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Sustainable Fashion on the High Street

October 25, 2021November 12, 2021

Silver & Sassy- Grey Haired Women Are Not Invisible

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

Rachel Peru- Midlife body confidence activist

Finding body confidence in midlife.

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

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Stepping Out of the Bubble with the ‘Queen of podcasting’ Anna Parker Naples

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021

Midlife Inspirathon- Spreading midlife positivity

February 12, 2021February 14, 2021

Woman of the Week- Michelle Sparman the founder of FIT SW11 Apparel

January 22, 2021

Midlife Inspirathon with Rachel Peru

Midlife Inspirathon- 12 hours of midlife positivity

January 20, 2021

Visualistaion/Moodboard 2021

Stepping in to 2021 with Mood boards and ditching New Years Resolutions.

December 28, 2020

Midlife body confidence

How to be more body confident in midlife.

October 5, 2020November 25, 2020

Out of the Bubble with Susan Burrell.

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

Beach Body Ready – Have a body and head to the beach!

July 8, 2020September 6, 2020

Out of the Bubble with Melissa Tolago, founder of the Walking group Glamoraks

June 12, 2020November 25, 2020

The Impact of Lockdown Life On Body Confidence

June 10, 2020November 25, 2020

Top 10 Podcasts by Inspiring Women

March 29, 2020November 25, 2020

My favourite skincare products- Beauty after 40

March 26, 2020November 25, 2020

How to find your confidence

March 19, 2020November 25, 2020

Have you heard about Cabi Clothing?

March 18, 2020November 12, 2021

Is your wardrobe colour confident?

March 16, 2020November 25, 2020

International Women’s Day 2020

March 8, 2020August 17, 2020

When does self improvement become a problem?

March 1, 2020November 25, 2020

How an image coach can renew your confidence.

February 23, 2020November 25, 2020

There’s a new gang in town and they can skate! Meet the Roller Girl Gang, Leeds.

February 20, 2020August 11, 2020

Learning to be kinder to ourselves.

February 16, 2020November 25, 2020

The Acupuncture Place with Samantha McNamara

February 14, 2020August 13, 2020

Why women over 40 need to be seen in lingerie campaigns.

February 13, 2020November 25, 2020

Small steps BIG CHANGES! By Lesley Greenwood

February 9, 2020August 17, 2020

How sustainable is your wardrobe? – Style Swaps & Charity Shops

February 8, 2020November 25, 2020

Body confidence on camera.

February 1, 2020November 25, 2020

The Vagina Museum

January 29, 2020August 11, 2020

Out of the Bubble Book Reading List, Series 2

January 29, 2020August 12, 2020

Welcome to Out of the Bubble blog

January 24, 2020August 12, 2020

Discovering Independent Fashion Designers at Fashion Fiesta Leeds, 2019

December 8, 2019August 9, 2020

Curve Fashion Festival 2019

November 25, 2019August 9, 2020

My favourite pieces from the H&M, Richard Allan collection 2019

November 18, 2019August 9, 2020

Flat and Fabulous with Juliet Fitzpatrick

October 21, 2019August 17, 2020

Meet photographer Margaret Soraya and discover her breathtaking landscape photography.

October 16, 2019August 17, 2020

My favourite products for Silver, White and Grey hair.

October 10, 2019November 25, 2020

Fighting ageism in fashion with Jacynth Bassett

October 7, 2019November 25, 2020

Shopping with the Long and the Short of it

September 30, 2019August 10, 2020

Olympic Champion to Gladiator, what’s next for Jenny Stoute?

September 26, 2019August 17, 2020

Introducing Silver Cindy

September 23, 2019August 11, 2020

Sharing is caring, a fabulous York Insta Meet with Sara Tasker @meandorla

September 17, 2019August 12, 2020

Life as an author with Imogen Clark

September 15, 2019September 23, 2020

In conversation with American model Erin Green

September 12, 2019September 23, 2020

The Real Catwalk 2019

September 3, 2019August 11, 2020

I Am More Than project. Wings of Merit, Achievement & Ambition.

August 28, 2019August 11, 2020

Body confidence after 40

August 28, 2019November 25, 2020

Time for the Real Me. Amber magazine article, 2019

August 25, 2019August 13, 2020

Feroce magazine, front cover, May 2019, Vol.7

July 4, 2019August 13, 2020

The need to express creativity, life after 40.

June 4, 2019August 13, 2020

History Repeating, 1970’s Vintage fashion shoot, Bradford

April 7, 2019August 10, 2020

I’m Right This Way, Ulla Popken Campaign Spring 2019

March 28, 2019August 11, 2020

Out of the Bubble podcast with Zoe McNulty from School of Strut

March 20, 2019August 11, 2020

Celebrating International Women’s Day with NuNude.com

March 13, 2019August 11, 2020

A Golden Age of Positivity, Front Cover Goldie Magazine Jan 2019

February 27, 2019August 11, 2020

Out Of The Bubble podcast with Jo Moseley (HealthyHappy50)

November 21, 2018December 31, 2020

Women over 40 are not invisible. When will fashion brands and advertising catch up?

October 8, 2018August 10, 2020

Never too old to wear a bikini! Midlife women still want to feel good in swimwear.

July 26, 2018August 11, 2020

The Be Real catwalk, organised by American model Khrystyana, London 2018

July 26, 2018August 11, 2020

Women over 40 wear lingerie too!

May 26, 2018August 11, 2020

Why are women over 40 so invisible in the fashion industry?

April 30, 2018November 25, 2020

Supporting the Be Real campaign

April 16, 2018August 11, 2020

My Body Confidence Journey So Far!

March 19, 2018August 11, 2020

#whatsstoppingyou with Davina McCall FFactive

February 1, 2018August 13, 2020

Swim Suits For All shoot #dreamjob

January 10, 2018August 10, 2020

Social Bubble - On Instagram

Proud to say that out first @silverandsassy_ event

Proud to say that out first @silverandsassy_ event raised £2035.75 for the @kyrawomen charity. Women supporting women at it’s best!

Huge thanks to everyone involved #teamsilverandsassy , #silvermodels #bts
and all our gorgeous guests🙏

#empoweringwomen #womensupportingwomen #inspiringwomen #bettertogether #lifteachotherup #charityfashionshow #silverandsassy #wesilverandsassy #embracethegrey #greyhairdontcare #silversisters

The word ‘inspiring’ gets used a lot but somet

The word ‘inspiring’ gets used a lot but sometimes no other word will do.

Mandy was a true gem in the world and we will all be the worse off without her.
Beautiful inside and out, smart, brave, positive through all her challenges, kind, and caring. The kind of friend that made you want to be a better person.
My thoughts go out to her family and close friends.
Mandy created her #bemoremandy campaign & fund to bring joy and help others, her legacy will continue #ripmandy ❤️#bemoremandy

If only this was the reality! Been a bit quite on

If only this was the reality!
Been a bit quite on here as full of this horrible cold which is not so much fun!

I recently had the pleasure of shooting with the @chiquestudios team and interviewed their gorgeous founder @jane.earnshaw for the next #outofthebubble podcast. Can’t wait to share our chat and more #bts next week. We had so much to talk about, from body confidence to how it feels to see yourself from the other side of the camera.

I love modelling lingerie and never would have imagined I’d be doing this in my fifties after struggling to feel comfortable with my body for so long. Perhaps that’s why I find it so liberating now, a new sense of freedom.

I’ve come to realise that wearing lovely lingerie is part of my armour that always boosts my mood and confidence.

What do you use as your confidence cloak or armour?
It could be a favourite piece of clothing or jewellery, for some it’s make up?

Body @figleaves #gifted (past season)
Photographer @sianparijonesphotographer @chiquestudios
#outofthebubblepodcast #womensupportingwomen #empoweringwomen #lingeriemode #representationmatters #wearenotinvisible #embraceyourbody #curvesandconfidence #curvemode @bridgemodels

#tbt “We are all of us stars and we deserve to t

#tbt
“We are all of us stars and we deserve to twinkle” #marilynmonroe

One of the reasons I started my Out of the Bubble podcast was to give women a place to shine and share their stories. Women can often feel uncomfortable in the spotlight but it’s your time to shine and let the world see just how amazing you are. What are you waiting for?

📸 @masque_photography
HMUA @sonia.schofield.mua
Styling @nataliawillmott
Gown @rosieredcorsetry
Lingerie @playfulpromises #gifted @fullerfigurefullerbust #fffbxplayfulpromises range #lingeriemodel @bridgemodels

I can’t believe how long my hair is now (partly

I can’t believe how long my hair is now (partly due to the pandemic last year and never being organised enough to book hair appointments in the diary… )
I’ve always had very short hair until I started growing it in my late forties.

I remember my mum getting her hair cut short at fifty because she thought it wasn’t the ‘done thing’ as you get older. It’s sad that peer pressure and years of social conditioning formed that belief.

I may or may not have a hairstyle change soon but that’s my choice. I’ve seen so many posts recently where people have shared their critical opinions on other peoples choices and I’m so tired of it.

If you decide to ditch the dye then do it, if that’s not for you that’s great too. Growing old naturally…. fabulous, having tweakments because it’s what makes you feel better about yourself is equally valid too.
Short crops or long hair .. I don’t care.

Just do you for you!
We are not put on this Earth to please others, it’s taken me until midlife to fully appreciate that.

Thank you @allertons_ljl 🤍
#greyhairdontcare #doyouforyou #silverstyle #silversisters #greyhair #midlifewomen #fiftyandfabulous #stayinyourlane #silvermodel #greyhair

Some of you may remember todays guest from my Midl

Don’t you just love the colours of Autumn. Dress

Don’t you just love the colours of Autumn. Dressed in Autumn camouflage!

I like change and that goes for the seasons too.
I’m determined to have longer use of my summer wardrobe so adding layers is a great solution. (Plus helpful as some of last years dressed seem to have shrunk in the wash so better left open!)

Have a good weekend whatever you’ve got planned?

#autumnoutfits #autumnstyle #layers #coloursofautumn #changingseasons #goldenbrown #midlifestyle #layers #dresses #midlifefashion #fiftyandfabulous #size16style #curvesandconfidence #yorkshireblogger #fashionblogger #fashioninspo

AD/ I’m so happy to be involved in the @phaein_o

AD/ I’m so happy to be involved in the @phaein_official “Dress the Town Red” Christmas campaign.

As a larger busted woman, there’s nothing better than finding beautiful lingerie that not only looks great but is so comfortable you forget you're wearing it.

Lots of women I speak to who are over 40 lose their body confidence in midlife and have stopped buying themselves nice lingerie, but with Christmas fast approaching maybe it’s time that YOU decided to treat yourself!

Head to my Stories to shop your set.

@eleanorbarkes, @biancaffoley, @lizearleme
Photography by @iheartstudios, hair & make-up by @kerryseptember & @desmondino

#dressthetownred, #phaein, #bringtolight, #phaeinsustainable, #christmaslingerie
#embraceyourbody #youdeserveit

Have you found your passion later in life? I foun

Have you found your passion later in life?

I found talking to triathlete @NicMcPhun really motivating and our conversation has made me think of what I want to experience in this next chapter.

The list is long but includes...
1. Finish the book which I tentatively started last year
2. Go kayaking more because last time I did it I smiled all day
3. Take part in a car rally
4. Travel more
5. Learn to horse ride!

What would you like to try?
It's never too late to try something new!

*see link in bio to listen to the full podcast interview

#outofthebubblepodcast #inspiringwomen #justgettingstarted #nowrongage #itsnevertoolate #womenover40 #womenover50 #midlifestories #personaljournals #invisibletoinvincible #midlifepodcast #midlifewomen #outofthebubble #sharingstories

World Kindness Day Don’t forget to be kind to y

World Kindness Day
Don’t forget to be kind to yourself too!

We are all still recovering from a very turbulent time in our lives and it’s easy to underestimate the impact it’s had on all our mental wellbeing.

Allow yourself sometime each day to be kind to yourself. Whether it’s putting new boundaries in place , asking a friend for help, talking to friends, reading in the bath, having an afternoon nap, long walks in nature, allow yourself the time to do it.

I’m off exploring our new surroundings with @inca1965 today.
What are you going to do ?

📸 @masque_photography
HMUA @sonia.schofield.mua
Styling @nataliawillmott #curvemodel @bridgemodels
Lingerie #previouslygifted @figleavesofficial

#modawardsri
#bekind #bekindtoyourself #worldkindnessday2021 #selflove #midlifewomen #curvesandconfidence #lingeriemodel #womenover50

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