How to wear zebra stripes (Scandi Style)
Never an excessive dress-wearer, I have excelled myself this summer. This revised view of frocks is thanks largely to the Great Heatwave of 2018 and also to the abundance of shirt dresses of a certai...
Style Inspiration
What to wear right now: the white shirt
From Patti Smith to the supermodels wearing oversized white shirts in the Peter Lindbergh photos of the early 90s, there is no doubting the white shirt’s style credentials. When I interviewed ...
Drift sea glass jewellery: perfect for beach-lovers
There’s a vintage jar in the bathroom at That’s Not My Age Mansions that is full of small shells, fragments of sea glass and teeny-tiny polished pebbles. This beach treasure is a memento o...
Where to find a good kaftan
Every summer, I operate a two-tier kaftan system: cotton versions that go over a wet bikini on the beach (try Boden and Zara for these), which get softer and better with age, and the posher kaftan dre...
Beach-ready holiday sandals
I’ve added to my holiday sandal wardrobe. Last year, Tevas for climbing the rocks in Greece, this summer waterproof Birkenstocks.
Women over-50 are visible, at last!
When I started That’s Not My Age, 10 years ago, I wanted to start a conversation about age and style and the visibility of older women. In my mid-40s at the time, I was not going to buy into any...
Georgina Goodman’s elegant new sneakers
‘Do platforms look elegant now? I’d say not,’ footwear designer Georgina Goodman asserts of the fashion world’s move from skyscraper heels to stylish flats, ‘they no longer feel exclusive.
Summer dresses to suit every occasion
Work, weekend, wherever; when maximum Waft Factor is required there’s only one thing for it. Get your frock on.
Faff-Free Summer Style
Summer is a time when faff-free dressing comes into its own. No-one wants to be hitching, hoicking and overheating.
What Women Wear: Snowden Flood
In another new feature for That’s Not My Age, I’ll be talking to a range of women about their personal style and what they wear. First up, is fabulous Snowden Flood (real name) who designs...
Caryn Franklin on experimenting with style
One thing I believe we all should do more of is experiment with the clothes we already have, rather than endlessly buying into fast fashion. There’s an interview with Caryn Franklin on Who What ...
