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  1. Karen Gamble
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    Who am I? I’m definitely ME these days – Karen, loving myself, my immediate family and those I work with. One of the easiest ways to Find Me was marrying and moving to the small communtiy where I had no history. I was allowed to make my life as a wife, mother, friend with no one comparing me to who my parents were. Then, I remarried, found a new partner who complements the way I live, have a great job with lots of fun people. I’m definitely wearing FUN these days – and my age has nothing to do with it! I love the challenges that come my way – opportunities to find a new path – much like your new locales for travelling. Thanks for letting me adore My journey – I appreciate the “lives” I’ve lived and look happily forward to those yet to come!

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  2. Catherine Clarke
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    This lady is making a statement of herself with the clothes she wears and her “couettes” hair. She seems at ease with herself. A happy person who is pleased to have her photo taken. That’s the whole point. If you feel embarrassed or if you are not a happy person you tend to wear drab, boring and unattractive clothes.
    Personnaly I tend to wear classic clothes because I feel that they never really get out of fashion. I once knew an 80 year old lady who used to wear butterflies clips in her hair, bright blue eyeshadow, sandals on her feet and long, colourful kaftan dresses. Her clothes matched her individualist personality. Roll on the purple hair!

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  3. Laurie
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    Sarah, I love your ‘uniform’ idea. A great response to a very thought-provoking post, which nevertheless fails to drum up in my mind Colleen’s ideal ‘snorkage’ outfit. I can dress outlandishly, but am attempting to rein in the desire to run counter-to-style at all times ‘just because’. At almost 50 I should surely be getting over the ‘OVER HERE!!’ syndrome. For me, being willing to tone things down a tad to leave room in the room for others to shine is my ‘new look’… I find it every bit of an adventure as going ‘Cochon entier’. Who knew there were such jewels around in every encounter if only I were a little less dazzling myself? Though when I’m in my finery (think keds, skinny jeans with zippers all over them, a Flash superhero t-shirt and a beatnik hat on purple hair) it’s a bit like wearing a gay pride shirt – brings all the other beautiful crazies out for a gaggle, which I wouldn’t miss for the world. (Yes, Colleen, that includes YOU).

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  4. Laurie Beeman
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    P.S.
    Also comfort is really important!!

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  5. Laurie Beeman
    Laurie Beeman at |

    I have to admit, I certainly do have my comfort clothes.
    I tend to wear neutral colors so I can add color in a scarf,
    or hat, or jacket. I recently went through all my clothes again,
    and have finally cleared out items that I always thought I would
    wear! but never did. I don’t think I necessarily wear clothes
    to please others, just clothes that are slimming!! I guess that
    is vanity?! Well whatever, I feel better when I feel good in
    what I am wearing; I actually feel more confident. I just have
    to stop wearing soooo much black; hard to break old habits!

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  6. Francesca
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    I wish I could see what you were wearing through her sunglasses. The wardrobe is the extension of the self which in this case includes the adorable pouchies. The hair style and the pouchies ears is the extension. Funny you said that you were almost sneaking in to take her picture. In this situation, I would have just went over to her and had a conversation….gotten to know her and the pouchies. It isn’t much about the wardrobe but the interesting conversation that I might have had with this person and if I enjoyed it, I would have taken the picture of us together.

    Now to your question. Unfortunately, my 9 hour daily work requires a certain attire. However, this does not change who I am. I was trying to explain to a gentleman what I had read about tie colors such as a pink tie conveys friendliness. His manager (female) was around and he proceeded to let me know that he would never wear such a tie color. His manager was hearing our conversation and she said “oh do you know that in London all men wear pink shirts on Friday”. I said I had not visited London for awhile so I have not noticed but it is good to hear. Bottom line – our conversations say a lot more than the wardrobe and I love wearing all colors….uummm hold off to black as much as possible.

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  7. Sharry
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    One of my favorite things about being in my 40s is that I’ve finally given up caring what others think of me. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but mostly, I figure that if you don’t like what you see, don’t look. I keep trying to figure out how to impart that wisdom to my soon-to-be-teenage daughter, but I’m smart enough to realize it’s a lost cause. We all have to learn how to accept who we are on our own. I just feel sad for those poor souls who never figure it out.

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  8. sarah
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    Truth be told, I dress and portray myself in the way I would like to be perceived (not necessarily who I would like to BE – because then I’d show up everywhere wearing the flow-y yet narrow monochrome wardrobe and cloches of the 1920s (think Alice Toklas’s straight sister) As it is, my closet has a flat affect: no ruffles, no lace, no bold prints. Because I have failed utterly in cultivating any style in 54 years, I would love to throw in the towel and have a uniform tailored to the specifics of my days, with all the various pockets of convenience. Built-in oven mitt, dog-treat pockets, an erase-board placket, a dozen pocket protectors, a pedometer… I can imagine it: a waxed canvas front closing jumper/apron sort of thingy with a giant zipper. Yup, that’s me.

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