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Fashion

Spring 2011: Drawstring Bags

Fashion consultants and stylists often advise women to weed out the old clothing and accessories from their closets. They suggest policies like: "If you haven't worn it in two years, get rid of it." I understand this sor

Fashion

Fashion Over 50: Pick of the Day

Like so many other people, I get sucked into thinking that the start of the new year is a time for organizing and making changes (hence, the new blog format). Along those lines, I've been thinking about buying a new blac

Fashion

Post-Labor Day Fashion

I don’t know any over 50 woman who takes the “no white after Labor Day” rule seriously. (In fact, winter white is a trendy color once again this year.) What I do take seriously, though, is my desire to change up what I’v

Fashion

India-inspired Accessory

Last week, I was at the US Tennis Open with family and friends. (The international tournament, which is only a 26-minute train ride from my house, is hard to resist.) One of my over 50 girlfriends was with us and wearing

Accessories

Hello, Handbag!

If happiness for you is a good quality handbag for less than $50, now is the perfect time to shop for the must-have accessory. There are lots of end-of-season handbags on sale online. Many of the designs will take you ri

Accessories

Fashion Exhibit & More on Scarves

On Sunday, I saw the American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity , an exhibit of women's fashion from 1890s-1940s, at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The American woman's social evolution was reflected in thei

Accessories

Scarves: Saving the Over 50 Neck

[Original image unavailable: Pure Silk Scarf] A girlfriend and I went out to the end of Long Island for a few days of beach R&R in July. However, it was blistering hot and we spent more time shopping in the area’s cute,