I have 3 style links for you today. The first is this article, Secrets of French Girls by Ellen Wallace, about classic and timeless French style. Some of the tips I took note of are
- to understand my own body shape and know my own figure (which has changed in recent years),
- to dress to please myself (yeah!),
- to find my own style (which needs to evolve as I get older). I am approaching mid-century this year and these tips seem very sensible and practical to me as I try to ease into dressing for the more mature me.
- Another tip from the article that I gladly noted was that basic colours like black, white, navy, burgundy and beige are the foundation of an outfit. I already wear a lot of black and grey for work because it is a no-brainer in my early morning rush to get dressed and I always feel more pulled together in black. I will continue to build my wardrobe around these basic colours.
The second link is 40plus style. Sylvia writes about "style ideas, how to dress and beauty information for women over 40". Fashion magazines and style websites cater mostly to the young, and there isn't much that I can find for women my age, so I was glad to stumble on her website, which is such a treasure trove of information. The feature I like best are her outfit posts, and I am especially pleased that she lives right here on my sunny little island, therefore many of her outfits are suitable for my tropical weather. My fave among all her outfit posts is this black and white outfit that she wore. It's so simple and yet stylish enough for work for me and best of all, I was inspired to put together a similar outfit from things I already have in my wardrobe.
The last link is to a beautiful food blog called my french kitchen, written by an artist. Her recipe cards are illustrated with her beautiful artwork. You may wonder what a French cooking blog has to do with style? Her latest post has the most humorous take on bathing suit style for the middle aged woman. You have to scroll all the way down to read it. It's priceless! I can identify with everything that's written there!! By the way, her mango salad sounds like a yummy idea for my lunch box, after all, it is a well known fact that French women eat well and yet stay slim!
Hope you will enjoy the links!
The last link is to a beautiful food blog called my french kitchen, written by an artist. Her recipe cards are illustrated with her beautiful artwork. You may wonder what a French cooking blog has to do with style? Her latest post has the most humorous take on bathing suit style for the middle aged woman. You have to scroll all the way down to read it. It's priceless! I can identify with everything that's written there!! By the way, her mango salad sounds like a yummy idea for my lunch box, after all, it is a well known fact that French women eat well and yet stay slim!
Hope you will enjoy the links!
Thank you for the links...I will check them out and tells others as well.
ReplyDeleteYour blog ALWAYS has beautiful pictures of food!!
I just recently had Kimchi for the first time - along with lots of other new foods, it was wonderful.
French women, eat well, stay slim...and wear scarfs.
Wish I was French.
Have a wonderful day:-)
Hi Erin, Thank you so much for linking to me and great to have found another Singaporean blogger!
ReplyDeleteWhat great links, I loved to read them, thank you very much for sharing them with us. Since I am over 40 I find it really difficulty to dress, as you´ve said, most fashion is made for younger women or they are too boring or more for women over 70. And having a dog now which means also a lot of dirty pawns and her hairs on my trousers and jackets, doesn´t help much to be elegant and chic. Maybe I love the Kim Hargreaves designs so much because they make me imagine that with a simple black trouser and one of her cardigans I can look chic and relaxed at the same and above all a handknitted item is a bonus. While this year will be my home crafting year, next year is already planned as my clothes year, I am already collecting a lot of your great tipps for it, and that´s most wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post Erin! Thank you for the links. When I tackle the wardrobe, I think that quite a few things will find their way to the charity shops or being revamped...
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