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.
As a woman of a certain age, opportunities to highlight who you are and what you look like can be challenging. However, (I think) because of my involvement in The Fierce 50 Campaign, I received an invitation to participate in a casting for a possible spot in Chico’s 2017 fall campaign. I drove to New York […]
I’m just going to admit it here and now. I’m a water snob. I ask the question, is boxed water better? And to that, I say yes. But before I go on to reveal why and how let’s look at the importance of water consumption as a needed nutrient for our bodies.
On Sunday, April 9, Target will experience a British invasion when former Spice Girl and now fashion designer Victoria Beckham releases her limited-edition collection. Are you contemplating any pieces from the Victoria Beckham Target Collection?
I was hoping to start wearing my new spring clothes. But no! There was snow last week, frigid temperatures over the weekend, and a threat of a Nor’Easter this week. What’s a girl to do? Well, dress appropriately.
Last Sunday, February 19, there was an enormous amount of excitement surrounding The Fierce 50 Campaign. One week later, The Fierce 50 Movement continues.
Maple Leopard, Valerie Today marks the launch of the first annual Fierce 50 Campaign. As women over 50, we are coming together in a supportive, collaborative community to honor and celebrate one another and to share with the world what it means to be a woman in midlife and beyond. Through this collaboration, each woman […]
I remember paying close attention to the news when Carrie Fisher suffered a medical emergency while on a flight from London to Los Angeles on Friday, December 23. I, like others my age, was alarmed that she died at 60 years old after suffering a heart attack, three days later. The shock continued when Carrie’s […]
Did you know that New York City has 83 museums across its five boroughs? I had the chance to discover one of them: the Museum of the City of New York. For those of you who have been following the Age of Grace for the past four years, you know that I very much relish […]
In celebration of my fourth blogaversary, I salute former First Lady Michelle Obama. Today, I serenade Mrs. O because she represented style and substance. I know I’m not the only one who couldn’t keep their eyes off Michelle when she exploded on the scene in 2007. That was when Barack Obama, then just a […]
Is anyone else fascinated with the way Parisians appear impossibly chic? When I packed for my recent trip to Paris, I was sure to include an iconic Breton stripe top because it’s synonymous with the Parisian chic look I was after. I did my homework before my trip to Paris in November to learn the key pieces to […]