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

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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Reality Check 2010- The Worst, Most Annoying and What We Wish Would Just Go Away

Talk Radio: Sharon & Brad let their hair down on the sludge of 2010 With all the focus on so-called reality this year, people are getting faker and faker, and even more bizarre. Co-Hosts Sharon Haver and Brad Boles review some of the ridiculous and stupid fads in fashion, beauty, and style. Brad's on a political tangent and Sharon can't stand clones. Somewhere in between there's behind the scenes reality show dish, insights about performance ski clothes in Jackson Hole vs Aspen, beauty and fashion tips, and some good laughs. You may not agree with them, but you sure want to listen to this episode of FocusOnStyle- talk radio:   Justin Bieber's stupid hairdo. Kim Kardashian's over endorsements... let's hope

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Bianca Jagger Rocks Roberto Cavalli Like A White Horse

I'll Have What She's Having: I've been mesmerized by her style since Studio 54 Think of this as post kismet... or some odd coincidence of If You Could Read My Mind. Just as Brad Boles and I were reminiscing about Disco Sally and Studio 54, this photo of the eternally gorgeous Bianca Jagger, dressed in a green caftan by Roberto Cavalli, turns up in my inbox! Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood but as a Native New Yorker, 54 and Disco Nights were part of my coming of age. Enough tired Studio 54 music puns, but it is hard for me to not make the association as seeing Bianca on the dance floor or lounging on a sofa are iconic

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Supermodel Style- Claudia Schiffer and Yasmin Le Bon Get Casual Chic Right

I'll Have What She's Having: We get so caught up in red carpet fashion, but it's everyday style that most of us need! Sure, it's fun to ogle red carpet fashion and photos of today's young crop of models, but what's supposed to inspire a real woman over 30ish? Really, when was the last time you wore a ballgown or a pair of cut-off shorts and thigh high boots? Not too recently, I'll bet. We need grown-up ageless style that we can wear everyday of our life, not in some fantasy. We are old enough to see trivial trends come and go and savvy enough to know what works on our body... what we want is realistic fashion without an

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How to Wear Pearls, Keeping It Young- Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles, Episode 14

Co-hosts Sharon Haver & Brad Boles are going at it point / counterpoint again, and this time it's about pearls! Brad loves them and Sharon says that the classic, single strand ones add 15 years to your look. If you're going to wear pearls, make it edgy and off-handed or you'll remind her of Grandma with the mink stole looking for her second husband in Miami! David Bromstad, Sharon Haver, Brad Boles at the GLAAD Auction. Photo thumb via: Patrick McMullan Company Fast forward to Miami of today and Brad is still going gaga about their meeting the charming and talented David Bromstad of HGTV's "Color Splash" at the GLAAD Auction in New York this weekend. It's one of Sharon's

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Best Fall Fashion- Coats, Bags and Shoes to update your wardrobe in style

Sharon & Brad's Latest Radio Show: Talk show hosts Sharon Haver and Brad Boles dish up some of the hottest age-appropriate fall fashion trends. Style tips to look stylish and modern for fall, without breaking the bank! Brad is about to head off to China and he's brimming with style tips straight from the airport waiting area. Sharon, of course, will keep Brad grounded on style tips to translate style into your wardrobe! BTW: Brad says that you can buy a Hermes Birkin bag in the Hong Kong airport... imagine that. Lot's of how-to tips, and inspirational launch points to look classic and modern but never dowdy. Many designers for fall returned to classic silhouettes for fall making fashion is

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Fashion Emergency: Help! I’m in a fashion rut and only 22!

Short torso, long legs, no style... oh my! I would love to be proud of what I wear but it's hard to feel attractive in my comfort zone of T-shirts and jeans. I also struggle with trying to find a style that I feel is age appropriate for me at 22 years old and not too young or too old. I've never considered myself to be very stylish and I tend to stay away from current fads, like gladiator sandals for instance. The brand I rely most heavily on is the Gap and while I'm attracted to the unique style of clothing at Urban Outfitters, I generally feel too lost to piece anything together. If I had to describe the type

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Iris Apfel, Personal Style Inspiration on Exhibition

Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel There are times when we all get stuck in a style rut. Times when some of us even drop the ball on fashion altogether and settle for the humdrum, ill-fitting, and perfectly blah daily uniform simply because we don't have to think about it. Well, start thinking! Everyone needs a little inspiration here and there. A style muse to get your creative juices flowing, to rethink what you have at hand and what you really must add to your wardrobe for a little zing. Not necessarily something to copy, merely something to get you thinking about you, about the chances you take, and the image you set forth. Something, someone to make

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I’ll Have What She’s Having: Demi Moore in DC

Gorgeous, Timeless, and Chic… It’s Monday inspiration time and Demi Moore is our poster girl for looking amazing (as usual) at the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend in Washington, DC. Besides the fact that @MrsKutcher exudes a hefty dose of sex appeal, Demi is looking flawless for the occasion: No schmaltzy look-at-me Hollywood gown, but rather wearing an elegant one-shoulder grown-up gown in a very sophisticated shade of gray, with simple diamond drop earrings, natural makeup, classic side-swept hair in balance with the cut of her dress, and a natural tan. Age-appropriate fashion is not about looking great for your age. It’s about looking great (period). Beauty is feeling comfortable in the skin that you are in. Take note.

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Feeling old, tired, and bored? Go see Madonna for a pick-me-up!

Boost Me Up, Mama Madonna!   Sometimes my inbox is full of mail from women thinking they are too old or afraid to make a change in their wardrobe or personal style in fear of not dressing age-appropriate. Some of these poor courage-deprived chickadees are even in their thirties!!!   Well, before you sit home and feel sorry for yourself any longer, or just want to have fun, I urge you to go out and see Madonna, now roaming the world on her Sticky & Sweet tour.   I really get disgusted with every other review commenting on her age… well, it’s not age, honey, it’s vitality! It would be hard-pressed to find someone else who can consistently challenge boredom

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Bend a Trend, forever stylish… How to modify fashion trends to suit any age and any figure

How to modify fashion trends to suit any age and any figure Bend a Trend, forever stylish... How to modify fashion trends to suit any age and any figure. Related: Age Approriate Denim / Men's Style 50 Dear Sharon: I am a 36-year-old business woman and mybest friend is ten years older. Every time we go shopping together she makes fun of what I pick out and tells me, dress your age, you're not 26!ö But, I am not 46 either. She always tells me, "if it's not classic, you can't wear it.What to do? I am not a fashion expert. I need help about what not to wear at my age to look good?! --Can I, Should I, Could

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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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