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Vintage seller Michelle Mason shares her advice on buying and styling second-hand homewares

Vintage seller Michelle Mason shares her advice on buying and styling second-hand homewares

  It’s a small world. I hadn’t realised that my old friend Michelle Mason actually went to school with Carolyn Denham the founder of  Merchant & Mills until after I’d publi...

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About

It’s not about age, it’s about style. And this is for every woman who refuses to be invisible. Alyson Walsh.

I’m a freelance journalist, former magazine fashion editor and author. That’s Not My Age began in 2008, when I noticed a space online to celebrate women of all ages.

That’s Not My Age was winner of the Best Women’s Fashion Blog 2019 at Vuelio’s Online Influence Awards.

This week’s most wanted

The best style staples to buy right now, and hold on to forever. Items carefully selected from the high street, luxury labels and lesser-known small businesses; to coordinate or contrast with your favourite wardrobe pieces. Mix it, match it, love it!

Looking good is not about buying loads of new stuff but spending time figuring out what makes you feel chic and comfortable and confident. These are just a few suggestions to help you stay stylish.

 

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With over 30 years of experience in the fashion industry, including 10 years as fashion editor for a leading lifestyle magazine, Alyson Walsh has the answer to any fashion dilemma.

How to give old clothes a new lease of life

How to give old clothes a new lease of life

  Do you find that it takes a while for a newcomer to work its way into your wardrobe? To ‘get on’ with your old clothes and become a member of the regular team.

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Track pants, forever!

Track pants, forever!

  Karl Lagerfeld must be turning in his grave. The late designer famously once said that sweat pants were a sign of defeat.

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Women whose style we admire: Chioma Nnadi (the new head of British Vogue)

Women whose style we admire: Chioma Nnadi (the new head of British Vogue)

  It always takes a few months for a new editor to make their mark on a magazine – while deadlines are a lot closer to publication these days (because of online and the quest for newness) &...

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The pure joy of people-watching

The pure joy of people-watching

  To the casual observer, it may look as if I’m simply loafing around in a Parisian street cafe, idly toying with a café crème. But behind the vacant-looking facade, I’m in fact ext...

by Judy Rumbold — 19 comments

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What to pack for a weekend away: the go-everywhere lightweight coat

What to pack for a weekend away: the go-everywhere lightweight coat

  You are now witnessing the outfit my neighbours will all recognise. The one they see me in most often.

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