Fashion

Here are all of my posts featuring my personal outfits and looks, plus style tips, and iconic women to inspire women over the age of 50 to be their most stylish self.

This week’s post is my quarterly linkup with the Magnificent Eight blogger group. The agreed-upon theme is a naturally inspired outfit reflecting a garden. I chose to wear a floral design representing flowers. Why? According to the 2020 Global Fashion Report, blues, orange, and florals are hot trends for warmer weather. Understandably, the color blue […]

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Fabric Face Mask Options to Combat Coronavirus

The Prevention Centers for Disease Control (CDC) changed its guidelines for protection against the Coronavirus.  The CDC now recommends that everyone wear a non-medical face mask in public.   The center is now advising everyone whether or not they have symptoms of COVID-19 to cover their face with a covering or cloth accessory. Check out my […]

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I'm Boldly Channeling The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

I’m boldly channeling The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Why! The theme for the first 2020 group post of the Magnificent Eight is styling vintage accessories in a modern way. I thought The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel would be a fun way to capture retro style.

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Blog Anniversary Subscriber Giveaway

IMG_4218.JPG MLK Day marked seven years of blogging at The Age of Grace.  I’m ready to celebrate with a Blog Anniversary Subscriber Giveaway — a first since the email list instituted last year. Many of you know I have worked full-time as a pharmaceutical sales specialist for the last 22 years. However, I started blogging […]

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Truth Be Told - 2019 Was Pretty Awesome

In August 2019, I finally launched my Instagram TV channel with the thrill and excitement of including my photo in the September 25th issue. Recently, on Christmas Eve, I added another episode for the AARP: SIsterhood Is Beautiful Essay Contest.  As a year in review, 2019 marked defining moments.

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We Won the AARP, Sisterhood is Beautiful Essay Contest

August 2019, by far the most exciting month for me as a blogger.  Why?  I received notification from InStyle Magazine, a photo I submitted selected for the September 25th Anniversary issue for the Real Style section. Better yet, I entered the essay competition for a one-year-old website celebrating black women: the site, Sisters from AARP.  […]

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Online photo of "On The Streets" NYC Street Photographer Bill Cunningham

Before Instagram’s online photo sharing in 2010, one of the first fashion websites I booked marked back in 2006 was The Sartorialist. Why? The site captures everyday women and men on the streets with their sartorial splendor. Another person has been crystallizing epic moments in and around Manhattan since 1978. That man, who remembers NYC street […]

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September 14, Targets Anniversary Collection Drops

Ah, fall is my absolute favorite season of the year. What’s not to love is sweater weather, happy sunflowers blooming, and the leaves beginning to change colors. Fall also means the fashion Bible issues of InStyle and Vogue.  Better yet, on September 14, Target’s Anniversary Collection Drops.

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September InStyle Magazine RealStyle Eugenia Russell Hargrove

With many fashion publications falling by the wayside, InStyle magazine is celebrating 25 years. Congratulations. And guess what? I get to commemorate, too. Why? According to InStyle Magazine, I’m no shrinking violet. Find me in the Real Style section on page 72.

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