What Women Wear – a new street style series
What a joy to be out and about meeting brilliant women on a beautiful day in London. Somerset House is always a good idea and last week there were a lot of stylish people visiting the 1-54 Cont...
What a joy to be out and about meeting brilliant women on a beautiful day in London. Somerset House is always a good idea and last week there were a lot of stylish people visiting the 1-54 Cont...
The Toronto International Film Festival has just ended and already there are dozens of female-led films on my recommendation list for autumn. What’s most interesting are the common themes eme...
After many years working as a fashion editor and freelance stylist, Susi Bellamy studied for an MA in fine art and then launched a small interiors business in her 50s. Since I first interviewed...
Before women started riding bicycles and playing tennis, before Coco Chanel introduced yachting pants, the sporting world influenced the way we dress. As the French capital gears up for ...
Patrick Grant is in the news. The Great British Sewing Bee is back (10 years and counting) and the esteemed judge, champion of British manufacturing, co-owner of Savile Row’s Norton &...
Being in green spaces, whether in woods, park or gardens, is proven to improve mood, mental health and emotional wellbeing. University of Exeter research shows positive impacts including reduci...
Fran Lebowitz is 73-years-old. In an interview in this week’s Grazia magazine the New York-based author and social observer discusses the upcoming election, city-living, style and ...
We are bombarded by images of perfect bodies: young not old, sculpted not flabby. So it’s been a relief recently to see a couple of films featuring positive depictions of naked older peop...
Lyn Slater and I have met several times over the years, in New York – and she attended both my book launches with her partner Calvin. The former professor, writer, activist and ‘ref...
Over the last few months, mixed media artist and ‘ botanical alchemist’ Fiona Pickles has had two big reasons to celebrate: her 60th birthday and her first ever, solo exhibition. ...
Now I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions. I know myself well enough to know that it’ll take more than a changing date to motivate me to change.