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Pick of the Day: The Little Black Dress

[Original image unavailable: Ruffle Sheath Dress Sheath Dress (Black)] My closet hasn't been without a little black dress for 30 years. It's my fashion security blanket. While I may decide to buy something new or choose

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Holiday 2010: Flattering Over 50 Dresses

[Original image unavailable: Jones New York Ruffle Front Wrap A-Line Dress (Blue)] There aren’t too many things that say “I’m 50 and ready for fun” like a pretty party dress. With so many opportunities for dressing down

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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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Fall 2010: Keep it Simple

I Am Love , the beautifully filmed Italian movie in the theaters this summer, tells the story of a wealthy family in Milan. Emma (Tilda Swinson, 50), the wife and mother, makes a choice that complicates her privileged ex

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Dresses for Over 50: Let'm flow

[Original image unavailable: Jones New York Printed Maxi Dress (Green, Size 12)] Editor's Note: This post was updated with a sample of current bargains in July 2013 . For up-to-the-minute sales, click on the photos and s

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Mirren-aculous

Did you catch Helen Mirren on the Daily Show the other night? Wasn’t she stunning? She's an over 50 fashion role model for me. Yes, yes, I don’t know what she looks like without a professional makeup artist or in harsh d

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"Yes" to Floral Dresses for Over 50

[Original image unavailable: Jones New York V-neck Seamed Dress,] This afternoon, a friend and I took a stroll through the gardens at one of Long Island’s ‘Gold Coast’ estates, a Gatsby-esque abode that is opened to the

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Dating After 50: What to Wear?

Any day now, the warm sunshine will begin to coax people out of their winter hiding. What is it about warm temperatures, new grass, and flowers popping out that is so reinvigorating? I remember as a teenager getting the