Forget Age Appropriate Dressing

Forget Age Appropriate Dressing

  Today I want to discuss why I believe we should forget age-appropriate dressing. Last week, I took you with me on a shopping trip to Anthropologie. Now, normally, I do not mention a reader comment, but there was a comment on another social channel which simply said, “This store is for under 30 ladies.”…

Reader Question: What Is the Foundational Five Style Guide?

Reader Question: What Is the Foundational Five Style Guide?

Recently,  one reader commented about her success following my Foundational Five Style Guide for developing your own personal style, and another asked WHAT IS THAT?   My whole story is told in the free PDF called 8 Steps to Reinvented Style, which you can receive when you sign up in the email.  But, in order to…

Fashion Over 50: Keeping It Real about the Age Factor

Fashion Over 50: Keeping It Real about the Age Factor

Now, we are going from discussing “real women,” to keeping it real when we face new signs of aging.  Don’t you wonder what my granddaughter and her cat are thinking?  Perhaps this is just a wonderful innocent moment of desiring to experience the world (or backyard). Do you ever wish you were back there starting…

Fashion Over 50:  Make Classic Your Own

Fashion Over 50: Make Classic Your Own

When I am speaking or ask to do a presentation, I often keep my look simple.  The reason is because I want to concentrate on the words and not worry about anything else.   Recently I was asked to be on this panel: A discussion about media and fashion for our local Fashion Group International (FGI)…

Fashion Over 50: Confidence in the Details

Fashion Over 50: Confidence in the Details

Discovering confidence with our over 50 fashion choices is often a really simple process.  When I first began my makeover at age 50, I really tried to do too much…overdone would be the word which comes to mind.  At that time I was watching What Not to Wear regularly and I think many mornings, Stacy…

What Does Your Clothing Say About You After Age 50?

What Does Your Clothing Say About You After Age 50?

I am sure most of you read this statement and affirmed YES…I just want to be me with my clothing.  But in the beginning of my style reinvention at age 50, it was statements like this which threw me off. We have been reminiscing about What Not to Wear all week, and I promised to…