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Here Comes the Wedding Guest, All Dressed in…?
Editor's Note: This post was updated in March 2016 . I've included prices with some dresses, but click on photo or text for best price now. For more dress ideas, visit Shop Over 50 . There’s a part of me that hesitates t
Sandals for Maxi Dresses and Skirts
[Original image unavailable: Pure Silk Wrap Skirt] What do you think about the maxi trend? I'm getting mixed reviews from my over 50 girlfriends. Personally, I'm loving it. My legs aren't my best feature, so I'm happy to
Dresses Over Leggings
Editor's Note: This post was updated with a sample of current bargains in January 2014 . For up-to-the-minute sales, click on the photos to shop the sites or take a peek at my Bargains Now page. Yesterday, I was at the h
Style Over 50: Spring Leggings
[Original image unavailable: Leggings] At the dry cleaners, I heard a man jokingly ask the store owner, “Which do you think is going to come first: the end of winter or the end of the world?” I wasn’t sure if the man was
Under $100: Sandals for Midi-Dresses
[Original image unavailable: Softspots Harmon Sandals Women Mocha] I'm excited about the longer dresses and skirts trend. For me, the difficulty isn't adding the longer styles to my wardrobe--I've always mixed in a few l
Unique Fashions for Plus Size Women
I had lunch with two over 50 girlfriends on Saturday (oh, the joy of being done with the soccer Saturdays— every Saturday!) and they both reported they were spending less time shopping in department stores and more time
Spring Shoes: Making You and the World More Beautiful!
[Original image unavailable: Josef Seibel Celeste Heels and Pumps, Sandals Women Black Metallic] I love it when a commercial entity makes an effort to help the environment. I buy all the household products made with recy
Spring 2011: Longer Skirts to Love
We've all heard the economic theory about skirt length: shorter skirts are fashionable when consumer confidence in the market is high, and longer skirts become the trend when there is a sense of doom and gloom about the
Eco-Fashions: It’s Getting Easier to be Green
[Original image unavailable: Smart linen trousers] I’m far from being a super environmentalist. But that doesn’t stop me from trying to save the Earth in little ways--my children wore cloth diapers till they were a year
Over 50: Anne Klein Pant Suit
[Original image unavailable: Anne Klein Asymmetrical Ruffled Pant Suit, Ships 3/15 Single Breasted Pant Suit (Ivory)] Right now, Anne Klein is offering 30% off at checkout on all its online fashions today . So I went to
White Shirt Sale
[Original image unavailable: Jones New York Platinum Blue Stripes Easy Care Fitted Shirt (White)] Will white shirts ever go out of style? The white shirt seem to be the one garment you can count on seeing season after se
Over 50: Romancing the Maxi Dress
Last summer, in the post entitled Dresses for Over 50: Let'm Flow , I reported spotting an over 50 woman who looked gorgeous in a long, straight dress. This spring/summer I hope to spot a lot more women wearing maxi dres
