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Giveaway Winner Models Her New Flattering Top

Last fall, a Flattering50 Giveaway gave readers a chance to win a top from Covered Perfectly . Michelle's name was randomly selected as the winner. I put Michelle in touch with Pauline Durban, founder and president of Co

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Holiday Gifts for Women Over 50

Am I the only American who wasn't out shopping this weekend? Probably not, but do wonder sometimes. I'm well aware that I am missing out on huge savings by avoiding the "Black Weekend" sales. On Friday, the New York Time

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Flattering50 Giveaway: A Covered Perfectly Top

Editor's note: This Giveaway has ended. Thanks to all of you who entered! Flattering50 readers often tell me that "being comfortable" in their clothes is a priority now that they're 50+. I agree. I'm drawn to soft garmen

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End-of-Season Swimwear Sales

[Original image unavailable] How's your swimsuit holding up? Yesterday, I wore a swimsuit to the beach and noticed the elastic is fraying in a couple of places. "Hmm," I thought, "I won't be packing this one away for ano

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Still Learning: Phone App Makes Shoppers More Savvy

We've all heard about goods--such as clothing and beauty products--that are produced under unethical conditions. Some companies, for example, use manufacturing methods that are harmful to workers or to animals or the env

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Holiday Heating Up with Summer's Semi-Annual Sales

Happy Fourth of July Weekend! On July 4th, my father-in-law always used to sigh and say, "Ah, well, the dear old summer is over." It always got a laugh from the family. For me, July 4th always feels like the start of the

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Calvin Klein Underwear Sale

Is it time to spring clean your lingerie drawer? If so and you need to freshen up your lingerie with a new bra, camisole and/or panties, I highly recommend you take a peek at the Calvin Klein underwear sale at Shopbob. (

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Ronen Chen Sweater Giveaway

Editor's Note: This Giveaway has now ended. Thanks to all of you who entered. To view the current Flattering50 Giveaway, click here . We're just days away from the first day of spring! To celebrate spring, the folks at R

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Shoe Shopping: Anything but Black, please!

Exhibit A: My humble fall/winter shoe collection. Notice a pattern? I thought a visual was the easiest way to sum up my attachment to black, ho-hum footwear. An astute Flattering50 reader saw the pattern just by reading

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Holiday Gifts Under $60: ‘Tis the Sparkle Season

There’s something about re-living all my favorite holiday traditions that brings out the girl in me and makes my spirits bright. Is that the reason I have such a craving for all things glittery, shiny, twinkly and sparkl

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Style Over 50: Fashions That Feel Good and Do Good

Years ago, a girlfriend gave me a Christmas card that announced she'd donated a goat to a community in my name. It warmed my heart to know the gift I received had helped others. Recently, the folks at Market Place , an o

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Flattering50 Giveaway: E-book on Feminine Transitions

Editor's Note: This Giveaway has ended. Thanks to all those who entered! It's that time of year again when fashion magazines produce September issues with hundreds of pages displaying Photoshopped young women in the late