Age Appropriate Style

How To Be Relevant: My Grandma And Your Brand [Video]

Staying Relevant in Today's Market
If you feel like opportunities are passing you by and wondering if you are still relevant, watch this. Staying  relevant in your business, in your style, and even your outlook can get a little dusty if you let it. We all hold certain memories and certain things dear to our heart. Time goes on and the memory remains. Here’s the thing, the memory is wonderful but in actuality that very thing can grow old and we may never even realize it. Talk a walk with me in Miami in this live video--  let's talk about staying relevant and on top of your game in today's crowded market. (Warning: Funny story & lousy impersonation included) I’m using this memory of my grandma

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Ageless Style Week- Can a senior wear a short skirt?

This week's Summer Spotlight is Ageless Style... Just because you could doesn't always mean you should when it comes to senior style. But, then again…  Can a 70-year-old fit woman wear a skirt above her knees? I'm never sure what is right for me. (L. via Fashion Advice)   [box]>> RELATED: Did you read my essay on How To Master Your Look from the book Senior Style: 65 Things to Do When You Retire?[/box] When you ask if a senior can wear a short skirt, well, there really isn't a solid answer. It's a tricky question. I am all for feeling and looking young at heart. Appearing sophisticated, worldy, and wise isn't bad either.  And looking hot at a certain age, that's  pretty

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Don’t feel defeated by menopause: Look Great At Any Age, A Timeless Approach To Elegance

Happy Saturday! For this week's 15th anniversary of FocusOnStyle online post, let's help this reader save her style as her body is changing with age becasue with the right style intervension, we can all look great at any age. -S.H. Menopause and Beyond Fashion Tips How to achieve style that only gets better over time... Dear Sharon: Help, I look frumpy all the time! At 53 years old, I'm almost through "the Big M". I,  like many of us, used to be very pretty and could fit into anything that was a size ten. No more! My body has shrunk to 5'4" and I weigh 165 pounds. Through my physical changes (I try to eat healthfully and exercise), I have a

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Chic at Any Age: Ageless Chic + Age Appropriate Style Guide

Resource Guide for Ageless Chic & Age Approriate Style
Resource Guide for Ageless Chic & Age Appropriate Style How to not look old (or too young) and dress for any age I didn't choose to be an ageless style mentor. I grew into it!  I'll show you how to look chic with age appropriate style and how to dress for any age. Wouldn't you rather look great (period), than great for your age?! To be chic at any age & make your style gorgeous -- without an expiration date-- take a look at our best posts on topic in this ageless chic +age appropriate style guide so that you may dress to impress in all the right ways.  If you are afraid you look too young. Don't worry, I've got you

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How to look pulled together in jeans? Look at Christie Brinkley’s ageless style for inspiration

2012 Smile Train World Smile Day Hosted by Christie Brinkley
I'll Have What She's Having: Grown-up gorgeous in down-to-earth and polished jeans Crazy that what so many of us wear so often can be impossible to pull off-- with style. Don't fret. Look no further than perennially gorgeous Christie Brinkley for celebrity style inspiration on how to look pulled together in jeans. Ok, you may not look like her (who does??), but you can master her sublime style and look pretty darn fabulous too. And, it's far more realistic than fantasizing about a red carpet gown too. >>MORE: Jeans Christie hosted the 2012 Smile Train World Smile Day to raise awareness that helps children born with clefts around the world and wore jeans for the event. Not sloppy jeans but ones so

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Age Appropriate Fashion- Over 40, It’s Back to classics and how to navigate trends for Spring 2012

The Urban Jungles of this world inevitably produce trends in fashion that make their way into closets across America. With fashion week upon us, I'm looking forward to the fashion parade outside of Lincoln Center. The young and restless work the stairs and promenade leading up to the tents ala Lady Gaga!  Yet, there are elements that can be lifted from the wreckage such as the vintage print scarfs that reemerged during the fall 2011 fashion week in February. Tied to a handle of a petite bag or knotted at the neck, they can be quite beautiful: think Grace Kelly. MORE: Age-Appropriate When you are in your mid-forties how do you translate the runway into your personal style? The good

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Age-Appropriate Dress- Real Women Are Pretty Harsh When It Comes To Fashion Choices

I'll Have What She's Having: Style WITHOUT an expiration date I don't think Jane Fonda (70's), Sigourney Weaver (60's), Madonna (50's), and Demi Moore (40's) got the memo from the British ladies polled who seem to think that 30 is the new 60-- well, sort of-- when it comes to style! These gorgeous at any age celebrity ladies were probably too busy being vital rather than worrying if they are too old to wear stilettos. Yes, the study says that at age 51 you're over the hill for high heels. Can you imagine? Madonna wearing a vintage Roberto Cavalli dress from the Spring/Summer 2008 Collection out and about in NY yesterday. Listen, I'd be the first one to tell you

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Jane Badler, Age-Appropriate Fabulous

I'll Have What She's Having: Sleek, chic, and sexy at a certain age. Young girls dressed like old ladies. Middle-age woman dressed like young chiquitas. It can get confusing. At a certain point, you may still have the body to wear a bandage micro-mini dress (god bless you) but really should know better. Style is about looking gorgeous, fabulous and confident, without an expiration date. And, Jane Badler looks hot. Why? Because she looks stylish, vital and in control. >>MORE: Age Appropriate Style Jane Badler at the "V" Season 2 Photocall in Madrid There's nothing fussy or girly to drag her down. Her clothes are a play on modern classics but not trendy. Sure Badler also can wear a more

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Age Defying Style: Age appropriate fashion tips

Age Defying Style... How to dress age appropriate with panache Dear Sharon: I am a 30 year old high school English teacher who feels stuck between fashion eras. Although I am not interested in dressing like the students that I teach, I find that the alternative of jumpers and printed sweaters of my older co-workers horrific. What does a thirty year old woman do to stay fashionable and fun without dressing too young? Please keep in mind that most women in my career are on a budget.  Age appropriate fashion help would be greatly appreciated. (School of Frocks, Savannah, GA) >> MORE: Age-Appropriate Style Dear School of Frocks: I'm so glad that there isn't a web cam to catch my expression

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