Outfits, capsule wardrobes, and fashion advice for women over 40 featuring Talbots. Modeled by a size 14/16 petite woman in her 40’s for real-life style advice.
I’m striving to shop my own closet, find new lives for old clothes, and create more style with fewer items in my wardrobe. Â I got this black cocktail pantsuit last winter as part of a campaign with Talbots. Â Last year I was a size 16 and the suit fit relatively well. Â I wore it for…
Like many of you, I have a closet full of clothes but usually end up wearing the same things over and over. This isn’t a bad thing; style doesn’t come from how much you own but how you own what you wear. The key is to note why you don’t wear certain things, why you…
I considered titling this post, “What to wear when you feel like sh*t but still need to go outside” for that is exactly what happened to create this look. Saturday it was raining and I felt under the weather. I didn’t plan on leaving the house; I slept in for the first time in a…
I wore this skirt Thanksgiving and shared the look on Instagram. Â I mentioned I’d also style it with a white shirt a la Carolina Herrera and several of you said you’d love to see it. Â Well here it is, and even better, this whole look is 40% off! Â It’s all part of the Talbots RSVP…
When people ask me to describe my personal style, I find it difficult. Angie from YouLookFab once defined it as Modern Classic, and I feel this look is a good example of modern classic style. Not only that, the black watch blazer is from Talbots, which has the tagline Modern Classic Style. A perfect match,…
When Karl and I got married, our wedding color was orange (with hot pink accents). We had a signature cocktail at the wedding reception, an Orange Crush. Considering I’m wearing an orange cocktail dress in today’s blog post I felt Orange Crush was a fitting title. Orange is my favorite color, and I think it’s…
The first look from my real-life holiday capsule wardrobe is one of the more casual options. This could be worn to Thanksgiving, to a work party right after being at the office, a dinner party at a neighbor’s house. To make it more festive I swapped out the traditional brooch for one shaped like a…
While I don’t like the taste of a pumpkin spice latte, I do love the color. Not quite orange, not quite brown, the color becomes a neutral like olive green that looks great with other neutrals but spices up jewel tones and makes surprisingly beautiful color combinations. Paired with berry, plum, teal, navy, mustard, red,…
Talbots is one of my favorite retailers, and I am so excited that starting today. they’re offering 30% off your entire purchase with promo code FRIENDS30 (sale through October 28). This suit is from Talbots and has been one of my favorites all season long. You’ve seen the pants before in this outfit post, and…