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classic style over 50

A Little Audrey & a Custom Hat

July 20, 2020

This weekend I watched Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face, and I’m sure seeing Audrey prance around it her black cigarette pants and loafers inspired this look!

I’m also showing off my fabulous custom made hat by Bon Clic Bon Genre!

Bon Clic Bon Genre straw hat

classic style for women over 50

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Pasha Coat

February 3, 2019

I’m all about clothes that feel good and this ultra soft animal print coat is just heavenly soft.

super soft warm animal print coat

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Chico’s No Iron Sateen Caroline Shirt

November 5, 2018

Chico’s is all about making style easy for us busy women and this time they’ve gone above and beyond. This chic classic shirt is no-iron, machine-washable, and gorgeous! And to make it even more convenient, you can put your Chico’s No Iron Sateen Caroline Shirt right into your cart right on Amazon while you’re ordering your … well, everything and anything …what don’t we order on Amazon these days, right?

professional and polished style over 50

This post is sponsored by Chico’s, which all my readers know I totally adore!

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Wardrobe Staple: The White Shirt (& Link Up)

August 23, 2018

Okay, can I be honest here? I was late to game when it comes to appreciating the sophisticated and classy iconic white shirt. I would always read the white shirt on the list of must-have items for women, but I didn’t get it. I mean … first of all, it’s white and going to get dirty, right? And second of all, it probably needs ironing.

Lafayette 148 ny iconic white shirt

But with age comes comes an appreciation of timeless, versatile, sophisticated pieces .. and when it comes to those categories, nothing beats the white shirt.

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Mixing Trends with Classics – A Year of Outfit Building!

December 26, 2017

So one of my new year’s resolutions is to be more helpful to my readers. It’s easy for bloggers to get so caught up in “fashionista world” that they forget about real women who need real wearable workable wardrobes. And hey, since I also have a full-time job and life outside blogging, I need a real wardrobe too! (This doesn’t mean that I won’t also have posts drooling over the latest at New York Fashion Week, because …well, you know I LOVE that too!)

I’ve been spending some time lately thinking about what makes a wardrobe both hard-working AND fun and I keep coming back to this formula: classics/basics mixed with trends.

So here’s my list of favorite outfits of 2017, month by month, built with this simple method!

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Classic Fall Look – J.Jill Haley Textured Topper

October 22, 2017

Can you feel that crisp fall air? We’re finally starting to feel it here in San Jose and I’m more than ready to start dressing for it!

classic fall style over 40

J.Jill gave me this coat to review. All opinions are my own as always.

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