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Everywhere I look at the moment, I am coming across articles about the ageing population, women over 50, women over 60, women and pensions, even ‘baby boomer Hilary Boyd’s novel [which] is putting the sex back into sexagenarian’ … some things you could do with not knowing, right? Quoting from a recent Times article, Stefanie […]
MoreScrolling through Twitter today, I came across this posting from La Vida Moda: What Qualifies As Designer Fashion? It is the third of three posts, the others being: The Cost of Plus Size Clothes and Plus Size Models … All are worth reading if you are interested in plus size fashion. I’ve selected some of the […]
MoreDoes the illustration above make you smile? I do hope so because I have commissioned a series of such illustrations from Hannah Ensor of Stickman Communications to run over the next several months. The intention is for them to embody the gently humourous aspects of stylish living for the women who I would like to […]
MoreI am usually pretty rude about adaptive wear but there is one glowing exception to the rule that all adaptive wear is … (fill in your own blank). The only, so far as I am able to see, adaptive wear site that is comprehensive in its’ scope, thoughtful in design, considerate of style and presentation […]
MoreI read this: ‘Fat’ Fashion Bloggers Gain Attention, But Not Clothes – The Cut at the weekend. Click on the link for the full version: … plus-size bloggers are getting lots of attention these days … You’d think this exposure would result in more plus-size offerings from major retailers, who often take cues from the media. But a new […]
MoreThere’s nothing like criticism to focus the mind, is there? Describe the woman who is interested in the +Black concept. How many times have I been asked that … and failed to provide a succinct answer? Too many times for my own comfort so, let me try to be clear. The +Black demographic includes: Grown-up […]
MoreI’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about providing goods and services to women with changeable physical needs, I have become horribly aware of the wide and varied skill-set required to: identify where existing product falls short provide creative input in finding palatable (I.e. normalised) solutions to said product gap, and, design and make […]
MoreFurther to my blog on Elegance and Style as you age, I have also become aware of a number of lifestyle blogs aimed at the over-40 year old female demographic. One of the best of these is The Women’s Room and here’s a précis of who they are and what they’re doing: Amanda and Jane met […]
MoreThinking about providing goods and services to women with changeable physical needs, I have become horribly aware of the wide and varied skill-set required to: identify where existing product falls short provide creative input in finding palatable (I.e. normalised) solutions to said product gap, and, design and make prototype product to assess the workability of […]
MoreFinding someone to help with designing and manufacture for a plus-size start up collection isn’t easy, is it? My preference is to find someone I know, or through contacts I know, but that is taking time – obviously time well spent to get the right person but at the moment I am doing a lot […]
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