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Fashion After 50: The Classic Coat

Photo Credit: William Werber You don't have to be an anglophile or a monarch watcher to know that Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, is quickly becoming an international fashion trend setter. There was quite a ta-do ma

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Fall Jackets Jazz Up the Over 50 Wardrobe

Fall jackets are demanding more attention than usual. One reason: there is such a wide selection of styles, colors, patterns and textures to choose from. Also, the jacket has gained new status. It’s being viewed as a vit

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Dress with Zest: Fall’s Primary Colors

This past weekend, I flipped through the Harper’s Bazaare “Age” issue. Call me a glutton for punishment, but I’m always curious to see what the youth-oriented magazines think women of a certain age should be wearing. I b

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Summer Essential: The Jean Jacket

When I was 48, I bought a white jean jacket at Ann Taylor (see above). I wore it a lot during the next two summers. Then, I turned 50 and thought: “I’m too old for a jean jacket.” I loved that jean jacket, which had gott

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Fashion Over 50: Stylish Ponchos

It's been raining hard for four days. I know 'tis the season' and all that, but the branches on two young pear trees in my yard are so saturated with water that they look like weeping willows. Under these very wet condit

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Fashion Over 50: Suit Yourself

I was at a retirement party for a woman who’d worked with my father for as long as I can remember, first as an entry-level employee, eventually as my dad’s business partner and until now, running the company solo since m

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Spring Coats Over 50: It's Trench Time!

Today was warm enough to go out in just a heavy sweater, skirt and tall boots. Though not quite warm enough for a light trench coat, the balmy weather suggested that spring is on the way. Plus, I spotted the first yello

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Coat Sale at Jones New York

[Original image unavailable: Jones New York Jacket Wool Car Coat (White)] This is Fashion Week in New York City. Designers are unveiling their fall 2011 collections. You can view video clips of the runway shows that have

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Fall 2010 Forecast: Fur Flurries

[Original image unavailable: KNITTED RABBIT FUR HAT-ONE-BROWN] The fashion gurus are telling us that looking stylish in Fall 2010 is all in the details. Simple or minimal ensembles require an edgy accent—leather, feather

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Fall 2010 Jacket: The Anorak

Fall weather can be pretty wild—in the Northeast, anyway. One day it will be dry and in the high 70s, the next day a hurricane with torrential rains will blow through, and when the rains finally stop, the temperatures wi

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Post-Labor Day Fashion

I don’t know any over 50 woman who takes the “no white after Labor Day” rule seriously. (In fact, winter white is a trendy color once again this year.) What I do take seriously, though, is my desire to change up what I’v

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Not So Pricey Designs

I received a BCBGMAXAZARIA Spring 2010 Collection catalog in the mail this week and was surprised to discover a selection of dresses for under $150. Actually, I was shocked. The designer was also offering plenty of garme