A style blog based on a fifty-something Baby Boomer doing her best to age gracefully.
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.
I think we all consider Memorial Day to be the unofficial start to summer. While most people are anxious for the long weekend to get together with friends or family — perhaps, even traveling to beach destinations — I always look forward to my annual Club Twenty-One Soirée.
And the hits just keep on coming from retailer Chico’s in 2018. First, the brand as ‘How Bold Are You’ with a campaign in March. Then Chico’s refreshed its offering with new products and silhouettes to shop for spring. Now Chico’s is introducing its new secret weapon: the comfort waist collection. I was ecstatic to pick something out […]
In America, we have the Kentucky Derby, a horse race the first Saturday in May. The annual tradition calls for women to wear lavish and elaborate hats. When it comes to headwear, the bigger and bolder, the better. Now, I didn’t get to go to the Kentucky Derby and watching Meghan Markle marry Prince Harry made […]
I can see why André Leon Tally, the the former editor-at-large at Vogue (currently a contributing editor) refers to the annual Met Gala as the Super Bowl of fashion. Last Monday, the 2018 Met Gala was the place to be seen for famous faces from fashion, our favorite films, politics, business, as well as sports. Every year, […]
Two weeks ago, I dug out my textile college book, Fabric Science. I wanted to use it as a resource to explore the origins of some lovely summer fabrics, like chambray, linen, seersucker, polka dot, and gingham — the inspiration for today’s post. What is gingham? According to The Fashion Book by Phaidon, gingham is […]
Today, I’m putting the spotlight on polka dots. Did you notice polka dots are everywhere this spring? But if you know me, I like to learn things, and where they originated, so I investigated where this trend started. Long before I read John T. Molloy’s 1975 bestseller Dress for Success, the women’s magazine Godey’s […]
Usually, October is the month we talk publicly about our breasts, sharing essential reminders to get mammograms used to detect cancer but rarely, if ever, do we hear anyone reminding women to get a bra checkup. Allow me to be that person and invite you to join an expert bra fitting in New York City at […]
In today’s blog post, I’m going to answer Chico’s question: How Bold Are You? Earlier this year, Chico’s reached out to me and a few other ladies in the Forever Fierce group to participate in their spring/summer campaign about age positivity.
Join me on March 24 to play dress up with the founder and creator of the clothing Sofistafunk label, Arlinda McIntosh, who will welcome us all with crumpets and tea as we try on her signature “Gathering” skirt in Verona, New Jersey. So, who’s up for becoming a Sofistafunk girl with me?