‘An antidote to modern life.’ That’s how Carolyn Denham, 59, describes the haberdashery business that’s captured the zeitgeist with its workwear-inspired clothing patterns, its gorgeous...
Small business owner and vintage brooch-seller, 55 year-old Audra Dawes-Knowles, is a woman of impeccable style. We met just before Christmas at the Canopy Market in Kings Cross, where I was in...
Organising a series of panel discussions for subscribers and friends of That’s Not My Age has been on my to-do list for some time. So, I was delighted by the turn-out for the inaugural St...
If you’re looking for style and substance, Rene Macdonald is your woman. Recently awarded Fashion Brand of the Year by W magazine, her label Lisou London has skyrocketed since its launch in 2018...
This month, I’m pleased to share a lovely guest feature from my journalist friend and That’s Not My Age contributor, Alexia Economou. At London Design Festival last year, I was introduced ...
After years of working in the corporate fashion world, Natasha Kelly decided to go back to her roots. Having studied fashion design at Bournemouth (now Arts University Bournemouth), she ...
My obsession with second-hand workwear led me to Marie Remy, 52, the founder of The French Workwear Company. She’s French, she loves workwear, she’s cool as.
Buy second-hand, first. That’s Sue Poole’s style motto.
Social media has played a huge part in making the fashion business a more democratic place. While I’m still avoiding Reels (and staying well away from TikTok), my Instagram feed is fill...
Chie Mihara Gone are the days when we suffered for the sake of fashion and commonly accepted that beautiful shoes needed wearing in. Thankfully, we are living in the golden era of comfor...
Sitting in their Clerkenwell design studio, Harriet Wallace-Jones and Emma Sewell are enthusiastic and friendly and have worked together for so long, they finish each others sentences off. The pair sp...
Though scrolling through my Instagram feed is not quite as joyful as it once was (bugger off, Reels!), I still love seeing older ‘Grammers enjoying life and style on their terms.