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.

  • Orange You Ready For Spring?

    Une femme doesn’t usually get very excited about Spring fashions, not being much of a florals/pastels/West Palm Beach Brights kind of girl. Fall is the…

  • What Lies Underneath

    A few months back I wrote about my Spanx Conversion, which while not quite a religious experience, did broaden my sartorial horizons a great deal….

  • Shirley Does Chanel

    Shirley MacLaine is currently in Paris filming a biopic about Coco Chanel, according to an article in the LAT, which further Googling reveals to be…

  • Skirting the Issue – Part Deux

    Wishful thinking, peut-etre, but I’m not yet convinced that those of us who aren’t blessed with the lean-and-leggy gene have to sit on the sidelines…

  • Skirting the Issue – Part Un

    Une femme’s relationship with skirts has had its ups and downs, and I’m not just talking hemlines. I love the idea of them, but the…

  • Fashion Oxymorons

    There are many fashion concepts and terms that make une femme scratch her head. “Sportswear” is one. Like we’re supposed to play tennis in this…

  • Convalescent Chic

    …is an oxymoron, I’ve decided. Much to my chagrin, I’ll admit to having purchased a track-suity-thing to wear to and from the hospital, having been…

  • Low Resolution

    Une femme doesn’t really do New Year’s resolutions anymore. For more years than I care to admit, my staunch resolution each year was to Lose…