Sunday, March 29, 2009

Just a reminder....

I'm blogging handbags over at my other blog Bag Sanity. I've put up a couple of new posts, so go on over and check them out!

Fashion Under $100.00...

Is one of my favorite blogs! Ms. Dana, who writes it, sets herself the often daunting task of recreating a celeb's designer duds for $100.00 or under.

Much as I love her site and the idea behind it, I rarely point to it because most of the outfits she translates are a bit too young for the 50 plus gal to pull off - well to pull of and keep her dignity! ;- )

Imagine my delight, then, when I stopped over and found not one, but three outfits that I think can work beautifully for the 50 plus femme...

Michelle Obama's look for $97.96

This is a great casual outfit - and a perfect example of how a dark pair of pants can make you look taller (and slimmer)!

Demi-Moore's look for $94.38

Ginnifer Goodwins look for $96.79

I list these two together because they are both such classically beautiful looks - just the kind of style that works so well for the 50 plus lady! (If the bare arms thing is a concern, a lovely Pashmina (see my post There was a time for a link to a post on pashmina purchasing tips), short cardigan or one of the short shrugs that are so popular right now can "cover" that!)

And as a bonus - Demi's look would make a wonderful mother of the bride outfit! ;-)

The lucky Ms. Karen....

Over at Of a Certain Age is off with her honey-bunny to Italy!

Check out her post on what she took - she's packin' light!...

Italy Lite

Personally, I don't think I could have paired down my wardrobe for the trip as elegantly!

It appears that she will be blogging from Europe - so visit often to see how the lite wardrobe works out!

Over at.....

youlookfab, Ms. Angie has a guest poster (Laura) who is talking on the go outfits for busy moms. But take a good look - I think her recommendations could work just as well for the plus 50 gal who's looking for a great leisure/weekend outfit....

Mom-on-the-go road test: dresses and skirts

Over at....

Wardrobe 911, tips on how (and who should) wear the latest spring trends in pants:

Spring pant trends for all ages and body types

Thursday, March 26, 2009

There was a time....

When the idea of scarfs and spring just did not go together (at least not in my mind!).

Well those days are long gone. Now scarfs are showing their colorful, fingy ways right throughout the year!

So in that vein, here are some great posts on Spring scarf wearing/buying...

From the great Ms. Angie over at youlookfab...

Spring 2009 Updates: Scarf and Handbag

(And as a special bonus, do follow her link to the NBC Today Show segment on Retail Secrets which features Ms. Angie as one of the experts!)

Charmingly Chic turns us on to a simply lovely scarf in the Simply Vera line...

Simply Vera Vera Wang Chiffon Scarf

And last, but not least, Ms. Duchesse over at Passage des perles schools us on buying a true Pashmina (Unlike the cheap, undoubtedly fake one I'm probably going to buy tomorrow from the vendor visiting my job because I love the powder blue color - and $6.00 is much more in my present budget than $400.00! ;-) )....

Pick a perfect printemps pashmina

I have always....

Loved coats! Maybe it's because, as a Chicago gal born and raised, I have to have so many just to cover the never stable seasons in my beloved home town!

That being said, I loved the following post from garance dore....

Mama Shelter

For the record....

1. While I agree with one of her posts that there would be nothing wrong with shorting the coat, I'm glad she didn't. Long, it has a smooth, 60s, Jane Birkin kind of vibe.

2. I'm so jealous! I NEVER find great stuff like this in my mom's closet!

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Okay...

I was so inspired by that Newport News purple trench that I hoped over to Polyvore and created a set based on it...


Purple Trench
Purple Trench - by Fab50Plus on Polyvore.com

As you can see, I gave a couple of different possibilities on items to wear underneath and with the coat!

What do you think - is it perfect purple or just too much purple all the way round? ;-)

Becca...

Over at Fashion Me Fabulous, gives the heads up on a luscious purple trench...

Great Trench for Half Off

Yes, beautiful AND on sale! Doesn't get much better!

Ms. Angie....

Of the wonderful YouLookFab tackles the sizing issue and expresses an interesting point of view...

Inconsistent Sizing a Blessing in Disguise?...

Over at....

Fashion Under $100.00, Ms.Dana prices out a great weekend look:

Claire Dane's Look for $95.49

Whew!.....

Long time, no posts!

My "real" life has been kind of hectic. Between work and family responsibilities, I haven't had the time (or for that matter the energy) to post.

However, things have calmed down somewhat - so be on the look out for some long over due updates!

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Ms. Linda...

The Thoughtful Dresser gives a shout out of thanks to Ossie Clark for his sleeve heavy Fall 2009 RTW collection...

42 Dresses With Sleeves

Well I had to go over and check THIS out! And yes, he has a cornucopia of delicious - not dowdy - sleeves!

A good example...



I'm a fool for the poet sleeve (having, believe it or not, made a poet blouse in my youth!) and this is a elegant version of same!

My favs from the Ossie collection for the 50+ gal?...






















And the coats? Yum-o!











Right On!.....

From Ms.Diane over at Cooking Blind,,,

Age Before Bootie

Love the pics in this post!

Over at....

Passage des perles, Ms.Duchesse vents a bit on fashion sticker shock...

Sticker Shock and Perhaps It's Purpose

With the snow coming down outside my window...

I admit it is hard to imagine we will EVER see spring!

However, God willing, the seasons will turn again! And as they do, we always need to put together some good transition outfits - not too warm, not too light - for those days when it's fall, winter and spring all in one day!

Ms. Dominica over at Faces and Places of Antwerp is talking a great trench coat she brought as a transitional piece - but her pic of possible outfits are perfect for transitional dressing...

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