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Fashion Over 50: This Week’s Favorites

[Original image unavailable: Jones New York Long Sleeve Crew Neck,] As you might imagine, I look at a lot of garments to prepare each of my Flattering50 posts. Often, I see great designs at great prices that don’t fall i

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Holiday Flats: Put on Your Prancing Shoes

[Original image unavailable: Calvin Klein Women's Philomena Flat]'Prance' is defined as "to walk or move about in a spirited ways,' according to Merriam-Webster. The verb came to mind as I started composing this post, be

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Fall Boots: Suede Days

[Original image unavailable: Report Women's Enfield Boot]I’ve had a craving for suede ever since August when I started noticing the plethora of suede shoes and boots in the fashion magazines and online. Last week, I deci

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Animal Print Shoes: It’s a Stampede!

Yikes! I started poking around, looking for animal print tops for women over 50 for my last post and found lots of animal print shoes, handbags and belts. Rather than write a very long post, I’m going to corral the anima

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Shoe Season: New Looks for Fall 2011

I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of women love shoes. Some gals may be indifferent to footwear and others may hate the accessory. But those women are probably the exceptions. I won't pretend to know all th

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Labor Day Sales: Top Picks

It’s Labor Day Weekend and that means there are crazy sales EVERY where! In my search for flattering fashions for women over 50 for several posts I’m working on, I came across a bunch of garments with glorious markdowns.

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Style Over 50: Making Flats Fun

[Original image unavailable: SEERI - BLUSH PAT]Tuesday, while dining al fresco with my husband at a café in Tribeca, I observed lots of women, mostly under age 35, parading by our little table. The overwhelming majority

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Polka Dot Accessories: Ready to Go Dotty?

Yesterday, I posted a blog on Fashion Over 50: The Polka Dot Connection. As I searched for polka dot fashions online, I quickly realized there were a lot, too much for one post. So yesterday's blog was about polka dot dr

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Fashion Over 50: Stylish Sandals On Sale

[Original image unavailable: Anne Klein Juanita Dress Sandal (Black)] Whether you've got a June wedding coming up in a few weeks or just want to perk up your summer wardrobe with a pair of stylish sandals, now is a great

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Wedding Guest Accessories: The Perfect Pairing

[Original image unavailable: Anne Klein Fall Floral Jersey Dress, Ships 9/15 (Brown)]Did you watch William and Catherine (apparently, we're not supposed to call her Kate anymore) get married today? In the words of so man

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Sandals for Maxi Dresses and Skirts

[Original image unavailable: Pure Silk Wrap Skirt] What do you think about the maxi trend? I'm getting mixed reviews from my over 50 girlfriends. Personally, I'm loving it. My legs aren't my best feature, so I'm happy to

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Under $100: Sandals for Midi-Dresses

[Original image unavailable: Softspots Harmon Sandals Women Mocha] I'm excited about the longer dresses and skirts trend. For me, the difficulty isn't adding the longer styles to my wardrobe--I've always mixed in a few l