Casual daywear, over 40. wearing leather leggings over 40 Styling vintage clothes with leather leggings. This outfit has quite a lot of things going on: Vintage items, Layers, Colorful footwear, Legwarmers (with bows), an Oversized Snood, Leather leggings and on top of all that..the Scottish weather to contend with! Let’s start by talking about leather […]
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How to wearing bright colours with confidence. Are you keen to experiment with colour and wear something a little brighter, but are not sure where to start?Wearing bright colours can be can be intimidating, especially if you are used to a darker or more muted palette.Bright colours can also be difficult to find in Autumn and Winter.
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How to style a vintage skirt and keep it modern. how to wear vintage kilt over 40 tartan.How I wear vintage without looking frumpy. Styling vintage without looking like you are going to a party gets harder as we get older. What was once cute and ironic becomes a little…Hmmmm, did she mean that? I
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Wearing over-the-knee boots without looking cheap. how to wear otk boots over 40 poppy red Styling a knitted dress without the frump factor. Personally, I think over-the-knee boots are very tricky to wear.There is no getting away from the fact that they aresexy, and can easily make even the most conservative of outfits look a little too
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Layering knits without looking sloppy. how to wear classic camel coat layering knits Wearing a mini dress and lace up boots, over 40.Camel coats and knitted dresses seem to be in every magazine I open.Knitted dresses over knitted tights, layered with cardigans, capes and cosy socks. I love to layer and I love being warm
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Using a tripod to take your own photographs. Blogging photography fails. Picture the scene…My husband was away and I was itching to show you my latest outfit.So the obvious thing to do, was a little D.I.Y.I decided to take my own blog photos. Loads of other people do it….it must be a piece of cake,
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Skinny jeans. are skinny jeans really over saddle.My beloved Skinny Jean is falling out of favour with the fashion police. Many “experts” would condemn them anyway… AND now, they are officially out of fashion.Skinny jeans are over!Should the skinny jean really step aside and let the new denim shapes and styles shine? While many people
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This outfit shouldn’t work for someone aged 42.There is nothing particularly “age appropriate” about this look. The boots are too shiny, and too chunky.There is too much (over 40) leg on show.The shorts are too boyish, masculine and baggy.The jumper is an awkward colour, and an even more awkward (boxy & asymmetric) shape. The only
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I love dressing up for Halloween.This year we are heading off to a Halloween party, and I have 4 costumes to make and 4 faces to make-up.It’s so much fun! I need to warn you now, I am not a fan of ‘pretty’ (or sexy) Halloween looks. The kids won’t be cute and my husband
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Dungarees get a hard time, don’t they? They drift into fashion every now and again (or so the fashion houses tell us) and are styled beautifully in the fashion magazines. Some of us rush out to buy in to this seeming effortless image.Only to realise that the dungarees can make us look like we are
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