Style

Style ideas for women over 50. How to evolve your personal style at any age. Building a versatile and cohesive wardrobe that works for your taste and lifestyle. Women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories.

  • tux luxe

    From Marlene Dietrich to Emma Watson, when a woman wears a tuxedo, it creates Presence. I’ve always wanted to be the kind of woman who…

  • essentials: black pants

      Given free rein, I’d probably wear jeans every day. But there are days at the office and the occasional social event that require a…

  • just faux fun

    Byron and Coco are the only ones in this picture wearing real fur, and that’s just how I like it. I’m wearing a faux fur…

  • let’s just say…

    …I might be perusing the Net-a-Porter sale today. I might be tempted by this Helmut Lang sweater with the sharkbite hem…   or this lightweight jacket,…

  • gifts with a p.o.v.

      I’ve chosen to focus these last two gift guides toward rather specific demographic subsets, but as the old adage goes, “write what you know.”…

  • Eileen Fisher on sale

    Yes, that’s the sweater I’m wearing here. It’s 50% off now at Nordstrom! I’ve just been perusing the Eileen Fisher items on sale, and there…

  • practical luxuries

      How do you define “luxuries”? Luxuries to me are those things that are above and beyond absolute needs, but that add pleasure and enjoyment…

  • style muse: Virginie Mouzat

    Virginie Mouzat, Editor-In-Chief of Fashion for Vanity Fair, France is another of my French style muses. Though she doesn’t stick to a single uniform, there…

  • wearing: black white denim

    (If we’re going for accuracy, those dark stripes in the shirt are actually a charcoal grey.) And yes, that’s a crew neck sweater. It was…