The Fab Collab is back! Jodie, Nancy, and Charlotte from JTouchofStyle.com have joined me this week to feature a pattern many of us associate with fall — plaid! Pretty much all of us have some personal experience with this classic pattern, even if that experience goes back several decades. For this collaboration, the ladies and I share our stories …
Mixing Prints in a Twirly Dress
Last week I took my first foray into the art of mixing prints. It was a small start–a patterned jacket combined with a patterned scarf, inspired by a look Marlene Dietrich first wore in the 1930s. The outfit itself is not one I would normally wear, though. It’s a bit serious for my lifestyle and personality. …
Print-Mixing 101 with Marlene Dietrich
“Glamour is assurance. It is a kind of knowing that you are all right in every way, mentally and physically and in appearance, and that, whatever the occasion or the situation, you are equal to it.” ~ Marlene Dietrich Class is in session. Marlene Dietrich–Head Professor of Glamour–is leading the class with her stunning polka-dot print …
Easy, Breezy, and Beachy, 1930’s Style
While all of you brave and beautiful ladies are basking in your swimsuits by the pool this summer, you’ll find me in the shade, likely nowhere near the pool, but still embracing a beachy trend straight out of the Twenties and Thirties: Beach Pajamas. This loungewear got its start as bedroom attire. Before long, it was being …
Emulating Katharine Hepburn’s Practical, Depression-Era Glamour
“It’s no longer smart to be chic … The new mode is casual, bold, chunky, and realistic.” ~ Vogue, 1936 The 1930s was a turbulent decade, to say the least. The market crash in 1929 which brought about The Great Depression left many people destitute. Those who had already been on the margins were left to …
Fab Collab: Celebrating Summer in a Sundress at 70-Plus
The Fab Collab I’m doing this week with the beautiful ladies of JTouchofStyle.com comes to an end today with Charlottee’s story. All week, we’ve been sharing memories and style ideas centered on an a summer icon: the sundress. There are four generations in this Fab Collab and each of us has our own unique relationship to sundresses. On Monday, I shared …
Fab Collab: Celebrating Summer in a Sundress at 60-Plus
The Fab Collab I’m doing this week with the beautiful ladies of JTouchofStyle.com is all about memories centered on an a summer icon: the sundress. There are four generations in this Fab Collab. Each of us has our own unique relationship to sundresses, so we’re all taking turns to tell our stories and show how we style them. On Tuesday, …
Fab Collab: Celebrating Summer in a Sundress at 50-Plus
All of our closets contain stories. So many pieces carry memories. Which ones mean the most to you and why? The Fab Collab I’m doing this week with the beautiful ladies of JTouchofStyle.com is all about those memories, centered on a summer staple, the sundress. Yesterday I shared about my own relationship to casual dresses. Today, I invite you to …
Fab Collab: Celebrating Summer in a Sundress at 40-Plus
Hey, all you beautiful people! Jodie, Nancy, and Charlotte from JTouchofStyle.com are back this week to join me for our second Fab Collab! This time, we’re featuring that summer staple, the sundress. If you were in on our first Fab Collab, you know that each of us represent a different decade in life. I’m in …
How The-Bias-Cut.com Empowers Women Over 40 to Find Their Style
Finding one’s signature style over 40 years of age might come easily for some, but for me, it has been the stuff of therapy. I’ve been rediscovering old loves, confronting preconceived notions, and battling insecurities I never knew I had about my body and my place in the world. Thankfully, I haven’t had to do …