Before you go off on your Spring fling shopping....

Check out this post from Ms. Allie over at Wardrobe Oxygen:

Too Much of a Good Thing

Once again, it comes down to the difference between blindly following fashion - and having a sense of your own style.

Dresses, dresses - and more dresses!.....

Well the Spring trend for dresses marches on! And I guess it is a mark of how long it's been since the dress has held center stage in fashion, that many a style site is giving dress how to tips.

Personally, as much as I love them, dresses rarely work for me now that I'm one size on top and a totally different one on the bottom! But if that's not your issue, you're thinking you'd like to add a new one to your closet for this spring, but it's been awhile since you braved the stores to purchase a dress, you might find the following tips helpful:

Over at About.com a few handy tips for choosing the right dress for your body type:

Flattering Dresses for Every Body Type



You Look Fab defines this spring/summer's dress looks along with suggestions for which one for which body type:

Dresses Dazzle in Spring and Summer

Synchronicity strikes again!

Just as I am working on a post on the problems and opportunities involved in incorporating the new spring looks in an 50+ wardrobe -- along comes this great post from Well Past 50:

How to Dress Like Your Daughter and Get Away With It

Lots of great tips on how to take some of the more challenging spring trends and make them work for you.

I still think I'll be passing on the leggings through! ; - )