changing lifestyles

Easy Style from Eileen Fisher: S/S 2013

Shops by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMarch 15, 2013January 16, 2017

+B Clothing by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMarch 14, 2013

Looks I love …

Browsing one of my favourite interiors magazines this week, Elle Decor I think it was, I snapped this picture because I love, love, love this top, the trousers, the shoes. It is so how I see me in my mind’s eye still. Isn’t the fabric, design and colour of the top just too divine? And […]

+B Accessories by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMarch 13, 2013October 21, 2013

40+ Style: Design Your Own Shoes …

I’ve abandoned today’s topic for an article on 40+ Style that I read today: Design your own Shoes. If you read my blog at all, you’ll know that I’m always banging on about this so figured why reinvent the wheel when someone is rolling along with it somewhere else. Click on the link, find some […]

Shops by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMarch 12, 2013October 21, 2013

Winser London: grown up style online

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 […]

Women by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMarch 11, 2013October 21, 2013

Inspirational Woman: Alice Walker

I 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. […]

+B Concept by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMarch 7, 2013

Thinking about women, ‘special’ needs and life change

Ow, 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. […]

+B Accessories by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMarch 5, 2013October 21, 2013

Feelin’ The Heat, Seein’ The Sunglasses

Am still totally absorbed by Fall/Winter woolly things but I love these sunglasses … and summer is on its’ way. Yay, for stuff that looks as good on wheels as it does on heels …

Designers by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMarch 5, 2013October 21, 2013

A-Line Inspiration from Gareth Pugh

I absolutely adore the 2013 A/W RTW collection by Gareth Pugh. Moody. Gothic. Stunning. So much to admire and inspire in look, fabric, ideas. Okay, clearly not entirely appropriate in terms of rushing out and buying off-the-shelf for this plus-size, wheelchair user but the line, fabric, colour and collars are features which all of us […]

+B Accessories by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMarch 1, 2013October 21, 2013

Inspirational Shoe Design?

No apologies for returning to the subject of shoes for those of us with poor circulation and who might be wheelchair users. I still have, at the back of my mind, the idea of designing some footwear that will look good and accommodate swollen and/or non-walking feet. I could do worse than take inspiration from […]

+B Accessories by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackFebruary 27, 2013October 21, 2013

Magnet fastenings by COS

Always on the lookout for easy fastenings, my physio, Farshideh, Birkdale Neuro Physio Clinic , drew my attention to some rather fab necklaces and bracelets at COS, much like the chainmail one above. Pretty, inexpensive and very nice, simple magnetic clasps. I’ve added a few more images below of similar items. If you like these […]