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My misadventures in fashion after 40. Balancing my love of fashion, motherhood, real life and gravity.
#89190 in All , #8440 in General Fashion

What I Wore – To Meet the Premier

A few weeks ago I was invited, along with 16 other Vancouver area Mom Bloggers, to meet with the BC Premier Christy Clark. The round table discussion covered the topics that were important to many of...

19 h ago

What I Wore – Ikea Opening

About a month ago I was invited to the IKEA Richmond Opening. It was a lovely night and a great opportunity to see the store without all the crowds (and of course catch up with a few friends who were...

18 may 12

What I Wore – Mother’s Day

I spent a lovely Mothers Day with my boys. First they let me sleep in to the grand old hour of 10am. Then we went to our favourite cafe for a bit of brunch... spinach feta eggs benedict and a mimosa ...

18 may 12

Jamie Lee Curtis

This is the face of a beautiful confident woman. She is speaking in Vancouver this week, as part of the Unique Lives & Experiences program. I am taking one of my oldest girlfriends and I am so ex...

12 may 12

Hot Trends for Dresses This Summer

Be sure to check out my latest post in the Vancouver Observer on Hot Trends for Dresses This Summer. I talk about the range of dresses for every body and budget this summer, in brights, pastels, neut...

12 may 12

40ish at the Met Gala 2012

I keep thinking there are no more red carpet events until the fall and The Emmys. I always seem to forget about the Metropolitan Gala. And how could I forget about it. The Met Gala brings out the eli...

09 may 12

What I Wore – Breathe Now

I thought about calling this What I Drove, but there is so much more to the weekend in Victoria for the Breathe Now conference than the cute little car I drove (more on that later). Earlier this mont...

02 may 12

Spring Cleaning Part 2 – The Bra Fitting

This is my second piece on the topic of spring cleaning. The first was about spring cleaning ourselves with Stress Less, Live More. This second is another step under the subject of spring renewal. Th...

24 apr 12 1 person likes this

Eco Wednesday – Thrifting for Treasure

Last week I attended EcoFashion Week. They had a slightly different approach this time, including a brand new sponsor - Value Village. You guessed it, thrift, the original eco fashion finally had i...

18 apr 12

What I Wore – Vancouver Mum’s Night Out

A very long, long, long March ended with a much needed night out with the girls - a little something Alexis Hinde and I like to call Vancouver Mums Night Out. A casual together, hosted at Lunapads, ...

13 apr 12

Stress Less, Live More (Guest Post)

Today I start the first of my posts on spring cleaning. And instead of starting with our closets I am going to suggest we start with ourselves. I talk a lot about trying to juggle a my life with a ...

10 apr 12

Breathe Now

Im going to be speaking at the Breathe Now conference in Victoria on April 15th. I loved the idea behind the "Owning Your Beauty" panel at Blogher, and their edict to "Own Your Beauty. C...

04 apr 12

On the Street with John Frieda (and sample giveaway)

On Saturday, I had the opportunity to check out the special live billboards for John Frieda Precision Foam Colour. Lets set the stage... a busy Vancouver street on a sunny Saturday morning... a l...

30 mar 12

Purses and Steveston

It seems everytime I visit Steveston I find another little fashionable secret. So when I was invited to a blogger event at Violet Hill Boutique in Steveston I thought it would be fun. And I wasnt wr...

26 mar 12

“Read the instructions on the Box” – Celebrity HairStylist Guest Interview

Alain Larivée, John Frieda Canadian Creative Consultant There is one sign of aging that is getting hard for me to ignore – my hair. It is getting greyer - and greyer. It is getting finer. It is gett...

22 mar 12

The Search for the Holy Grail

Today Wardrobe Oxygen posted a pix of a great white button down shirt on her blog. It reminded me of an ongoing frustration of mine.... finding a great button down shirt. I have several in my close...

19 mar 12

The Best of the 40ish Red Carpet 2012

So taking a look back at my top picks for this Red Carpet season, which do you feel is the overall best? Lets review... At the Golden Globes my pick was Helen Mirren. At the SAG awards it was Mary ...

10 mar 12

Rock the Red Pump

Tomorrow is the Rock the Red Pump day for National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Every 47 minutes, a woman tests positive for HIV in the United States. And while this is a national US ...

09 mar 12

Is Dressing “Slimmer” better than Dressing our Best?

Ive recently become frustrated with style media constantly telling women how to dress slimmer. There are so many articles with this as a main or underlying theme. So many of the fashion "rules...

06 mar 12

Packing for a Trip in the Sun (Guest interview)

Many of us are planning winter escapes during the upcoming Spring School break. I know the constant Vancouver grey and drizzle is starting to get me down. A trip to a warm sunny destination, even i...

29 feb 12

40ish at the Oscars – 2012 Edition

The woman can wear the dress. Or the dress can wear her. To me the best Oscar dresses make the woman shine so you see a great full package. The trends on this years carpet were more white, some lo...

27 feb 12

40ish at the Costume Designers Guild Awards

I thought it would be interesting to see what the Costume Designers wear when they get dressed up for their Annual Awards show. Now to be completely honest I did not necessarily verify the age of th...

23 feb 12

Pink Shirt Day – Bullying Stops Here

It is leap year, and this year instead of just celebrating the extra day, you can also make a stop against bullying. Next Wednesday, February 29th is Pink Shirt Day. You dont need to have school age ...

22 feb 12

A Swap and some DIY

Last night, along with about 50 other women, I attended a fun clothing exchange party. We all brought 8-10 items and got to go home with some new "to us" items. I took a friend of 28 years w...

18 feb 12

What I Wore – The Vest

We had a brief nice few days so I was able to take an outfit picture last week. It is not necessarily my most inventive outfit day. But I spent a lot of time talking about buying a vest (Talbots) la...

15 feb 12

40ish at the BAFTAs 2012

This is the first year that Ive included the British version of the Oscars. But there seems to be too many great red carpet dresses, by the 40 and over set, that I couldnt ignore them. The dresses w...

13 feb 12

40ish at the Grammy Awards – 2012

I love the Grammy Awards because it brings together so many styles of music. And red carpet styles. Many of the ladies played it safe, but there are always some risk takers at the Grammy Awards. Som...

13 feb 12

Fashion Flashback Friday – Madonna

They just announced Madonna will be coming to Vancouver. Tickets go on sale Monday. I have already emailed my hubbie the info... a Valentines Day hint. Madonna has always been someone people eithe...

10 feb 12

Eco-Wednesday – National Sweater Day

Tomorrow, February 9th is National Sweater Day. Now I know what you are thinking... " as a Canadian so isnt everyday in February National Sweater Day?" And while in theory this is true for ...

08 feb 12

Where did January Go?

The last thing I remember it was early December and I was prepping for Holiday parties and finishing my Christmas shopping. Now I look at the calendar and it is February. Between the busy holidays, ...

07 feb 12

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