Retail is NOT dead!
Retail is on its knees, restaurants are closing faster than you can say avo on toast and we’re all going to Hell in a handcart because of Brexit/Trump etc – or so the press would have us believe.
And if… Read More
shopping
Is SheBu the New Hackney? Our Shepherd’s Bush Safari
With all this talk of exciting East London, poor old West London can sometimes feel like a dull, country-living cousin always wearing the wrong clothes….Of course anyone who actually LIVES in West London knows better, I sometimes wonder if we… Read More
Romance And Air Miles: Mid-Life Love
One of our guest bloggers, cultural writer Elena Bowes, is doing a series of posts on New York stores, since although being based in London, she’s frequently in New York. When I asked why she was lucky enough to pop… Read More
How to buy a car
Just what is it about cars that divides the sexes? Is it just me or does the very thought of buying a new car make you want to bang your head on the table and moan “I don’t care which… Read More
Last minute Christmas Shopping for the desperate
For those of you who haven’t quite managed to get all your presents bought, wrapped-to-Martha-standards and placed artfully around the bottom of your beautifully decorated tree, we feel your pain. If the thought of heading onto the high street and… Read More
Tiger, my new favourite store
Oh my, Tiger!
The Danish home and lifestyle retailer Tiger is absolutely my new favourite shop. Heading from one Fashion Week show to another on Monday, I stumbled upon the new-ish (it opened in August 2013) Tottenham Court Road Tiger… Read More
Terrariums, are they the new taxidermy?
It’s just a thought, but I am wondering if terrariums are the new taxidermy.
Particularly after a trip last week to Paxton Gate, a most fabulous store in the Mission district of San Francisco. I first learnt about terrariums from… Read More
Style inspiration at EGG
I had completely forgotten about Egg, the tiny store in Kinnerton Street, Knightsbridge that punches well above its weight in terms of influence amongst fashion folk, considering its size. Then recently I saw my friend Lizzie looking amazing in a… Read More
Move over Tate: art sneaks onto the high street
An interesting thing is happening in London concerning contemporary art. Where previously we might flock to big museums such as Tate Modern to see work by our favourite artists, now it’s more likely that a gallery such as the Gagosian… Read More
Middleagemum.com: ebay, lunchtime shopping for homeworkers
There are many, many upsides to working from home, far too many to list, but there are also things I miss about going into an office to a job. I miss the interaction with work colleagues, I miss long involved… Read More
Shopping with experts; Uniqlo
In a bizarre twist of fate that I promise I didn't plan, I discovered Ines's damson trousers while shopping with my sister in Uniqlo on Friday. Well, I'm sure they are not actually Ines's as hers are probably Chanel or YSL… Read More