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Do Heels Deserve Our Heart & Soul?
Monday, March 25th, 2013
Men will never understand the relationship women have with shoes.
I know that’s a blanket statement and I realize not every woman can relate. . . but I also know that most women over 40 – in fact all women – love our shoes. We don’t all treat them with loving care. But we don’t all treat our men/partners that way either. But we do indeed form relationships with our pumps, sandals and wedgies that defy logic or, better stated, define us.
Now, if you’re one of those women who defiantly pooh-pooh the rest of us for our zapato zest, you may as well sign off right now. Because this, my dears, is an ode to shoes. (more…)
Tags: fashion, shoes, style, women, women over 40, women over 50
Posted in Fashion, Relationships | 5 Comments »
Inflationary Woes
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Every time I wander into a clothing store, I have to chuckle. Not because of the styles or the shoppers or even the prices (I shop at Marshall’s – no sticker shock). I marvel because no one is talking about inflation. And by inflation, I mean in the size of clothes. Or, maybe it makes more sense to call it “size deflation” because the older I get, the smaller my dress size becomes. (more…)
Tags: Ageing, dress sizes, fashion for baby boomers, getting old, getting older, women over 40, women over 50, women's dress sizes
Posted in Fashion | 4 Comments »
Girl Toys
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
You always hear about boys and their toys – the need to have the fastest car, the latest gadget, the biggest motorcycle (No; I won’t go there). So, if boys need their toys to either make them feel superior or more manly, what do girls need and why do they need it? I’ll tell you what we need: (more…)
Tags: how many shoes do women own, men's shoes, shoe shopping, shoes, women, women over 40, women over 50
Posted in Fashion | 1 Comment »
Nothing There
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Bald guys. You gotta love them. I mean, at least you have to love them more than someone with a comb-over. Or a rug. How about those guys who insist on always wearing a hat, as though we don’t know they’re fallow ground on the top?
Come on, guys. You’re going bald. You know it. We all know it. Wearing a hat, a wig or getting hair plugs isn’t going to change that. Women over 40 have an eye for that. It’s actually more pathetic than (more…)
Tags: bald, going bald, hair, hair plugs, losing hair, men over 40, shaved head, thinning hair, wigs, women over 40
Posted in Fashion | 1 Comment »
Sub Zero
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
When I was in high school with maybe a 24 inch waist, I wore a size 5/6 and sometimes a size 7/8. Now I weigh more than a tad more (some things I don’t share. . . ) and guess what? I still wear an 8! And sometimes a 6! And sometimes a 10. And now someone with a 24 inch waist wears a 0.
No, ladies, they aren’t making them smaller. Females, that is. They’re just making clothes bigger, so you and I can make believe we still wear the same size as we used to. (more…)
Tags: back fat, clothes sizing, fashion, fashion conspiracy, shoes, size 0, size chart, Spanx, women over 40
Posted in Fashion | 4 Comments »
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