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How great to welcome online a new retail experience for stylish, grown up, women: Winser London. Looking around the website, there are some lovely relaxed styles and a whole section devoted to SHOP BLACK – marvellous to see … finally someone is getting the concept most dear to me. From their Style Agenda section, they […]
MoreI went to an event at The Queen Elizabeth Hall yesterday, at the Southbank Centre in London. It was part of the WOW Festival and featured the premiere of a documentary film on Alice Walker, Beauty In Truth. Following the film was a Q&A with Alice Walker and the director of the film, Pratibha Pramar. […]
MoreOw, my brain hurts. This has been a week of harsh realities for me and I am in the process of thinking again about how best to transition my ideas for Plus Black from concept to reality. I really need to focus on where I’m at which I guess I’d summarise as: Middle Aged. Menopausal. […]
MoreMuch as I love the beautiful and inspirational, there are times when we all need Really Useful Stuff. If you have an impairment, disability or illness, Really Useful Stuff can be hard to find and, more so, if you aren’t really sure what you need. Even when you find what you think you need, you worry: […]
MoreCoping with life changes is never easy, is it? But there’s nothing to be done about it. It happens and we all have to manage our own particular challenges as best we may. For me, one of the unexpected and irritating aspects of my own situation was unexpected physical change and the impact this had […]
MoreIn The Times, 2 days ago, Dr Mark Porter wrote an article, What can women do about incontinence? The article is mainly about medical definitions and solutions to managing incontinence – click the link to read it but it is behind a paywall. The topic set me off thinking, as I do, about style and […]
MoreI came across this today: How do I sell expensive crafts online? from The Design Trust. Lots of great tips and advice from craft entrepreneurs. This is the first visit I’ve made to The Design Trust‘s site and I thought it looked like a brilliant support networking idea. Read about them below. Go visit their […]
MoreLove the sense of cosy affirmation I feel when I read others writing, talking, and feeling, the way I do about style and comfort for grown-up women – it’s what the Plus Black ethos is all about and encourages me to continue with both my writing and behind the scenes efforts, as well as giving […]
MoreHaving gone ‘back to black’ in response to extreme physical challenges that have affected my weight, shape and mobility yet not my highly developed aesthetic senses, I am always interested to read about other women who have done the same. This week, Jenni Murray wrote (click on title to read full article): Why I’m on the […]
MoreI’m slowly staggering back to usual life after the Xmas and New Year break and thought I’d kick off 2013 by reposting this piece from The Guardian today, by Bethan Cole. The comments following it are worth reading so swing over and take a look. It’s a timely reminder to me of where I want […]
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