I’m really enjoying sharing these fashion posts with all of you and judging from the response I’ve gotten, you all are loving them too! Â So, thanks for that. Â I appreciate your enthusiastic comments.
One of my favorite things to wear in the winter is boots and dresses with tights/leggings. It feels so comfortable and yet sweaters and tunics can be dressed up with jewelry and scarves for extra elegance. I don’t have a lot of really dressy clothes in my closet anymore, since I’m no longer working in the Corporate world, but I still like to look stylish for every day looks.
I would wear this out on a date (yes, I still date!) or for a weekend night out with the girls. It’s a versatile look that can work for many occasions.
This tunic dress came from C Wonder, a shop I found right before Christmas. I found out that the ex  of Tori Burch started this store and the quality is really great.  They started in NYC and have stores all over the country now.
They have a store here in our Ridgewalk outlet mall and when my niece shopped there over the Holidays and found out they were closing, I went there and scored big time on some great pieces to add to my wardrobe. This gray and white houndstooth dress is definitely not something I would wear as a dress by itself, but with leggings and boots, it works for me. Lots of dresses out there that are meant as dresses on someone shorter can be a tunic on me.
My yardsale black riding boots get a lot of use. I actually examined them recently and found that they are starting to come apart at the toe and sole, so I was on the lookout for a pair to replace them and found some before Christmas at DSW Shoes.
With a gray patterned scarf, this outfit is an easy look that can go lots of places. I would only wear this tunic with thick leggings that cover up the legs well. I bought a pair of thick, sweater-like leggings at TJ Maxx and those are great for winter months. You can find lots of great things to mix in at TJ Maxx and it’s one of my fave shopping spots.
Here’s another sweater dress look and this teal sweater dress came from TJ Maxx too. These are my new boots that came from DSW Shoes.
They are by Ralph Lauren and were a lot more than $5 (like my previous yardsale boots), but I figure they will last me many seasons. They are all leather and made well and they are very comfortable. I like the gold hardware they have too.
This look is casual, but a little dressy too for winter outings. I wore this to church and a baby shower. Add a patterned scarf and some blingy gold jewelry and that is all that’s needed.
Here’s a closer look at some of my favorite jewelry right now that I shared in the last fashion post too.  I mentioned that I’m all about gold again and these are 2 bracelets from Wrist Soiree that I dearly love, the clear jeweled one and the tassel link. The black and gold bangle was from my C Wonder shopping spree and was $5. Love the 3 of these layered together.
And here are 2 pair of my gold earrings that I love too and recently picked up. I found the top round links at Saks 5th Ave. outlet and the bottom pair came from the Country Living fair. The two-toned big watch is from Everyday Icing, my friend, Kimba’s flash sale site on Facebook. If you sign up on the sidebar, you’ll get notices of when they do their sales.  She has some nice things that are inexpensive and trendy.
Another look at the boots on.
I definitely love big gold jewelry and these pieces are some of my faves at the moment. I will be switching back and forth between gold and silver and have plenty of both.
My current favorite purse is also from TJ Maxx. It’s an all leather Calvin Klein in black, tan and white and is a very versatile bag. TJ Maxx has lots of great buys on purses too, much less than the department stores. I’m not a complete purse-aholic, but love collecting good leather purses that I can switch out from season to season. I tend to carry purses for a few months, then change them out for another one.
I wanted to share my friend, Vicki, with you too. Vicki and I went to high school together and have been friends since we were 15. Our birthdays are a week apart and we are exactly the same age. She recently tried out the dress and boots combo with great results and got rave reviews when she wore this to church recently. Vicki has a few extra pounds and this is a slimming look for her, she looks great! She bought this dress at Belk.  By the way, Vicki is also 5’8″, just like me.  She is on a program to lose some pounds and I’m excited to watch her drop some weight. I’ll be cheering her on!
She wanted to share this jewelry cuff with you all too, called Ginger Snaps. This was a jewelry trend I had never seen before, but some shops around here are carrying them. Have you seen them? Those round discs snap off and you can put together so many different looks by snapping them on and off. I will have to check these out!
I hope you enjoyed this fashion post on wearing dresses and boots, one of my favorite looks this time of year! I’m really enjoying sharing these fashion posts and hope you all are enjoying them too.
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Fashion Wednesday would be great! Course being so thin, you look good in anything!
I love your fashion posts!! Please keep them coming often! It was nice to see your friend on here as she has a shape more like mine. Nice to remind us all that fuller figured ladies can look great too!!
Great post! I too am waaaaaaaay over 50 uh, like coming up on 74 and I often tell shop owners I don’t like to dress in that predictable and readily identifiable old lady look. They are usually receptive to suggestions.
You look great…I am so short at 5′ 3″ I cannot copy every idea you share but we have take what works for each of us and not complain about the rest!
Go ahead w the Wednesday fashion post..since you are one of my HONOR ROLL OF BLOGS I check in on you every time I see a new post.
Rhoda,
Love, love, love your fashion posts! I’m a Northern gal over 50 and it is great to see how different regions dress for the season. Great ideas and sources! Thanks you so much and I look forward to the next fashion post!
KC
A shoe repair guy might be able to resole or reattach your sole.
Love the idea of fashion Wednesday.
These are my favorite posts…thanks so much for sharing your style, and please do make it a weekly thing!
I am laid up recovering from a broken ankle and have spent a lot of time surfing the net lately. Your blog is making it easier! From your DIY projects to your style posts, it all hits home. (I’m in the Birmingham area, too so maybe that another reason) I love seeing the over 50 fashion, it’s very motivating. Also, loved Vicki’s look! its so nice to see different body types wearing regular clothing and looking great, kidnap her and make her pose regularly! lol I’m looking forward to reading all your earlier posts.
I’m sure I can talk Vicki into more modeling for my fashion posts!
Rhoda, I love your series on fashion for women over 50. For someone pushing 70 it’s hard to find the right balance for my age and not look like I’m trying to look like a 25 year old. Women my age can be stylish and you have proven that. Not that you are my age, but anyone over 50 can put together a wardrobe which is both stylish and becoming to their shape. Please keep these posts coming, I love them.
Linda
Love your style. I’m 5’2” in my sixties and truly enjoy your posts about fashion over fifty. My mother always wore scarves. She died ten years ago on Thanksgiving. Today she would have been eighty-nine. I do so enjoy your sharing of your family. So pleased to be a follower of your blog.
Rhoda, I’m chiming in to tell you I love Fashion Wednesday! I think 0ver 50 is an untapped market! Although I’m short and a pear, size 8, about as far from your body type as you can get, I can still learn from you and Vicki!!!!
I look forward to seeing what you will come up with next. I agree we over 50 women are an untapped market. I am so tired of trying to find clothes that are not skin tight!
Great post! Love seeing you and Vickie, two different body types. I am more of a Vickie, my best friend is a Rhoda!
Such great style – I love your flat black motorcycle boots!!
xo. Leslie
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Love the idea of fashion Wednesday.
Fashion over 50 is a big hit with me! Keep ’em coming! And I look forward to seeing your friend’s fashions, too, since we have a similar body type. You always look like a million bucks, Rhoda!
Thank you, Jane! I will definitely keep it going, I’m so happy it’s been so well received.
I love this post. You look great in both outfits. I would love to copy the dress and leggings look, but I haven’t been able to find any suitable dresses. Please keep giving us ideas like these.
Great post and very tasteful fashion style. So many women our age try to dress too young, or they go the opposite and age themselves, so it is refreshing to see a style that works! Also, have you ever heard of Lotti Dotties – they are a jewelry company that sounds similar to Ginger Snaps. They have a website and I think carried in some stores – I found them in my area. lottidottiesjewerly(dot)com. Keep the fashion posts coming. And it would be great if you featured some shorter plus size women to give us fluffier gals some ideas too!
HI, Teresa, I haven’t heard of that jewelry line, will have to check them out. I’ll try my best to come up with more fashion for different shapes. I’ll have to get some of my cute shorter friends to model for me. I have some very stylish friends too.
I love your blog, and I am learning much from you and other over 50blogs. Your style is very au currant as well as elegant and age appropriate , without being dowdy. Keep up the great posts, and feature more Vicki!
Well, you always look beautiful! Having never given birth, well, your body didn’t under go all the changes. What a good sport Vickie is and beautiful too! And ladies, I would LOVE to be 5’ft 3″! Try being 4’ft 11″! And over 50!
Hi,
I am new to your blog.Wanted you to know I love your taste in clothes and decorating.
The dining room and the green laundry room are my faves.
I am well over 50 and have given up on the boots but that,s a good look for you.
Thanks
M
Thank you, Mary! Welcome and I hope you’ll stop by again.