It's a bit of a different post today. Before we plunge into the busy-ness of Christmas I want to tell you about a special project that I've been working on and the thinking that brought it to life. Its focus is identity - specifically the way a woman's sense of identity changes as she gets older. For some menopause brings a feeling of rebirth while others report a slide into invisibility. Whichever way it is there's almost always a [...]
So it's time for a Midlife Lately - October 25 and as I look through my camera roll I realise it's been quite a while since we've had one because the September catch-up was all about our break in Turkey. I feel as if I have quite a lot to say but also not much. The last two months have been all about family - watching from afar as the eldest handled his first big photoshoot in Miami for [...]
It's been a while since we've done a department store shop so let's look at what's going on at John Lewis AW25. As I explained in my last JL post back in May there's a lot happening behind the scenes as the new team continues to regenerate the brand. Stores are gradually going into a multi-million pound refurbishment project with the beauty halls as the priority and beyond the shops, the build-to-rent project continues with over 1000 new rental [...]
After last weekend's storms I think we can safely say that the season has changed and it's no longer a case of just playing around with ideas for autumn outfits. With that in mind I have a try-on for you which is going to focus mostly on using brown as a base - although for those of us who have a lot of blue in our wardrobes I have a strong navy option too. I'm looking at Boden today [...]
As promised it's a High Street style edit today and it's been a bit chaotic at Midlifechic towers this week so I hope everything makes sense. You see the middle one's visa arrived with no warning on Tuesday and so he immediately booked his flight for the following day... there was a fair bit of clucking on my part to get him ready in less than 14 hours! In the meantime the youngest has been excitedly viewing and finally [...]
