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.
Style
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’...
Easy ways to feel more confident about your style
Personal style is a work in progress. I know, I’ve been working on mine for years.
Who made my clothes?
It’s still Fashion Revolution Week. After the panel discussion at the V&A, I bumped into Bumni a stylist friend who always wears a mixture of small independent designers and carefully chosen...
Bring on the blazer
Unseasonably warm temperatures aside, now feels like the right time to take winter coats to the dry cleaners and bring on the blazer. This sartorial shift pleases me, no end.
Trending: spring’s technicolour trouser suits
Caroline Issa admits that she dressed very conservatively in her first career as a management consultant, almost 20-years ago, ‘I had a brown suit, a black suit, a grey suit and a navy su...
Don’t miss: Mary Quant at the V&A
‘Hey luv, Mary’s here!’ was the slogan JC Penney used to attract customers when designer Mary Quant and her collection hit New York in the 1960s, and 50-years later this should be em...
Know Your Seasonal Style: the checked trench coat
Last year I started the ‘Know Your Seasonal Style‘ series, a small edit of the clothes on my radar at a particular time. Rather than pictures of me in a khaki jumpsuit ad inf...
Flat shoes forever: why I won’t stop wearing comfy shoes and sneakers
Grazia magazine recently featured an article headed ‘Brace yourself for life post-trainers’, explaining that sneakers are over and high fashion has moved on. According to the Sunday...
