How to pull off pyjama dressing in public
Easy to wear and decadent, pyjama dressing has been wafting around for some time, now. As someone who has never felt comfortable in formal attire, I find this low-key glamour hugely appe...
Style For All Ages
Style inspiration for women of all ages – from fashion expert, journalist and author Alyson Walsh. Advice on how to feel chic, comfortable and confident in your clothes, interviews with women of style and substance and all the latest fashion news.
Five easy pieces to make a summer holiday more stylish
Anatomy of a holiday outfit, part one. All these old favourites (details below) have been washed and returned to my Holiday Box till next year.
Kaftan dressing at home and away
Is it a dress, is it a kaftan? If it makes getting dressed in the morning easier, who really cares?
It’s sandal weather, at last!
Now that the summer pedicure is sorted (and a very last-minute holiday booked), I can think about taking my socks off, at last. On vacation, my go-to sandals are Teva Originals or navy Eva Birk...
Special occasion dressing without the faff factor
Are these not the best-dressed wedding guests, ever? Chic-as-you-like fashion photographer Liz McAulay (on the right) is mother of the bride, seen here with her mum, at her daughter Flo’s...
Summer shirts, simplicity and other stuff
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That’s Not My Age Podcast Episode 1: Lucinda Chambers
The first That’s Not My Age podcast is an absolute corker. I can’t tell you how delighted I am to kick things off with style heroine Lucinda Chambers.
Straightforward summer dresses with sleeves
Things I’ve never worn before no.25: the gingham summer dress.
Three easy colour combos to try
As much as I love bright colours on other women – Caroline Issa, Zandra Rhodes, Linda V Wright, Ana Gimeno Brugada – my own palette is quite restrained. One look in the wardrobe rev...
Why there are no rules on what to wear over-50
I’ve been talking a lot about Ageless Style recently and so thought I would share some of my thoughts. At Stella Live‘s inaugural event the topic was ‘Are There Things a 40-Somethi...
Choosing the right glasses
Stars such as Linda Rodin, Caryn Franklin, Bill Nighy and Jeff Goldblum have all established their specs style. I’m still working on mine… A long-overdue trip to the optician’...
Lesley Manville is getting on with it
Why hasn’t Lesley Manville been featured on That’s Not My Age before? I have no answers.
