→ May 16, 2009
I love it. The Old Ladies Rebellion – a clothing line for older women. Fanny Karst is inspired by The English Women’s Wardrope, addresses “the romantic soul who unfortunately leads a practical style life.”
→ April 13, 2009
Residence: Palm Beach. Occupations: “Geriatric starlet and founder of Old World Weavers.” Age: 86. Current projects: Advertising model for Coach handbags “Iris Apfel: Rare Bird of Fashion” “Black leather, braided necklace with a silver-and-turquoise Navajo charm.” Favorite handbag: “A $5 denim handbag I bought from a flea market in Amish country.” Causes: Visual health, the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, and Lighthouse [...]
→ April 4, 2009
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→ March 25, 2009
Baby Boomers are now experiencing hearing loss related to advancing age, as well as a lifetime of recreational noise exposure. So why are they historically reluctant to adopt hearing technology? Devices like Vibe esigned specifically for a young, more active population re changing all that. Check it out at Siemens. Me. Not so sure about this one. [...]
→ March 20, 2009
The Breton shirt was officially created by the 27th March 1858 Act which introduced this blue and white striped knitted shirt in the uniform list of the French seaman. It was said that this stripe allowed to locate more easily a man(or woman) fallen into the sea. I have had one of these for the last 30 [...]
→ March 19, 2009
The dropping of the temperature to several degrees below zero in Jukkasjärvi marks the start of an ephemeral art endeavour. Using only frozen water from the Torne River, artists from all over the world gather in this small Swedish village, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, to create an exclusive art exhibition:ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi.
In an age obsessed with youth and beauty, Daphne Selfe is a welcome reminder that the two are not inextricably linked. The grandmother is in the 60th year of an extraordinary modelling career thanks to her graceful posture, striking cheekbones and her long, lustrous – and unashamedly grey – hair. At the age of 80, she is [...]
inspired by poppytalk and from ladiesandgentlemen check out – American Style Darts
Great Depression Cooking with Clara Clara has a website – www.GreatDepressionCooking.com and a blog. She rocks.
→ March 5, 2009
You can get the sunglasses if you want – here. idea totally inspired and scooped from The Material Review.
→ March 1, 2009
Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of healthful foods people should be eating but aren’t. But some of his favorites, like purslane, guava and goji berries, aren’t always available at regular grocery stores. Dr. Bowden, author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” was asked to update his list with some favorite [...]
→ February 20, 2009
Did you know that Wrangler jeans were invented by a Polish guy named Bernard Lichtenstein – aka – Rodeo Ben. He worked closely with cowboys to help design a jean for rodeo riders. Cultizm.com sells Wrangler Blue Bell 13MWZ Dry Jeans (the original design still produced)for a mere $169.00 If you want – you can enter a [...]
→ February 19, 2009
Louis Vuitton revealed the first in a series of print ads featuring their Spring/Summer 2009 campaign model, Madonna. Louis Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs wanted to show the “ultimate Parisienne” in the new Vuitton advertisements. “To carry off all these references and this sophistication, we needed the ultimate performer – and for me, that is Madonna,” he [...]
→ February 18, 2009
Remember Billy Jack? Although marketed as an action film, the story focuses on the plight of Native Americans during the civil rights movement. It attained a cult following among younger audiences due to its youth-oriented, anti-authority message combined with the then-novel martial arts fight scenes. The centerpiece of the film features Billy Jack, enraged over the [...]
→ February 17, 2009
All $79 The Esther Williams Swimwear Collection
Seniors on the Catwalk – Yohji Yamamoto’s Paris Runway (GALLERY)(TREND HUNTER) This seems to be the season of unlikely runway models. Recently, Vivienne Westwood caused an uproar when she sent out beefy, tough-looking Roma gypsies on the Milan catwalks to model her 2009 menswear.… [More]
→ February 6, 2009
First Sentence: In spite of all the talk and study about our next years, and all the silent ponderings about what lies within them for our sons [Why only sons? Since I wrote this I have acquired two daughters, and they too shape the pattern's pieces, and the texture of my belief!] it seems plain to [...]
→ February 4, 2009
Jack Weil Inventor of the snaps on cowboy shirts. 107 when he died. He claimed to have quit smoking at age 60, drinking at age 90 and eating red meat at 100. Had a shot of Jack Daniel’s twice a week for “medicinal purposes,” specifically, to keep his blood thin. “The West is not a place, it is a state [...]
