The slip dress is a kind of classic piece in every over 40 and over 50 woman’s wardrobe, all year round. In summer, you can wear it as it is, in the middle seasons, you match it with outerwear and jackets. In winter, it is just perfect with heavy sweaters and knitwear. The nice thing […]
Must have
Must have … these two magical words have entered Italian dictionary to such an extent that the translation is no longer needed. Just to refresh the ideas to someone who in the meantime has dedicated herself to something else, must have are those clothing items that should not be missing in your closet.
And why should they never be missing? Because they are versatile and can be used and interpreted for various occasions, depending on the accessories that are matched with.
And above all because they save you when, opening the closet, you start shouting “I have nothing to wear!” Must have can really help when you run out of ideas.
In this page of the blog you will find the tips by Yourstyleover40 on must have items and how to wear them. Enjoy the reading!
When fashion saves you
Dear readers, this post is a bit different and it is also very personal, maybe for the Christmas vibes and the year that is about to end, maybe for the cold wind that leads you to stay at home and meditate a little even more about yourself. When fashion saves you was published few days […]
The must have items you won’t miss during Winter sales
To all the women who, like me, are so fond of fashionable clothes, the old woman called Befana is certainly nicer than Santa Claus. Female solidarity aside, the Befana, who is so loved by all the children, always flies on her broom during the night of the 6th of January to bring candies and toys […]
The power of women’s accessories
Small women’s accessories, like buttons, buckles and also some pearls… small items that have accompanied me since my childhood, when I used to look at my grandmother working with her Singer sewing machine, moving the pedal to sew clothes and coats for the whole younger family members. But especially for me, until then the only female presence among the children […]
How to find the most flattering jeans
(Jeans, photo by Felix Russell-Saw on Unsplash What a great invention that of jeans! It was the year 1871 when Levi Strauss started producing five-pocket jeans for miners and gold diggers. In Europe, however, they arrived later with the American troops. During the following years they became the symbol of freedom and youth, thanks to James Dean and […]
The little black dress
I’m writing in favour of the little black dress, a dress in a colour that does not match my complexion at all. But I must do it, it’s true! Everyone should have a little black dress in the closet. Even a spring type like me providing that I adopt some tricks … but I’ll tell […]
A showy necklace
A showy necklace. A showy necklace is becoming a must in my closet. As the time goes by I realize that my clothes’ patterns are quite classic and simple and I let my personality express itself through accessories and above all jewels. I really like semi-precious beads and stones, I like their play of light. […]
The foulard, a must have for every season
The foulard, a must have for every season. I cannot say how many foulards I have in my closet, I could count and count them again and although the large result I still realize there’s a lack which leads me to find the reason to buy a new one. The reasons are many. The most […]
If the eyesight gets worse, the eyewear can improve your facial features
Sometimes it happens that I cannot even focus the food in my dish and the challenge is almost impossible whit rice grains! And the worst thing is that after 40 years things can only get worse. The only relief is that this does not just happen to me … my friends too have the same […]
The perfect bag for the office
The perfect bag for the office. One day it arrived at home. An unexpected surprise for my 50th birthday. The bag of my dreams, in my favourite colours, black and beige. It’s great to go to the office, you can really put everything inside. I put also a pair of shoes in, for those days […]