tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post5206071736131564288..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Post 50, past fashionistaDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-56862999493538152722009-10-17T09:23:41.626-04:002009-10-17T09:23:41.626-04:00Anonymous: Thank you so much.Anonymous: Thank you so much.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-41058074153956535272009-10-15T04:03:03.223-04:002009-10-15T04:03:03.223-04:00I'm still in my 30s (barely) but after some ma...I'm still in my 30s (barely) but after some major life - and body - transformations, I felt as though my time of being a style-lover were long-gone. But reading blogs like yours has helped awaken something within me. Little by little, I am starting to enjoy clothes, makeup and even jewellery again. Often, this pleasure is purely vicarious, but I truly thought my ability to delight in it was dead and buried and so it's wonderful to feel it gently stirring deep in my (slightly saggy) bosom once more. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-74363555679485674032009-10-14T13:29:57.692-04:002009-10-14T13:29:57.692-04:00Great post--thanks for your thoughtful ideas and r...Great post--thanks for your thoughtful ideas and research.MsMavennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-22849401340866709202009-10-14T13:18:59.976-04:002009-10-14T13:18:59.976-04:00Duchesse, I have learned so much from you. It'...Duchesse, I have learned so much from you. It's the training of the eye to know what is beautiful and classic. I,too, loved the outfit by van Noten..could not afford that but the look and colors are gorgeous. Please keep up your sensible advice.<br />You indeed helped me so much in finding a good pair of pants for my petite curvy figure. ThanksLyndanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-52880229505875135892009-10-14T08:26:48.899-04:002009-10-14T08:26:48.899-04:00Duchesse, you made me laugh recalling the same thi...Duchesse, you made me laugh recalling the same thing, the suit and lovely cocktail dress my parents bought me to go to university, my father recalling weekends when he was in college in the late 40's and early 50's. They were too old, and even on weekends no one dressed anymore on college campuses in the 70s. I too wish I had those things now.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-2551653423171220952009-10-14T07:58:49.345-04:002009-10-14T07:58:49.345-04:00Hear!hear!
fashion is a business, style is a tool....Hear!hear!<br />fashion is a business, style is a tool.neki desuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780249422205001288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-44309928100623656062009-10-13T19:48:24.178-04:002009-10-13T19:48:24.178-04:00Mardel: I laughed, recalling the suit my mother bo...Mardel: I laughed, recalling the suit my mother bought for me to wear at university- when everyone was in jeans! It was way too old for me and now I would love to have it.<br /><br />Imogen: For me, fashion is a business, style is a tool. And I agree about knowing which one to pick up!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-84277767036953341642009-10-13T16:59:46.286-04:002009-10-13T16:59:46.286-04:00I think as women get older (in general) they have ...I think as women get older (in general) they have less time to play with fashion (and often have families that their pay cheque is spent on), they also often lose touch with the latest fashions.<br /><br />To me fashion is a tool to help people express their inner personality. It's a tool to get ahead (sometimes). There is no point in wearing something that's in fashion if it doesn't suit you - why use a hammer when a screwdriver was the tool you needed?Imogen Lamport, AICI CIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796095692232856223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-33137401983112565962009-10-13T14:24:07.167-04:002009-10-13T14:24:07.167-04:00The Dreis van Noten is fabulous and I lust after E...The Dreis van Noten is fabulous and I lust after Etro, but so much seems geared to the young and trendy or those who think they can still compete. I can look at some of the extreme stuff with an eye to appreciate it in an abstract way, but I wonder what happened to beautiful clothes for those who just want something beautiful and wearable. <br /><br />When I was young I remember designer clothes that seemed geared at someone older than myself (I'm only 51) and I looked forward to the day when I would be grown up enough to wear those things and possibly to afford them as well. Now that I have arrived, I wonder what happened.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-26318139177587359202009-10-13T13:57:55.281-04:002009-10-13T13:57:55.281-04:00Couldn't agree more. How to extricate "cl...Couldn't agree more. How to extricate "classic" from the prison of "dowdy?" Perhaps use "beauty" as the weapon. BTW I saw a Dior dress in this month's Allure on Marion Cotillard that was TDF (to die for). It was in a similar vein.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-58343586071137491682009-10-13T13:51:10.630-04:002009-10-13T13:51:10.630-04:00So agree with everything you say here -- for the p...So agree with everything you say here -- for the past few years, I've been keeping an eye out for a leather skirt I could wear to my grave (well, for another few decades, at least). That Dries one looks like a keeper!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-74862567105624857912009-10-13T13:24:28.755-04:002009-10-13T13:24:28.755-04:00metscan: With an unlimited budget Van Noten would ...metscan: With an unlimited budget Van Noten would be my first stop! As it is, I settle for absorbing lessons. But that leather skirt is in my dreams.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-72922599892551308922009-10-13T13:21:20.434-04:002009-10-13T13:21:20.434-04:00downthegardenpath: I often feature things I can...downthegardenpath: I often feature things I can't afford either! And lagatta is so on to me: build the eye so a thrift store coat jumps out because we recognize the quality. And I would rather buy one good sweater this year than something ho hum. Thanks for the encouragement.<br /><br />Maggie: I wrecked so much stuff (amid the occasional triumph) when I sewed, in my 20's. If i thought I could be trusted with fine fabrics now, I might return. How I admire skilled sewers.<br /><br />lagatta: How I would love a loden coat! Honing the eye is everyting, which is why I walked slowly through a Loro Piana trunk show this weekend- despite knowing I could not order anything!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-27259933931066224232009-10-13T11:53:41.628-04:002009-10-13T11:53:41.628-04:00downthegardenpath, I also have very little money b...downthegardenpath, I also have very little money but reading thoughtful blogs about style, fashion and manners is a great way to hone your eye, even if you are shopping at charity shops, church bazaars and end-of-season sales. <br /><br />I see you live in a small town in Nebraska, so as you say your lifestyle will be very different from someone in Toronto, but these blogs have a lot to say about contnuing to be creative and fully alive in middle age and later. <br /><br />duchesse, Geiger can be dreadfully dull, but loden coats and jackets pair well with more stylish items. They last forever, and are comfy warm in damp cold weather. I don't like most of what Geiger designs, but occasionally one sees one with a good cut and drape.lagatta à montréalhttp://www.lemab.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-7472540040761275472009-10-13T11:45:11.971-04:002009-10-13T11:45:11.971-04:00Duchesse, the van Noten stuff is fabulous. Like yo...Duchesse, the van Noten stuff is fabulous. Like you said...spanning decades actually. All in all, I guess we have to remember that whatever fashion does for us emotionally, it still remains a business and has to be profitable to survive. Hence, as you pointed out, making the consumer think they need to update their wardrobes with the latest items. Maybe my sewing background sets my point of reference, but finding your individual style is the secret. If you can master that, the rest "should" fall into place. But that isn't easy, is it?Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395228631699632403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-2302413463600557912009-10-13T10:59:41.173-04:002009-10-13T10:59:41.173-04:00i love your attitude. registering in at 51 i'...i love your attitude. registering in at 51 i'm looking looking looking trying to find my way...<br />i've been reading your posts for some time now and will admit that many of your featured items are far out of my price/lifestyle range but your attitude is priceless!!thanks for your insights .ilonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09549380953245364444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-32601118262299098342009-10-13T08:19:13.556-04:002009-10-13T08:19:13.556-04:00Oh, the part where you wrote about selling your mo...Oh, the part where you wrote about selling your mother´s china, really made me laugh! I would too, and btw van Noten is great; I found a coat and a skirt by him and I really like his style. Etro is familiar too. I have said it before, but I, at this age, feel free to place my euros on quality stuff. I like classic with a modern twist. My clothes have to feel comfortable on me. Naturally I wish my clothes to be beautifully made, starting from the lingerie. Last but not least, I try to keep my wardrobe within a sensible size.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.com