Slow Fashion and reassessing shopping habits
Second-Hand September went according to plan. Oxfam has reported that 62, 000 people signed up for the online pledge and 37, 000 shared posts on social media.
Style Inspiration
Has grey hair changed the colours I wear?
I have never considered myself to be a ‘pink person.’ Never.
What Women Wear: London Design Festival 2019
You’ll always find me in the Scandinavian section at London Design Festival (LDF). Simple clean designs, natural fabrics and neutral colours: Scandi Style is right up my garde.
Keeping the holiday vibe alive
Midlife is hectic and demanding. One of my aims since returning from Italy in July, has been to try to bring the holiday vibe into everyday life.
How to wear glasses AND statement earrings
Statement earrings are an easy way to make an everyday outfit extraordinary. Although, I am often asked by glasses-wearing That’s Not My Age readers how to wear statement earrings and spe...
LOVE THIS: Margaret Atwood by Tim Walker
Nobody knows this but there is a Margaret Atwood illustration in my latest book Know Your Style (p113, accessories chapter), based on this photo of the inimitable author birdwatching in a wide brimmed...
Style over fashion: second-hand jeans and sustainable denim
Style is personal. It’s about finding what’s right for you and feeling authentic.
Lauren Hutton never goes out of style
It’s Fashion Heroine Lauren Hutton. Now aged 75, Hutton has appeared on over 40 Vogue covers and is seen here modelling the new AW19 collection from eco-conscious luxury label Gabriela He...
Meeting Andrew Wilkie – the man who makes hats for Margaret Howell
When he moved to the South of France from London in 2002, Andrew Wilkie intended to leave the fashion world behind. The aim was to focus on renovating an old house he’d bought in the 1990s and t...
Making the most of the clothes you already own – and sustainable sneakers
These are not Back to School shoes. And I have not already broken my Second-Hand September pledge, that would be pathetic.
Wearing old clothes in a new way (revisiting the silk slip skirt)
It is wonderful when two old items of clothing come together to create a new outfit. Old, old, new again.
Easy summer style: the jumpsuit and jacket combo
Oh, jumpsuit joy. Over the last few, humid months I’ve missed wearing my ‘grown-up onesie,’ but no one wants to be boiling in their boiler suit.
