5, 2010

We love: Bompass and Parr

By The Womens Room

Bompass and Parr design spectacular food experiences, often on a grand scale, using cutting edge technology. Previous projects include Black Banquet, a monochromatic feast for the London Design Festival, where they served eight courses of black food, and Alcoholic Architecture,… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 4, 2010

Shopping with experts: Freedom jewellery at Topshop

By The Womens Room

We’ve got a bit of a thing for jewellery at the moment, first it was the Jewels of the Kalahari, today it’s Freedom jewellery at Topshop. After four hours spent with teenage godaughter in Topshop’s changing room on Saturday, I… Read More

Health & HappinessJuly 3, 2010

Can’t do Friday: I’ll be having my menopause!

By The Womens Room

It seems we will soon be able to chart when we are going to have our menopause, as an Iranian study of 266 women has found it is possible to pinpoint the age of the menopause, by measuring levels of a… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 2, 2010

Ladies of the Kalahari get beading….

By The Womens Room

TWR has been tipped off about some GORGEOUS jewellery by our friends Francesca and Lorna, who thought it was right up our street. Jewels of the Kalahari is a collaborative venture between two UK based jewellery experts and the Bushmen… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 1, 2010

Top knots: Hair do or don’t?

By The Womens Room

The top knot has been on our radar for some time now, because as you know we like to think we are at the cutting edge of fashion and beauty. But if we’re honest, we have been watching the young… Read More

Middle Aged MumJune 30, 2010

Middleagemum.com: ‘Can you just make me an origami penguin mum?’

By The Womens Room

Yes that is a yellow penguin, yellow is the new black at the South Pole. Although middle teenageson has finished his long haul A level exam schedule today and has officially finished school 'forever', youngest teenageson is still on the… Read More

Home & GardenJune 29, 2010

We love: My friends house

By The Womens Room

As you know there is nothing we like more than taking a sneaky peak into the homes/style/lives of others. Hence our readers kitchens posts (BTW, please contact us if you would like us to feature yours?). So when we came… Read More

Home & GardenJune 28, 2010

We love: gardens & gardeners

By The Womens Room

I don't go to therapy, instead I garden. It keeps me calm, I can work through all my issues and have imaginary arguments in the greenhouse where no one can hear me and I always win. The plants respond well to… Read More

Middle Aged MumJune 27, 2010

middleagedmum: the prom

By The Womens Room

There has been a frenzy of activity over the last few weeks here at Middleaged Towers, most of it revolving around the ‘Prom outfit’. It seems the texts and online chat have been mostly about the what the girls are… Read More

Food, We Are ReadingJune 26, 2010

HIX by Mark Hix

By The Womens Room

Hix, by chef Mark Hix, is a lovely cook book. I say that as someone who needs another cook book on her shelves like she needs a hole in her head. For a start it looks and feels chic, with… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutJune 24, 2010

Something for the weekend: The Garden Gadabout, Sussex Beacons

By The Womens Room

One for garden lovers, this weekend sees some of the nicest gardens in the Brighton area throw open their gates and welcome guests. Garden Gadabout is in its 16th year and includes over 60 gardens, large and small, a few… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyJune 23, 2010

Trend alert: androgynous

By The Womens Room

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

Art & Culture, Out & AboutJune 21, 2010

See this: Infinite Variety

By The Womens Room

Surely not, an exhibition celebrating the beauty of older women – why would you? Images of real women with wrinkles and grey hair – don’t be ridiculous! Yes, believe it or not in these days of photoshopped youthful perfection it… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 20, 2010

TWR street shots: Fashion Maketh Woman

By The Womens Room

When we attended the Intelligence Squared Fashion Maketh Woman debate this week, we were impressed with the lovely ladies from the audience we saw wearing fabulous outfits. Here's a few of our favourites. We loved the casual chic-ness of… Read More

Home & GardenJune 19, 2010

Modern dillema: how to display peonies

By The Womens Room

Womens Room reader Nick, sent us a text this week, asking if we had a problem page, as she felt there were some things that only The Womens Room would be able to help her out on. She was having… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 18, 2010

Shopping with experts: Avery Fine Perfumery

By The Womens Room

As regular readers will know, our bench mark for a great shop is 'does it make our hearts beat faster? 'meaning, when we go in, are we so excited by what we see or experience that our hearts literally start… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 17, 2010

So not a good look: Julian McDonald

By The Womens Room

After a good few years (we are not saying exactly how many!) in fashion, Amanda and I have more or less got a handle on how it all works. There are many many aspects of the industry we love and… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 16, 2010

We love: The Perfume Studio

By The Womens Room

Now this is a nice idea from The Perfume Studio, a perfume you can make specifically to suit your tastes and then if you want you can even name it after you. I guess if it’s good enough for Sarah… Read More