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.

  • Foulard de la semaine

    Nothing fancy this week. The weather warmed back up, so I pulled my cotton scarves out again. This scarf is smaller (70cm x 70cm) than…

  • The Great Pumpkin

    Don’t be afraid of the orange! More of une femme’s Fall Color Faves. J.Crew calls this color “Pumpkin” but it really looks more ochre to…

  • Foulard de la semaine

    The weather has turned blessedly cooler, cool enough to pull out the silks again. I know it won’t last, so I’m enjoying while I can….

  • Yo, Vinnie!

    The right leather jacket, une femme believes, is a versatile and indispensable item in anyone’s wardrobe. Last year in Paris my very basic 3/4 length…

  • Transgressions

    So…my spending moratorium isn’t quite going according to plan. First, there was the Banana Republic scarf. Not a big deal, but then Talbots re-issued our…

  • Chacun à son goût

    Fashion blogger handing down the latest style edict. It’s been almost a year and a half since I started blogging as Une femme d’un certain…

  • Fashion Conundrum du jour

    What to wear to a company outing at a baseball game. In the corporate skybox. With the high level execs. Film (or at least follow-up)…

  • Foulard de la semaine

    This cotton scarf is helping me get past some of my ingrained timidity about wearing “too much” color. It actually goes with much more than…

  • Oxfords, Educated

    Last year as the Oxford shoe steamed to the forefront of fashionable footwear, I lamented long and loud that they all seemed to be designed…