Fashion Over 50:  Summer Casual Beats The Heat

Fashion Over 50: Summer Casual Beats The Heat

Now, back to the heat….When the heat index goes way over 100 degrees and the air becomes very thick, then San Antonio career women relax just a bit.  This type of loose fitting, flowy dress, which normally would be on casual Friday, becomes a regular occurrence…and suit jackets become the exception rather than the rule….

Work Wear for Women over 50: Cooking Up Your Own Combo

Work Wear for Women over 50: Cooking Up Your Own Combo

Happy Friday, all!  Sometimes fashioning a work outfit is the same as throwing ingredients together to cook up a personal style.  I rarely have pieces from just one place…though it does happen. Today’s look included ingredients from Dillards, Chicos, Marshalls,  a designer named Jana Kos, and Nordstrom. The Eileen Fisher kimono jacket is from DILLARDS;…

Summer Work Wear Guidelines for Women Over 50

Summer Work Wear Guidelines for Women Over 50

“Roll out those lazy, hazy, excessively hot days of summer….”  I realize I edited the song lyrics just a bit…but summer here is hot, hot, hot.  When trying to look my professional best, it is a challenge.  Here are my personal thoughts on work wear for women over fifty… This is a typical work wear…

Work Wear for Women over 50: Look Cool In the Summer

Work Wear for Women over 50: Look Cool In the Summer

The heavy rain has stopped and the heat is settling in…we are back in the 90s.  In South Texas, the climb to 100 is just around the corner.  Heat does make dressing professionally a challenge, so I am so glad to  have great options from Chico’s.  History says the legendary Coco Chanel believed the ideal…

Work Wear for Women Over 50: More Inspiration from Entertainment

Work Wear for Women Over 50: More Inspiration from Entertainment

It’s been quite a week in my career reinvention…a week of cheese trays, champagne toasts, french toast, and coffees.  I enjoy the networking…as long as I can control my eating…and I really enjoy watching what other women wear.    I always get ideas watching women around me…it is one of my favorite sources for inspiration….

Work Wear for Women Over 50: All About Foundations

Work Wear for Women Over 50: All About Foundations

I thoroughly enjoyed our Blab discussion last Sunday on the power of neutrals with SUSAN OF UNE FEMME  and JENNIFER OF A WELL STYLED LIFE. You can listen to the broadcast HERE. My work wardrobe really functions on a foundation of neutrals.  I love neutral separates because they stretch the wardrobe and open so many…