Your Best Style Muse

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Happy Friday ladies. I hope you are all doing well and finding joy in each day.

I’ve begun to clear my wardrobe of the flotsam and jetsam that always seems to collect at the end of a season. You know, the boots I thought would be wonderful, that were too snug to wear for longer than 2 hours. The sweater that pilled so badly it required serious shaving every time I wanted to wear it. Those inexpensive pants that shrunk the first time I washed them, rendering them unwearable, (which made them too expensive, no matter the price).

As I think about how I want to dress this year, I look for inspiration from women in the media and style muses. I have classic style muses, dramatic style muses, feminine style muses, and on and on. For elegance, Carolina Herrera is right at the top of my list. I absolutely love what she says about her inspiration here-

 “I give a woman fashion, style is what she does with it.”
~Carolina Herrera

Do you have a style muse or an amalgamation of style muses?

Is there one you relate to more than others?

There’s a sizable movement among women over 50 who are looking to redefine their personal style and increase their visibility. Some are opting for a theatrical, highly creative look. Some are going back to the classics and many more are continuing to experiment.
We need to dress to please ourselves and wear what makes us feel confident, even if no one sees us but ourselves:)

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MANNEQUIN AND SEWING MACHINE

Thanks for reading ladies and remember to wear what makes you feel confident.

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  1. Philanthi Koslowski says:

    I’m a bit late to the party but I, too, am especially partial to Audrey Hepburn’s style—timeless classics that r elegant, simple, and SO stylish! I just wish I were lucky enough to have her body type. I’m only 5’ tall, small to medium build, and have really petite proportions.

    But, in my next life, I plan to be a naturally tall, lean, fightin’ machine aka AH! 😝🤞

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  2. Marilyn Lea says:

    Living in England and having good friends in Hilton Head, SC, I really loved reading all the feedback above. Everytime we visited, my friend and I spent almost all of every day touring the thrift shops. I love them and over the years have found some really wonderful bargains [at ridiculously low prices], many of which I still wear. I am 75 now and don’t travel so well, so we keep in regular touch via email to discuss our latest bargains. As in the U.S, all our thrift-shops are closed but as I find something I don’t need any more I put it in a pastic bag in the trunk of my car. Bless you all and keep safe.

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    2. Robin Hillyer-Miles says:

      HHI has the BEST thrift and second hand shops. I lived there a bit after Hugo since Charleston, my home, was devastated. I bought some lovely outfits I could not have afforded otherwise. I still have some of the (non clothes) items I purchased back then and that was 30 years ago!

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