No dress rehearsal.

One of the things I hear most from women who have hit perimenopause is ‘I don’t know how to dress my menobelly’.

While our hormones are busy throwing a party we’re not invited to, a shift in body composition occurs. Completely out of nowhere.

Our weight gets redistributed to our midsection. It’s l...

A couple of years ago, a beautifully dressed woman came into the store where I was working. It was clear from the way she put her outfit together that she loved clothes.

As she was browsing the racks, she picked up a dress and started to look at it. 'Isn't it gorgeous?' I proclaimed enthusiasticall...

I'm thinking about letting go of my cream silk shirts. I have, what I call, a healthy collection. They have been a style staple for me for well over 10 years. I wore my favourite one so much it started to disintegrate.

Now I see them differently. I see them holding me back. 

For years a cream silk...

Spring appears to have officially arrived here, bringing with it blue skies, sweet wafts of jasmine, and glorious bursts of sunshine that feel as good in your soul as they do on your skin.

The weather where I live has been magical.

The desire to pack away the winter woolies and commence the annual...

Last Friday I caught up with a friend for coffee at her place. While we were chatting, she excitedly told me about a pair of boots a friend had given her. ‘They’re amazing, but I’m not sure if they’re me’, she said. I love nothing more than a wardrobe show and tell so I asked her to go and get them....

I have loved seeing the proliferation of midlife women in fashion imagery and runways over the past couple of years.

While major luxury brands like Celine, Dolce and Gabbana and Saint Laurent made massive waves in 2015 by casting iconic older women in their 70s and 80s like Joan Didion, Joni Mitche...

Last weekend I spent the day with a friend of mine. We don’t get a chance to catch up very often so when we do, we TALK. During the course of the conversation we were reflecting on how much anxiety, shame and embarrassment we felt managing our periods when we were teenagers. Me in the early 90’s, he...

Jane Campion’s film ‘Holy Smoke’ starring Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel was released in 1999. The film depicts an American exit counsellor (Keitel) who attempts to deprogram a young Australian woman (Winslet) who has been indoctrinated into a new age cult in India.  

When I saw the film, as a stro...

Kylie Minogue recently joined Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on stage in England, performing their 1995 hit duet ‘Where the wild roses grow’. The following day, Minogue joined Madonna onstage in Amsterdam for an energetic WorldPride performance.

Having grown up with all three of these performers, seei...

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France Van Heel were photographed on the steps outside 10 Downing Street last week as he entered office.

Social media was ablaze with commentary about Van Heel’s dress and her body. Comments were dissecting her shape and size, pointing out the ...

I am having a serious love affair with elastic waistbands. If it doesn’t have elastic in some part of the waistband, I’m sorry but I’m not interested. In addition to that, I don’t want the elastic to actually engage. I just want it to sit there gently and only stretch if absolutely necessary. 

The ...

The word uniform conjures up images of school assemblies and military dress codes. Literally meaning one form, a uniform is a prescribed set of clothing worn by a group of people to signal their identity.

Standardised and regulated.

When we think of personal style, a uniform is the last thing we t...