Author Archives: carmen

About carmen

Beauty is only skin deep, but health goes deep to the bones. Money can buy designer clothes, but it can’t buy health. https://fashionableover50.wordpress.com/

Animal Print and Faux Leather Pants

Posted on May 20, 2018

There was a time I thought animal prints were tacky, but I changed my mind many years ago and now I own dozens of animal print items from clothes to shoes, including accessories like scarves and even jewellery. What I … Continue reading →

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COVERED PERFECTLY

Posted on May 15, 2018

I love promoting ethical companies and clothes made in the USA. When I had the opportunity to do a review for COVERED PERFECTLY a few years ago, I showed two of the tops I received from them and bought three … Continue reading →

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Four Generations of Fashionistas

Posted on May 12, 2018

When I count my blessings, one of my first is my dear mom! It seems like such a long time ago since I felt her loving embrace on Mother’s Day! I treasure the memories, but how I wish I could … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane: 50 Year Commemoration

Posted on May 7, 2018

What a wonderful surprise I received this year. Right out of the blue Peter Hobday (a friend of my brother’s whom I had not seen since the 1960s) contacted me and sent me these photos of my brother’s band from … Continue reading →

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Dressing Up Jeans

Posted on May 2, 2018

Everyone wears jeans and they are easy to dress up. Velvet makes any outfit look regal. My black velvet blazer and white lace peplum top adds a feminine contrast to rugged denim fabric. (My blazer is another great find in … Continue reading →

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Cute as a Button

Posted on April 27, 2018

That’s one of the reasons I love my newly thrifted denim jacket. It has five buttons, each one a different colour. I also like the little multicolour embroidered polka dots. I wore it for our Fun Fashion Friday at dance … Continue reading →

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The Deadly Cost of Fashion

Posted on April 23, 2018

Tragedy in Bangladesh – Five Years Ago We live in a global village and we all heard about it. Is it old news now? Not for the families of the victims who died and those who were injured. Devastations like … Continue reading →

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April in Paris

Posted on April 19, 2018

You might say I’m a little obsessed with Paris. Not that I’ve ever been to the City of Love, a place that conjures up romance in my imagination and evokes feelings of passion in my heart. The Eiffel tower is … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on April 12, 2018

 I borrowed Charles Dickens’ famous title with the same cities: Paris and London. Lunch in Paris; Dinner in London Living in Southern Ontario means you can have lunch in Paris and dinner in London because these cities are an hour’s … Continue reading →

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Pattern Mixing: Paisley and Snakeskin

Posted on April 6, 2018

Never mix prints was a rule I learned early in life, but I broke that rule when I saw my daughter mixing patterns and many fashion bloggers do it too. I’ve tried it before and this time with a paisley … Continue reading →

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