Fashion Over 40

The One Jacket You MUST Own This Season Is…

In case you missed the memo, VELVET is the fabric to wear and wear and wear this fall/winter. It’s everywhere and no longer for just the holidays either. You are allowed to and should wear it day and/or night – with dressy pants or your favorite jeans! Now I could go on and on with various velvet pieces you should try (and I will), but today we are going to focus on the one item you must absolutely own right now (as in go and buy one RIGHT NOW) and that’s the velvet jacket. What kind of jacket, you might be asking? Well you could get a long coat, a duster or a velvet bomber (and those are fine too), but I am personally quite fond of (which means I’m on the hunt for) a single-breasted luxe velvet jacket. And when I want something, I take you all on the experience with me

Celebrity Style Steal: Rachel Zoe’s Major Maxi Dress Moment

The queen of maxi dresses, Rachel Zoe, displays a great way to take your summer maxi and turn it into a fall essential with a simple leather jacket. Not all of your summer dresses can be transitional. One thing to look for is color. This maxi dress by Elie Tahari has an airy fabric but can be worn in the cooler seasons due to the neutral color pallet. The best time for a leather piece is fall and a black leather jacket is an essential

Got Enough Leather? Now You Need Lace!

Yesterday, a 16 year young lady I know exclaimed to me, “I have a leather jacket just like that!” She was referring to the oversized black biker jacket I was wearing (and lately have been wearing it practically daily). For a brief (and I mean very brief) moment I thought, “Am I dressing too young for my age?” But then quickly I thought of Diane Von Furstenburg, who I had the exciting opportunity of meeting just the night before at Neiman Marcus in Chicago, and I thought of what she was wearing – leather and lace! Yes Diane von Furstenberg wore a black biker style jacket with an olive lace skirt, both from her collection of course

The Unbuttony Button Down

I love a menswear inspired button down. In fact if you peak into my closet you will notice I love a LOT of them!I recommend wearing one pretty much with everything, but sometimes you want your menswear button down to look a little more feminine. At least I do

Shoe Trend: Block Heel Ankle Strap Pumps

At first I was not sure this trend was age appropriate. Then Carol and I got to talking about how to style fall’s hot shoe trend: block heel ankle strap pumps and I was won over. They are a more sophisticated Mary Jane style and I particularly love the ones with multi straps. You can go a little crazy with the pattern since baroque and florals are so in this season but that could look a little too trendy if you are over 40 and don’t know how to pull the look off properly (don’t go there unless you really know what you are doing or are a fashion risk taker). A safer bet is a black suede, patent or velvet block heel ankle strap pump