I started this blog because of a conversation the day I got my first pair of bifocals.
The lady helping me was admiring the frames I’d picked out, and I told her, “Well, my book about style over forty says plastic frames are flattering for my age.”
And she said, “You have a book about fashion over forty? What else does it say?”
So I told her about my book—two of them in fact—and as I drove home, I thought, what are the rules? And why are there rules? Should there be rules? Should we care?
To me, clothing is the tip of a deeper iceberg that incorporates who we are as individuals and in relation to the rest of the world. It’s not that clothes matter more as I get older: it’s that enjoying the beauty in all of life matters more; being authentically myself matters more; quality matters more; and all these things make a difference in how I dress.
I’m not a fashion professional, but a professional researcher and writer who has design and art training. And: I know what I like. My posts are a reflection of my own learning as I navigate the changes in my life and closet. The best part about writing in a blog is the give and take with readers. I continue to learn and find new inspiration. I hope you’ll join me!
To get started, here are my favorite posts about personal style:
The Differences Between Fashion and Style
Do This First: Read The Pocket Stylist
Elements of Design: Proportion and the Golden Ratio
Elements of Design: The Line of Beauty
Elements of Design: Line Part II
What a Difference a Shoe Makes: One and Two
Risk Free Updates for Twyla Tweeners
Elements of Design on People over Forty (or Fifty, or Sixty)
1 comment:
What happened to the pages on the SHOES? I AM INTERESTED IN ALL THIS STUFF!!
~LORNA
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