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Age-Appropriate Fashion, Style, Beauty for Ageless Chic. Stylist advice to look fabulous at any age.

DRESS TIPS FOR WOMEN OVER 50- HOW TO LOOK RED HOT

15 years for FocusOnStyle online... oh, my! For our ongoing anniversary celebration, let's revisit this 1999 feature covering Dress Tips for Women Over 50. What are some of your own go-to tips? - S.H. A Modern Take On Sex Appeal for Women Over Fifty Dear Sharon: Mid-life teenager, that’s me! I’m almost 50 years old and just started dating a wonderful, charming, and absolutely sexy man who is not chronologically challenged. At my age, most of the men I was able to date were about a decade younger or so much older that I was their “spring chicken”. Here’s my dilemma: It has been an eternity since I was excited enough to go shopping and buy date clothes that I haven’t

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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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Age-Appropriate Style Options To Try Now from Spring 2014 New York Fashion Week

Derek Lam Spring 2014 While we started our initial Spring 2014 New York Fashion Week with the challenging crop top trend we've seen pop up on almost every runway, we thought we'd follow-up with some of the bona fide age-appropriate, and beautifully designed collections also creating abuzz. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS From Derek Lam's crisp collection of pragmatic American sportswear to The Row's heady mix of worldly influences to Jil Sander Navy's pure lines, there's plenty for the over 30 set to take note of. And by that we mean stellar collections for the grown-up woman that have a modern lightness to them and help you justify that next purchase. Jil Sander Navy Spring 2014 >>MORE: Advice on Dressy Age-Appropriate

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Are you looking for age appropriate dressy clothing to wear and NOT look like an old lady? Style solutions right here!

Our latest reader style question asks what to wear to a wedding after menopausal weight gain. How can she look age appropriate in dressy clothing? What can she wear to hide her slight bump in size? And not look like an old lady? Let’s discuss… I am 55 years old. I am 5 ft 8" tall. I have always been quite skinny until menopause. I now weigh 146 pounds, and my body has changed. I have a bit of a muffin middle, and my arms are not as firm as they once were. I need some advice on what to wear to an upcoming wedding reception in July. Can you recommended what type of clothing would look age appropriate, yet

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A Reader Asks: What to wear to a Baptism?

Our latest reader style question asks what to wear to a Baptism. Can she wear a mini dress to her child's baptism? Is short too short for a religious occasion? Let's discuss… Next month my daughter's baptism. I’m thinking of wearing my H&M white lace mini dress, pictured above, with navy peep toe heels and a navy blazer (if the weather requires it). My problem is this, the dress is so short to wear alone in church? I've thought of a dressy pair of shorts, but what color and would that be OK given the occasion? Can I wear a mini dress to my child's baptism? (Lisa via Fashion Advice) >> RELATED: Age Appropriate Shorts And What Leggings To Wear To A Wedding Congrats on the baptism! Joyous

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Are you looking for something ageless that never goes out of style? Try classic French Chic black + white

I'll Have What She's Having:  Classic French chic by way of can't go wrong black + white I love a trend that is age-appropriate for everyone, has endless mix and matching possibilities, is striking and classic, and never goes out of style. Hard to find? Not when you consider the endless appeal of classic French Chic black and white, the classic tried & true color combo that never gets dated. Look at the inspiring Paris street style ladies pictured here to easily tell that the better than basic closet constants, look revived, refreshed & oh so easy to pull off whether you are 20, 30, 40, 50 or beyond. >> DON’T MISS MY FREE FRENCH CHIC GIFT TO YOU: Download Passport to French Chic & receive regular

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This is how you Belt your coat à la Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trend

I'll Have What She's Having:  A fresh, late season update by way of you belt your coat, just so Let's face it, we are all getting a bit sick of winter. We probably already bought what we could from the sales yet still may be craving a late season picker-upper. Rethink! Yup, rethink what we wear a different way. Get creative and get more style fast. >>MORE:  Fashion Week Street Style Take a look at our lovely lady above snapped at Paris Fashion Week and notice how she added a simple ruff hewn luggage tan color belt to cinch in the waist of her otherwise unbuttoned coat. It looks fantastic and changed the line, in a great way, to her straight, slim coat.  >>

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Michelle Obama’s Bangs, Oh Yes! The First Lady Keeps To Ageless Chic With A New Hairstyle

A quick little reminder about staying youthful and keeping your personal brand both modern and vital. Case in point: Michelle Obama turned 49 today with a few new things: @FLOTUS  (First Lady Of The United States), her Twitter handle where we got a first look at the First Lady's new hairstyle, BANGS! Yup, there is nothing like a new hairstyle to refresh your style, like Michelle Obama's bangs and layered do.  It sets your look ahead of the curve and creates the image of a mindfulness for an understanding of progress, rather than settled into the past. Think about that as you present YOUR brand to the world. Our First Lady understands that it's about the details when it comes to

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Leather Weather: A Black Leather Jacket At Any Age To Suit Your Every Mood!

Kate Moss, Isabelle Hupert, Sarah Jessica Parker in black leather jackets
I'll Have What She's Having: A modern & global spin on a classic black leather jacket as an age-appropriate celebrity favorite Baby, it's leather weather! Not too hot, not too cold (yet) and just right for some hard core downtown motorcycle style done right, may it be city, casual, or dressy. From London, New York, to Cannes, we've got Kate Moss, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Isabelle Huppert sporting a black leather jacket in three ageless ways that will surely suit YOUR wardrobe. >>MORE: Leather Style When it comes to rocking it out whist still being both age-appropriate and ageless, please note that these ladies are in their LATE 30s, 40s, and 50s. Style doesn't have an expiration date when it looks right. Kate Moss in

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If you don’t take my word, Cindy Crawford is also all about self-confidence in how you look too

Cindy Crawford for C&A
Get with ME on this one. She's gorgeous. She's fit. She's tall. She's successful. She's supermodel Cindy Crawford spieling about her new clothing line that  just debuted in Europe for C&A. So why should we care about what Cindy says back here in the States? The line is for Europe and it's an advert, right? WRONG.  "So much about looking good is self-confidence and how you feel," is what Cindy Crawford says in her "behind the scenes" promo video, here: I ABSOLUTELY agree 3,999%. Because, like Jack Benny's proverbial age of 39, at a certain age, self-confidence is what makes you feel chic, empowered, and alive. >>RELATED: Age-Appropriate Style When it comes to personal style, I'm more about helping you make

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Stylist Advice: Age Appropriate Shorts And What Leggings To Wear To A Wedding

Rebecca Taylor - Sequin Tuxedo Shorts at Saks.com
For our first round at Talk Thursday full of expert stylist's advice, our new weekly installment of style & lifestyle questions from YOU for us to contemplate, comes TWO questions that everyone could learn a thing or two from  From Lisa-   'I like the shorts with platform heel look. I am not talking short shorts but at least a 5" inseam. What I am wondering is what age is too "old" to be wearing this? I am not looking for a cougar look. I do like this look, it looks good on me but when am I not age appropriate?' (via fashion advice)    We agree, shorts paired with platform heels can be quite a killer look as they can highlight assets, offer a

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Cheap Chic Alert: Over the Top Fashionistas Anna Dello Russo and Iris Apfel have lines coming to a mall near you

Honestly, I applaud anyone who takes a risk in fashion and pulls it off with unfettered style and grace, Particularly, when their everyday outfits border flamboyant costumes, AND the wearers are no spring chickens as they say back in Brooklyn.  >> SHOP: Accessories Guides In what will probably be a heart-pounding, fanatical fashion frenzy for the young personal style blogger set and, perhaps, a nod to pull the best of the lots for everyone else, YOU can get a cheap chic bite of  over the top fashionista style from Anna Dello Russo (who looks stylishly tame in this photo) and Iris Apfel very soon. The Anna Dello Russo for H&M collection Anna Dello Russo in collaboration with H&M has a line of accessories which

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Age-Appropriate Casual Chic for the Silver Hair Set: How To Shop To Master An Ageless Stylish Wardrobe

An ageless look from Banana Republic
Sometimes age-appropriate casual chic can be a tough call to shop for... a FocusOnStyle reader shares how to work around it...  Thanks for the article/photos on Susan Sarandon. Any advice for a retired 60 year-old female graphic artist, (60)? I like to be somewhat trendy/edgy while still being age appropriate and doing it on a budget. I've begun a capsule of sorts (turquoise, charcoal and some violet), and it helps a lot, but if you could recommend basic pieces one should have for a casual wardrobe that's stylish I would appreciate it. Our pretty reader I am petite, about a size 10/12 and gain weight at my waist/midriff. I don't know where to shop. Chico's is usually too glitzy for me, Jjill is

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