Category Archives: Women’s fashion

Back to School!

That first day back to school,… the anticipation, excitement, trepidation, all mixed together.   Today, my Facebook news feed is graced with countless first-day photos posted by proud (and relieved) parents.  The day creates memories and photo opportunities to be recounted … Continue reading

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Can you,… really? (Edition IV)

This blog entry’s look at Glamour.com’s list of Fall 2011 Most Wearable Trends brings us to another of the season’s spotlights on color.  This one, less about a specific hue, and more about a color characteristic. When was the last … Continue reading

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Can you,… really? (Edition III)

“Comfort” doesn’t always top the fashion industry’s priority list, very seldom, in fact.  However, this third visit to Glamour.com’s fall 2011 “most wearable” trends (http://glmr.me/qWs5uQ), features a look to make any of us feel like crawling up in front of … Continue reading

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Can you,… really? (Edition II)

Now here’s a trend that’s not for the faint of heart — or the fair of color.  Continuing the review of Glamour.com’s fall 2011 “most wearable” trends (http://glmr.me/Glamour_mustard_yellow), we visit the Mustard Infusion. Yellows come in many forms from the … Continue reading

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Can you,.. really?

With each new fashion season, women’s magazines and retailers inform and promote the current season’s “must have’s.”  While you’ll seldom witness the average woman on the street wearing the same dramatized versions seen on runway models, the modeled looks inspire … Continue reading

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The Vertical Rules!

While the expression, “rules” may have gone the way of “bomb,” and “sweet,” when it comes to fashion, there seems to be an unspoken expectation for “dressing rules.”  Thus, I’m willing to date myself for the sake of a teaching … Continue reading

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Add Color, and Blend

What’s in a color?  The power to uplift, “youth-anize,” energize, and invigorate.  Tall order, right?  Not really.  In my work as an image consultant, I find color to be, again and again, the single most impactful tool in a client’s … Continue reading

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Wearing Animal

A fashion trend that endures the test of time.  Numerous ways to wear it.  Three stunning women in animal:  Do these work?  What do you think?

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What Not to Miss this Summer

Your list of fashion must-have’s from my fellow contributors and myself @ FabOverFifty.com!

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The Right to Bare Legs

As we approach warm weather in North America, we’re presented the opportunity to put cold-weather wardrobes into storage in favor of less burdensome clothing. The lighter-weight attire of spring and summer not only means lighter colors and fabrics, but also … Continue reading

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