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End-of-Season Swimwear Sales

[Original image unavailable] How's your swimsuit holding up? Yesterday, I wore a swimsuit to the beach and noticed the elastic is fraying in a couple of places. "Hmm," I thought, "I won't be packing this one away for ano

Fashion

Refresh Your Summer Look With A New Color

Believe it or not, this weekend marks summer’s halfway point. It's not unusual for me to feel the urge to refresh my summer look around this time. Of course, the question is always: How? The simple answer I came up with

Fashion

Summer Pearls: Going Long

I love scarves and basically live in them from early fall till late spring. As a result, I always feel a little incomplete style-wise when summer rolls in and it's too hot for a scarf. I have lightweight scarves that wor

Fashion

Style Over 50: A Vest Above the Rest

These days, I'm on the lookout for longer tops--sweaters, tunics and, yes, vests. Tops that end at the hips tend to accentuate the hips, the bottom and thighs. Who needs that? So...when Pauline Durban, founder of the clo

Fashion

New Fall Socks: Rich Colors, Vivid Designs

Is it too early to start talking about fall? Believe me, I have no desire to hurry time. Time is moving much too fast already. However...clothing companies are beginning to share their Fall 2014 collections and I'm seein

Wellness

Still Learning: Videos About Women, Older & Younger

Sometimes, I feel like I'm the last to learn about a recent media event or endeavor. In case I'm not, I'd like to share two videos with Flattering50 readers. The first is a music video, entitled "Older Ladies," by Donnal

Fashion

When In Doubt, Belt It Out

A while back, I read a post by a young fashion blogger who said that it is important for women to a have a "uniform." A uniform, she wrote, is an outfit you can turn to when you need to get out of the house in a hurry or

Shopping

Holiday Heating Up with Summer's Semi-Annual Sales

Happy Fourth of July Weekend! On July 4th, my father-in-law always used to sigh and say, "Ah, well, the dear old summer is over." It always got a laugh from the family. For me, July 4th always feels like the start of the

Fashion

Looking for the Right Dress After 50? Don't Fret

Editor's Note: This post is about defining age appropriate and how I used my definition of age appropriate to choose a new dress (above). For women over 50 looking for dresses with sleeves, my post entitled Top 10 Dress

Fashion

The New Black and White Dress

Perhaps, this has happened to you: You're out and about--shopping, running errands, spending the day in a city--when you notice a garment or accessory on a man or woman and think: "Well, there's something different." The

Fashion

Stretch Dresses: Stylish and Oh So Comfortable

I won't beat around the bush: I love this season's dresses with stretch. These days, I'm practically living in my new Jones New York stretch dress (above). It's so comfortable and versatile!  I wore the dress to a Mother

Fashion

Feminine, Comfortable Sandals for Women Over 50

[Original image unavailable: Nine West Yeelied T-strap Sandals - Size 8, Orange] A Flattering50 reader recently asked if I could share some pretty sandals. It sounded like a simple  request until I started look around th