Can baby boomers literally outgrow jeans?

Lynda Davis
June 23, 2019
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As if I weren't feeling insecure enough already after a recent closet purge to get rid of things that didn't "fit and flatter", I foolishly went shopping for new jeans this week. The jeans and general closet purge preceded my recent big bra purge (by that I mean quantity not bra size, obviously). Embarrassed and frustrated with a closet full of jeans that no longer fit, tops that made me look pregnant and sweaters that only flattered my lumps and bumps, I trucked bags of cast-offs to charity bins and…

Do you “get” fashion magazines like Vogue or InStyle?

Lynda Davis
April 15, 2019
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I've added a new section to Boomerbroadcast called My Favourite Things to the menus at the top of the page. One of the subsections is Fashion Favourites which I intend to expand as I discover fashion items friendly to boomers. If you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I've also included Links I Like for blogs and Facebook sites for baby boomer women's fashion advice I enjoy following. There's such a dearth of inspiration out there for baby boomer women in the world of fashion, that we have to share…

Exactly who are they serving? I have no idea.

When fashion’s in, I’m out. When I’m in, fashion’s out

Lynda Davis
February 1, 2019
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You would think by now I'd have a pretty good handle on what works best for me, fashion-wise. For the most part I do, at least with the basics. My tastes lean more toward classic with splashes out in accessories—hence the big red glasses, and blue ones, and pink ones, and tortoise shell ones with yellow arms. I'm generally not a slavish follower of trends, usually dragging my comfortable-height heels until I'm absolutely sure the trend is going to become a classic. I thought that was the case with skinny…

To remain fashionable, I might have to get a job . . . again

Lynda Davis
February 8, 2018
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The reason? Blazers are back in fashion and I love blazers. I gave all my office clothes to charity when I retired but kept a couple of items that I was particularly fond of. One was a beautifully constructed double-breasted gray pinstripe wool blazer with matching vest that was part of a suit (due to waistline issues, the pants retired too). It was made by Mondi, a German brand that no longer exists but I paid a ridiculous amount of money for it thirty years ago and I just can't…

Brushing away wrinkles and imperfections doesn’t fool anyone

Lynda Davis
January 19, 2018
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Kudos to American pharmacy chain CVS who recently announced they will stop using digitally altered images in promoting their beauty products. Helena Foulkes, President of CVS (it's no coincidence the initiative is launched by a woman) credits this decision as a response to "the bigger conversation women are having over their own level of empowerment". Foulkes rightly objects to being complicit in sending women a false message of perfection by digitally altering photographic images. The practice has the effect of diminishing women's level of self-esteem and generating feelings of inadequacy.…

Dreaming of a whiter shade of pale . . . and other old lady fantasies

Lynda Davis
November 5, 2017
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We're never satisfied are we? If we're blessed with natural curls we spend all our days with the flat iron or depending on our ethnicity, subjecting our hair to harsh chemical treatments. If we have straight hair, we're forever frying it with the curling iron and spraying the bejeezus out of it in our quest for natural-looking curls. If we have glorious red hair, we want blonde. In fact, as many of us age, regardless of our natural colour we opt for blonde—all-over or strategic tone-on-tone highlights—to soften the face.…