over 50 style

Eleven years ago today, I leaped into social media with my Age of Grace blog.This morning, my Google Photos reminded me of what I did on January 15, 2012. Eleven years ago today, I leaped into social media with my Age of Grace blog.

Over 50 Fashion: Shrimps Plaid Faux Fur from The OutnetI didn’t need Google to remind me because I launched my blog eleven years ago on Martin Luther King Day. Perhaps because I usually took off that day to observe Dr. King’s contribution to African Americans. Even though former President Ronald Regan signed a bill making the third Monday in January federal holiday in observance of King’s legacy, The holiday was first observed three years later on January 20, 1986. In 2007, only 33% of employers gave employees the day off.
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Laura Geller X Wheel of Fortune Beauty Launch Party

I never considered myself a beauty influencer; am I becoming an aspiring beauty guru? Do you remember my ahMaZing trip to New York City in December 2022 for Laura’s glitz and glamour 25th-anniversary celebration? I received another invitation, this time for the Laura Geller X Wheel of Fortune beauty launch party in New York City. […]

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Recently, hubby and I motored to Washington, D. C., for a dinner date with some Bison men and their wives. I call them Bison Men because they all attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where the bison is the school mascot. I chose a fit and flare sleeveless dress to defy the evening heat. At […]

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Club 21 Dinner Dance, May 2016

Memorial Day weekend isn’t just about remembering the heroes who served our country but also my annual Club 21 dinner dance after months of preparation. The guests entered the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center to find cocktails and light bites in the reception area. The men in their tuxedos looked like a sea of penguins, […]

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2016 Countdown to My Annual Black Tie Event Every year in late May, right around Memorial Day Weekend, I look forward to our annual Club 21  dinner dance. Like the fashionable crowd attending the Met Gala in New York City, I want to look my best. I prepare my countdown at least four months before […]

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Every spring, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute holds one of the most glamorous and exclusive nights in New York City: an annual fundraiser that started in 1946. The 2016 Met Gala, fashion’s biggest night, occurred on May 2nd. This year’s theme was Manus x Machina:  Fashion in an Age of Technology.  Andrew Bolton, […]

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While the country celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day every year, this time in January is also a personal milestone for me: my blogaversary! This year, my blog, The Age of Grace, turns three. This online space continues to be a labor of love, a creative outlet to express myself and, hopefully, impact other women […]

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