Summer in the UK – what to wear & midlife lately

By |2024-05-31T16:43:16+01:00May 31st, 2024|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

I think for a lot of midlifers the concept of summer changes, especially when you find yourself no longer bound by school term dates or even edging towards retirement. Time stretches and you can take advantage of booking a holiday earlier or later in the season and actually enjoy summer in the UK. But that of course comes with its own challenges, specifically weather because it's rarely quite as good as you imagine it's going to be. And that's where [...]

What to wear to a festival over 50

By |2024-05-24T16:41:03+01:00May 24th, 2024|Categories: Style|Tags: , , , , , |

Hello, it's just a quick post today because sadly one of Mal's aunties has died so we've been spending a bit of time over in Newcastle with the family for the funeral this week. She had a long and happy life so it's been a bit of a celebration too but obviously it's still difficult for those who were closest to her. I didn't have very long to put a post together before we left but what to wear to [...]

Sailing Around Thailand – women-only

By |2024-05-17T14:57:48+01:00May 17th, 2024|Categories: Style, Travel|Tags: , , , , , |

At last it's time to tell you about my sudden but very exciting journey sailing around Thailand - women-only trip of a lifetime. There's such a lot to say that I need to split it into two instalments. Today I'll tell you about the trip and what we did, then next month I'll talk about how it felt to travel with people I hadn't met before and the lessons I learned. So let's begin. Sailing Around Thailand - women-only [...]

White Stuff update – and can you help?

By |2024-05-10T16:57:47+01:00May 10th, 2024|Categories: Style|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Another new season try-on today with a look at the continuing evolution of White Stuff. A few of you have been saying that you're missing the retail insight posts that I ran back in the autumn so I'm going to go a little deeper into the the brand background on this one. As you know, I've been following their progress for a while now, ever since they undertook what they called their "quiet" rebrand in 2021. As a retailer [...]

Heading towards summer – Boden try-on

By |2024-05-03T17:08:39+01:00May 3rd, 2024|Categories: Retail Review, Style Seminars|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

I'm busy playing catch-up and so my Boden edit for April is running a little bit late but at least it's now warmer than when we took these photographs last weekend. We were in Newcastle with a bitter east wind blowing and I've assimilated to Geordie life pretty well but not their capacity for short sleeves and sandals in sub zero temperatures so some of the outfits had to be kept inside! It's a great feeling knowing we've finally made [...]

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