tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post2632145191623676123..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Old dogs don't wear watchesDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-61722685570681736822010-05-16T04:07:33.108-04:002010-05-16T04:07:33.108-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.日月神教-任我行https://www.blogger.com/profile/01664375047787766478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-79808280769819649542010-05-02T04:26:19.082-04:002010-05-02T04:26:19.082-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.日月神教-任我行https://www.blogger.com/profile/00629261950873803981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-1798316791435874822010-02-26T10:19:12.374-05:002010-02-26T10:19:12.374-05:00Imogen: I don't text or tweet either.
Helen: ...Imogen: I don't text or tweet either.<br /><br />Helen: You do know this blog is for 50+ women? And you are very welcome here! Watches still have a function, and that function has nothing to do with age.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-37409598230338604552010-02-25T16:24:22.745-05:002010-02-25T16:24:22.745-05:00Lately I've been more and more tempted to wear...Lately I've been more and more tempted to wear a wristwatch as a reaction against the ubiquity of cell phones.<br /><br />Why shouldn't I wear a watch? They can be quite attractive. I'm 22, if it makes a difference.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14709878741969108684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-5844933081924430152010-02-20T05:18:11.290-05:002010-02-20T05:18:11.290-05:00I don't consider myself that old. I love wris...I don't consider myself that old. I love wrist watches, they are a personality piece. Not wearing a watch may make a 20 year old think you're slightly younger, but is that really important? Plus you can be way more discreet about checking the time on your watch than your phone (most of the time).<br /><br />I hate texting, give me a full size keyboard so I can type an email fast, or I'll call you so it's not a back and forth event. I don't get why so many love to text. My friends no that I'm not that into it, they text me, i call them back.Imogen Lamport, AICI CIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796095692232856223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-71917174913497325082010-02-13T16:31:24.506-05:002010-02-13T16:31:24.506-05:00Duchesse: I have been young once too ;), and remem...Duchesse: I have been young once too ;), and remember, that money was indeed scarce. I made the compromise to buy just little of the best I then could afford. I still make compromises. I hope nobody is getting a shallow picture of me.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-84935201161038130132010-02-13T10:09:51.094-05:002010-02-13T10:09:51.094-05:00metscan: Your insistence on the well-made, authent...metscan: Your insistence on the well-made, authentic and quality articles are not limited to your generation. Many young people who save until they can have items of the quality they require.<br /><br />However, few young people can buy *everything* of the best quality, so many have, for example, the best electronics but not shoes, or vice versa.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-11338514007137370192010-02-13T00:43:20.529-05:002010-02-13T00:43:20.529-05:00Oh but Duchesse, I really like the new`rules´. My ...Oh but Duchesse, I really like the new`rules´. My exception is, that I will wear jeans whenever I feel like it.I will wear high heels too. I carry an agenda along, but will transfer all the important phone numbers to my `phone´. But I won´t wear faux anything, excluding the jewelry by Louise Treschow ( the ones in my blog ). No embossed crocodile or lizard for me either. I prefer only signed pieces concerning glass art and sculptures too, and rather buy unique jewelry, if I can afford it. I am a snob, of which I´m well aware of.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-80740999870355387112010-02-12T15:33:07.992-05:002010-02-12T15:33:07.992-05:00lagatta: This young woman is not typical of those ...lagatta: This young woman is not typical of those I know, which is why my disapproval showed! The other 50+s in that office are in shock but a bit more discreet than I was. <br /><br />I appreciate Imogen's precision too!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-65823714078129743622010-02-12T15:12:13.091-05:002010-02-12T15:12:13.091-05:00I thought image consultant Catherine Bell's co...I thought image consultant Catherine Bell's comments, both fuzzy and fusty, give us reason to appreciate the precision of Imogen's "Inside Out Style. <br /><br />Bell's comments could have meant anything from tents and lumpy suiting to the obvious fact that catwalk and glossy magazine looks usually have to be toned down a bit for the workplace, WHATEVER the age or body type of the workers. In practical terms, they were useless. <br /><br />$85 000 to be a "wedding princess"? Wouldn't paying down the new couple's mortgage be a better foundation for their marriage? I'm glad the 21-year-olds I know are nothing like that. Some of my younger friends (a bit older than that, having completed medical studies) are now in Haiti as Doctors (and Nurses) without borders. I like fun and folies, but... <br /><br />A Little Sewing, I do think there is a difference in how people perceive me when I colour my hair and when I leave it grey. I don't know whether they think I look "older" with the greys or just not caring any more, but I do get a lot more patronising comments and attitudes, so I'm sticking to the colour. It makes me happier anyway. <br /><br />Botox is another matter...lagatta à montréalhttp://www.lemab.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-68410954022844113552010-02-12T11:53:35.178-05:002010-02-12T11:53:35.178-05:00a little sewing: Whoops, truly a Freudian slip, th...a little sewing: Whoops, truly a Freudian slip, thae 21 year old was "spending on her wedding". She is about to rack up over $85,000 in debt because she wants to be a "princess for a day".Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-67643497506201119372010-02-12T11:49:58.674-05:002010-02-12T11:49:58.674-05:00Gwen: Watches are nearly the only jewelry men (at ...Gwen: Watches are nearly the only jewelry men (at least more conservative) ones can wear, so I'm indulgent of their fondness- though the ones the size of a burger look odd to me.<br /><br />Jane W: I'm curious about your sector, as most aging workforces are trying to fill those retirements.<br /><br />Mardel: So true, I have to sit in front to hear everything and read a Powerpoint!<br /><br />LPC: I started working in a feisty dot-com when I was 50 and was I worried! They did call me "Maude"- I had the short hair and am tall with a big frame like Bea Arthur's. Occasionally their blithe entitlement mentality got to me (what, no giveaway trips to Europe this month?) but with the fall of so many dot-comes, that righted itself.<br /><br />Anonymous: I wear a watch too!<br /><br />Belle: I know men in their 50s who have had eye jobs (and maybe more) for that reason, but I think it is more prevalent in urban US than Canada.<br /><br />Frugal: I agree- hauling out a phone is so obvious. Most of my professor friends abhor phones b/c they think- accurately or not- that students are texting rather than learning.<br /><br />A little sewing: I stepped in it recently, being "too outspoken" about the amount a 21 year old woman was spending on her money- I know her financial situation, huge debts. She was spending $2000 on the cake alone, and my jaw dropped. That is my downfall, I think I know better. Have to watch my face.<br /><br />hostess: I had a fit over this, it was so condescending and prescriptive.<br /><br />Gauss: Thanks so much, and I too admire watches- would not give one up to 'fit in'.<br /><br />Lisa: Oh, brilliant! <br />We can have fun with additions:<br />- Your hair should be on your head, not stuck to your lip gloss<br />- Stop telling me I am blocking your career advancement and pay attention to the quality of your work<br /><br />crunchycon: Humour is a wonderful buffer! I like to say "Anything that rings, beeps or (wink) vibrates".<br /><br />metscan: Please adopt only what you wish. Remember our favoirite elder teachers? Mine was "old fashioned" but we found it charming. I still carry a Filofax!<br /><br />Pseu: You comment really made me think. Among the youngest workers, I find myself drawn to the more conservatively dressed, or the blue-haired,tatted-up "out there" ones. The In Style clones make the impression on me (strictly subjective) that they do not have an original thought in their heads.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-44646675311669798292010-02-11T12:42:38.420-05:002010-02-11T12:42:38.420-05:00I love wristwatches and have a few I rotate. So t...I love wristwatches and have a few I rotate. So there. :-p<br /><br />I do not try to look "younger" at work, but do try to look current (not "trendy" but not outdated). <br /><br />Even when I was much younger, my style was always a bit more conservative than my contemporaries(not comfortable with flashing a lot of skin or tight clothing) so I don't feel I need to change it up much now. Good fit, good tailoring when needed is much better than "camouflage!"Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-206867971828849652010-02-11T11:43:18.303-05:002010-02-11T11:43:18.303-05:00Duchesse: Sleeping a night over this post of yours...Duchesse: Sleeping a night over this post of yours, I find it all making perfect sense. I´m not working in a business world, but am in contact with people younger than me. I´m planning to take into practice: a) the language, b) the phone, c) the dressing, d) I´ll try to keep up with the technology-within my limits, e) no more talk about how it was when I was young, f) the wristwatch-but I will wear my Cartier, as a part of my jewelry, as it is so pretty!mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-578632220938864622010-02-11T04:49:04.295-05:002010-02-11T04:49:04.295-05:00Um, no. I am a corporate trainer north of age 50 ...Um, no. I am a corporate trainer north of age 50 who trains managers decades younger than I, and yes, they're into technology. If I call a timed break, I have them "check your phone, check your Treo or go old school like me -- check your wristwatch and be back in x minutes." A little humor goes further toward bridging perceived gaps than adopting unwanted technology. Don't get me wrong - I love technology, but personally don't feel the need to be quite as connected 24/7 as others do.crunchyconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411388534664645935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-15955676147008440982010-02-10T18:19:11.202-05:002010-02-10T18:19:11.202-05:00I'm still waiting for someone to write an arti...I'm still waiting for someone to write an article for the under 30 crowd entitled "How Not to Look Gay...as in Stupid". It would include some helpful advice such as:<br />Pull up your pants<br />Lose the flip-flops<br />Stop saying like every 5 seconds<br />Read a newspaper<br />And, STOP saying no problem instead of your welcome.<br />Wouldn't that be a hoot!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859755625440254862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-3202550914101280482010-02-10T14:54:22.236-05:002010-02-10T14:54:22.236-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-49808068834350924942010-02-10T14:09:33.126-05:002010-02-10T14:09:33.126-05:00What a silly article! I wear a watch because it is...What a silly article! I wear a watch because it is beautiful, elegant and has sentimental value for me. It's part of my "basic" jewelry, together with my wedding ring and another ring. As another commenter has mentioned, one can easily and surreptitiously tell the time on a watch, much easier than on a phone. <br /><br />I'm in my 20s and I love your blog.Gausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953027267171854345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-52803641891414046492010-02-10T12:22:25.362-05:002010-02-10T12:22:25.362-05:00I have a men's watch which I wear on occasion....I have a men's watch which I wear on occasion...and I am not an old dog! A wearer of tent dresses NOT!<br />Reminds me of Mumu's many years ago...<br />I do not think much of this article!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-85168573159375233882010-02-10T12:04:49.007-05:002010-02-10T12:04:49.007-05:00I try as hard as possible to just be myself. Let&...I try as hard as possible to just be myself. Let's face it, we can't fool anybody into thinking we are younger, so I avoid botox or dying my hair.<br /><br />I DO expend effort to stay current with technology, current events, trends and fashion. Like mardel says, I try not to get stuck in my ways and stay interested.<br /><br />I find that it's only a few people who seem to think I am invisible due to my age. Most people respond to interest and curiosity, no matter your age.<br /><br />As for watches, I never wear them, I do rely on all the other gadgets around me to tell me what time it is. Just a comfor thing for me since I am typing on a keyboard much of the time (I work in IT)<br /><br />Always a good read at your blog! Keep up the great worka little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-3004354201480150852010-02-10T11:34:00.136-05:002010-02-10T11:34:00.136-05:00I love my watch--and really need it when I teach. ...I love my watch--and really need it when I teach. My students are always trying to surreptitiously check the time on their cell phones--it's very obvious and distracting and it takes a while. I always tell them what time it is (with a glance) while they are still trying to check their cell phones.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-39430118430289692952010-02-10T11:29:04.194-05:002010-02-10T11:29:04.194-05:00My posse of assistants includes a 32 year old, a 2...My posse of assistants includes a 32 year old, a 28 year old and a 24 year old and thankfully I don't feel compelled to emulate their style. <br /><br />I have some nice watches but I don't wear them unless I'm seeing clients or at a social function. Why would I need a watch when I sit in front of a computer screen with a clock all day long.<br />Oh, and I have the timex military style watch, and older version, not j crew and I love it.<br /><br />Still, with downsizing looming all around us I do feel that it is important to have a look and personna that is youthfull. Business managers equate youth with energy and ideas. It's the ugly truth.Belle de Villehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045827018848979761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-54936832341607680882010-02-10T11:22:30.689-05:002010-02-10T11:22:30.689-05:00Heck if I'm giving up wearing a watch for anyo...Heck if I'm giving up wearing a watch for anyone! I feel positively nekkid unless I've got a solid, easy to read time piece on my left wrist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-21108728000313083382010-02-10T11:14:50.912-05:002010-02-10T11:14:50.912-05:00In my 40's, due to genetics, I could pass for ...In my 40's, due to genetics, I could pass for late 30's. I worked for a dot.com. Something about being surrounded by 20-year olds made me want to look younger. I cut my hair short, dyed it for the first time in my life, wore groovy clothes. They made me VP. I hope it had nothing to do with the look, but who knows. Now, if someone told me I had to try to look young, beyond what I want to do for my own sense of self? Eff them, as the young ones would say. How's that for staying up to date? Ooh, really gets my testosterone pumping, these articles....LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-64438411396311808832010-02-10T08:42:23.025-05:002010-02-10T08:42:23.025-05:00Is not wearing a watch going to make anyone belie...Is not wearing a watch going to make anyone believe one is younger than one's face and body indicate? Increasingly I would say do what is appropriate for your office and don't worry about it. A watch is just an accessory, you love it or you don't. You are "young" if you are interested, and not if you are stuck in your ways to the exclusion of all else.<br /><br />Oh, but I do, mostly use my thumbs on my iPhone, although occasionally I don't. Anyone can tell I belong on ice flow by the way I squint at the tiny print through my glasses.<br /><br />I'm not sure this fascination with chasing after the illusion of eternal youth is one of the brighter aspects of our culture. Although I'll admit I'm as worried as anyone about not looking fusty.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.com