Throughout lockdown we were itching to get out and go shopping. A trip down the local high street or a meet up in the local shopping mall … whatever your desire it just wasn’t going to happen. And it didn’t.
Some of you already know, and some of you have forgotten, but I bet that in your teenage-hood you decided that by the time you reached 40 life would be over and so would your interest in fashion and style. But you’re probably still wearing jeans so you’re hanging in there!
The Subtle Art of Accessorising seems to be disappearing.
Is it because we’ve lost the knack, or never had the knack? Whatever happened to bleeding colours through an outfit with jewellery, scarves, gloves? Why do so many women seem to be locked into dressing down rather than dressing UP?! When we could be using accessories to enhance… even flatter?
Our hands say a lot about our age. Look at the gorgeous women over 70 we all admire so much (Jane Fonda and Helen Mirren, Julies Andrews, Maggie Smith …) all well over 70 and with not so great hands any more! It happens to us all … we suddenly notice we have age spots and /or are showing signs of arthritis.
Who remembers “blue and green should never be seen”? This is a “rule” with longevity because most people like having guidance on how to dress and many of us are fixated with the idea of having our colours done.
“A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future”. Only Coco Chanel would say that … and she did. I’m inclined to agree with her. Surely wearing perfume is as important as wearing underwear … you’re not properly dressed without it … Marilyn Monroe was famous for wearing nothing but Chanel No5 in bed
As we age, we undergo a seachange in colour. For most of us, our colour has changed with each decade. What you could wear when you were 40 you often cannot wear when your 50 or 60. BUT, you may be able to wear it again when you hit 70!
Have you noticed? When a woman reaches a certain age it often takes planning and coordination with her accessories to achieve that look. That nonchalant appearance of having ‘thrown together’ something that looks simply stunning!
Creating a mid-life style transformation is always a plus, but in order to make it a truly positive experience, you must understand the importance of good underwear and especially shapewear. Whether you’ve been there and done that or are just starting out, your underwear (particularly your bra) becomes especially important as you enter perimenopause and way beyond.
I’m confident that like me, you have finally learned how silly it is to drag around a huge bag containing everything but a truck. It probably needs a truck to move it around. Have you managed to ditch the big bag and find yourself something smaller? Have you moved on to small bags of style?