All-inclusive Turkey holiday – unexpectedly fabulous!
Hello, I'm back and as you can imagine I have a lot to catch up on so this is just a quick post today. Quite a few of you saw my brief appearance on Instagram while we were away and were keen to know where we were because I didn't link it. The thing is that I didn't want to share it on there because it's such a good find at such a good price that I don't want it [...]
3 style tips for autumn outfits
It's a quick post from me today because I'm chasing the sun and heading away for a few days so I thought I'd leave you with some wardrobe styling homework as there won't be a post next Friday. I'm bringing you 3 style tips for autumn outfits - they will interest those of you who enjoy a bit of forensic outfit structuring and for those who don't, there are 3 outfit combinations to help you to get in sync [...]
Casual chic for country life
Hello, it's a surprise me popping up on a Tuesday I know but I'm heading away this weekend so my schedule's all mixed up. I have a new try-on for you today - this time I'm wearing White Stuff my way. Every so often somebody will write in and ask me to show more of my village life at home so that they can see how I do casual chic for country life. The thing is that when I'm [...]
M&S – what’s in store for AW24?
So here we are, this weekend brings with it the autumn equinox. As I type I'm looking out at a garden shrouded in early morning mist, the apple tree is heavy with fruit but it's been a poor year for the pears. The morello cherries have gone to the birds... again. There's a single day where the fruit suddenly turns sweet and somehow they know. As I mentioned last week, after being reminded that we don't have endless autumns in [...]
Midlife lately – summer lived to the full
From this week's weather it would appear that summer is completely over (9 degrees here!) and I haven't kept my blog up to date with what we've been doing. As you know, these posts are really just for me to look back on in the future so if you come here for the fashion updates, skip over this one, clothes will be back next week. Despite the awful weather, summer 2024 has been one of the least travelled but most [...]
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Hi, I’m Nikki Garnett, for 9 years I was the editor of Selfridges’ magazine. Now I’m married with 3 sons, 2 cats and a dog called Ted. I live near the Lake District in the North West of England and run a small creative agency with my husband.
I created Midlifechic because a little while ago, amidst all the chaos of family and working life, I was beginning to feel like I’d lost my groove. So this is for anyone else out there who is emerging from the child centred years and looking forward to beginning a whole new chapter.
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Autumn fashion trends 2024 – what’s new?
I realise that it's still quite warm and if you're anything like me, you're determined to [...]
Midlifechic reader event – save the date
The sun is out in the North! It is! So I can either spend the next [...]
Another slice of summer midlife lately
It's another quick catch-up today because I'm immersed in trying to write my book and it [...]
Summer 24 midlife lately catch-up
Continuing with my series of shorter posts, here's a little summer 24 midlife lately catch-up but first [...]
Asking for more of your helpful thoughts
Happy Friday! It's just a quick post today because I'm pleased to say that I've actually [...]
A quick Margate guide – what we did
I'm playing catch-up today. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that we were off for a [...]