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Help me to develop Midlifechic – reader survey 2023

I'm saying hello from the island of Paros today. We're feeling fully relaxed and filled with the warmth of the sun but I wanted you to know I haven't forgotten you. I've had my fill of relaxing and reading books for a while and my mind is turning towards the blog and where I take it next. So I've put together a survey which I promise is completely anonymous, I have absolutely no way of knowing who has said what [...]

By |September 22nd, 2023|Surveys|0 Comments

Stepping into Autumn 23 – new wardrobe additions

And so as summer's last gasp starts to recede, it's time to think about a more autumnal look and that's where I'm beginning with this month's Boden edit which is all about stepping into Autumn 23 - new wardrobe additions. If you read last week's post about the AW23 trends, you'll see I'm working them in little ways as I think carefully about how to expand the outfits that I already have and love. Boden's first big Autumn drop landed [...]

By |September 15th, 2023|Product review, Retail Review, Style|0 Comments

AW23 – the trends and thoughts about planning your wardrobe

Hasn't it been glorious to have a blast of summer this week? The mid-20s temperatures up here have been absolutely perfect, just what we needed to lift everyone's mood before the season really starts to shift. The leaves are turning, the hedgerows are heavy with berries, the boughs on our pear tree are so heavy with fruit that they're almost breaking which means it's time to start adjusting to the big move on... not in terms of 'buy it now' [...]

By |September 8th, 2023|Style|0 Comments

A midlife weekend in Porto with friends

Well hello, I hope you had a lovely bank holiday weekend. As you know we spent ours in the sunshine with Gillian and Stephen who started off as Midlifechic readers (well perhaps not Stephen) but have now become firm friends. With disrupted travel it's been a hectic week since we got home so I'm inviting you to join us for what will have to be a whistlestop tour of our midlife weekend in Porto. A midlife weekend in Porto -  [...]

By |September 1st, 2023|Project Happier, Relationships, Style, Travel|22 Comments

Capsule wardrobe building: transitional pieces for cooler days

Hurray - we've had a bit of sunshine across most of the UK at last although looking at the long term forecast it isn't set to stay for very long. So for this month's Boden edit I thought I'd look at capsule wardrobe building with hardworking transitional pieces that work for cooler days as well as warm ones. The thing about Boden's cross-season drops is that it's easy to flick through them and think that because there aren't any show [...]

By |August 18th, 2023|Retail Review, Style|31 Comments

About Me

Hi, I’m Nikki Garnett, for 9 years I was the editor of Selfridges’ magazine. Now I’m married with 3 sons, 2 cats and a dog called Ted. I live near the Lake District in the North West of England and run a small creative agency with my husband.

I created Midlifechic because a little while ago, amidst all the chaos of family and working life, I was beginning to feel like I’d lost my groove. So this is for anyone else out there who is emerging from the child centred years and looking forward to beginning a whole new chapter.

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