How does the media represent us women, at any age? I have a gut feeling of course: that we’re supposed to be slim, energetic, healthy, perfectly groomed, and lovely to look at. But A Very Big Group, the AARP, conducted… Continue Reading
Shop Second-Hand, Look Fabulous. I have been progressing from retail to thrift/consignment shopping for years now. I bet my current closet is 80% second-hand. Shopping is more fun this way, there’s more selection, more statement pieces, better prices, and it’s… Continue Reading
How To Have More Fun With Your Clothes. Yes, clothes can be even more fun than they already are! Like when you personalize, bedazzle, or colorize them. Most of my clothes are worn as I find them, as I’m not… Continue Reading
Dress Like You Mean It. I adore super-minimal style, like this. And over-the-top Gucci-esque style, like this. Both ways of dressing look like you mean it, it’s an intentional decision about how you present yourself. And that can change from day… Continue Reading
Closet Obsessions, Updated for 2019. Fashion and style are such a gratifying hobby. We get to be creative, expressive, individual, purposeful — and obsessive! All within the realm of normal human behaviors. Without being a slave to trends (and most… Continue Reading
How To Invite Spring To Your Wardrobe. Are you Northerners getting tired of winter, and winter clothes? Don’t answer that, I think I know. Florida winter is mild, but it’s the time we get to wear tights and boots and the… Continue Reading
When Is Good Enough Good Enough? My friend sent me an article this week from the New Yorker magazine, Improving Ourselves To Death. In Western culture, the pressure mounts from all sides to do everything well, better and best. If… Continue Reading
When you’re channeling Annie Hall. She’s one of my favorite movie characters, because she loves life, laughs easily, and knows when to get out of a relationship with a selfish guy. I also love her wardrobe, the baggy trousers, and… Continue Reading