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Max at Blue Badge Style posted a great piece on Trendy Mobility Aids: Sticks, Canes And Crutches For The Discerning Disabled yesterday. I particularly liked the canes by Omhu. If you are mobility impaired or know someone who is, go across there, take a look and pass the information on. Have you seen or do […]
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 […]
MoreOh, I know the title to this post sounds overly dramatic but if you’re a skin cancer sufferer, like me, you absolutely cannot go out without a hat in summer (or winter really too) … and lashings of sun protector. I have to admit I don’t always take my own advice (er, yes, the sun […]
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 am still not quite used to it not being a holiday period. My body and brain are sluggish and I am unable to settle to my usual routines yet. I am also so out of the ‘new year, new me’ vibe that’s everywhere right now. What to do, huh? My ideas: 1. Look at […]
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’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 […]
MoreI have been reading a lot, in the press and on the web, about how to stay stylish as you age and there are many examples of really fabulous looking women, such as Joyce Carpati, above, from the Advanced Style blog to prove the point. As ever, style +Black seems to be the order of the […]
MoreI love these Pia Wallen slippers – sadly, they’re for babies only. Where are the sites for adult footwear like this? In common with many mobility-impaired people, I have poor circulation resulting in swollen ankles and feet. Every morning, I use a Huntleigh compression boot to try and minimise the swelling; I also try and […]
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