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Urban Outfitters: Well-priced, Unstuffy Fashions
As I approached age 50, I began to hear my inner voice frequently lament: “You can’t wear that sort of thing anymore!” A lot of styles suddenly seemed off limits because I was getting older. Now that I’m well into my 50s
Mobile Shopping: Madness or a Must?
I admit it: Mobile devices scare me. Maybe it has to do with where I live (30 miles from New York City), but it seems like more and more people are spending every spare second on their Smart phones or mobile tablets. Eve
Dressing like a Duchess
[Original image unavailable: Washed Silk Shirt] There’s been a lot of chatter across the media about the recent North American tour by the newlywed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It seems William was charming and Catheri
"Real" Women Model at Talbots
I finally sat down with the latest Talbots catalog and was pleased to see the issue featuring older women. Don’t get excited—it isn't a company policy change, as far as I can tell. It’s just for a special mother-daughter
Fashion Over 50: Presidents' Weekend Sales
[Original image unavailable: Jones New York White Denim Button Down Skirt (White)] When I think of Presidents' Weekend sales, I think of online clothing sites making a last ditch effort to unload their fur coats and muck
Vintage Clothing Revisited
[Original image unavailable: Cleo and Antony] The East Village in Manhattan is a panoply of alternative fashions—punk, vintage, Goth, urban-artist bohemian, and more. My best friend and I enjoy browsing the vintage shops
Shop Winter Sales for Spring Steals
[Original image unavailable: Jones New York Dress Verona Glass Print Scrunchy Dress (Blue)] By now everyone’s heard: Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, has predicted an early spring. The possibility of an early spring was
Holiday Shopping in New York City (or Online)
Holiday shopping in New York City is a family tradition. When I was growing up, my mother would take my sisters and me on the train into the city for my father’s annual holiday office party. My dad’s office was in the Em
A Stylish L.L. Bean? It's True!
Around mid-August, the first of the fall-winter catalogs arrive in my mailbox. On the cover was a young couple. The woman was fashionably dressed: skinny jeans tucked into high leather boots and a cropped green leather j
Top Happy
Lately, I’ve been thinking: A nice top can solve just about every “what should I wear?” concern. Other than formal occasions—weddings, dinner-dances and funerals, for example—which may require a dress or suit, a nice top
Don't Be Afraid to Try Talbots
It took me half a century to get up the nerve to walk into Talbots. For starters, there was the name—Talbots. Personally, when I see the Talbots sign, I picture a family with a mom named Bunny, kids with names like Margo
Well-Made Clothing on a Shoestring
All my life I’ve been a clotheshorse on a limited budget. When I was young, it wasn’t hard to fill my closet; I just bought cheap stuff. No one expects young women, unless they come from rich families, to have expensive
