I had lunch with my friend Meredith yesterday. She is age defying. She gulps life in and enjoys it all to the
utmost. Sitting in my favorite bistro,
she noticed a dessert of martini glasses filled with stripes of panna cotta and coffee gelee – just beautiful. Her
statement: “I’m having one of those”, my thought: “I shouldn’t – it’s
beautiful, but fattening”. What a
different perspective!
She remarried at the age of 62. (Well, 62 and looks like 42
– I mean really.) And has had lot of
life between marriages: Modeled, started
businesses, had quite a career in the online world, suffered some major losses
in love, family and finances, and always bounced back for the next
chapter. The next chapter is frequently
a far cry from the last. Fear of taking
risks doesn’t seem to be part of her vocabulary. I asked her about that.
”Oh yes, I am fearful, and go thru intense grieving periods. But I give myself x amount of time, then just stop – put it away in a box and get on with it”.
So, I’ve decided that I want to be more like Mere. Enjoy it all, go after even more.
That’s why I’ve started this blog. Women of a certain age can just disappear in
our culture - certainly in the fashion scene, and the media. I look for them in the business world and
don’t see many. Many start their own businesses. This may be my eyes, but
certainly is partly true.
I’m going to point to women who are doing amazing things
with their later years - who are amazing people. I’ll meander around issues
that affect us, other blogs, designers, fashions, food, influences that are a
part of us, or that we should be a part of.
Initially there will be a lot on fashion, and design. And Mindset.
We’ll see where it goes. Fashion is
where I’m feeling the biggest gap. Where
are the 60+ women? Who is designing for
us? Clothes that I like have skirts that
are too short, or a tad too young, but still full of style and color.
Age defying Women I’d like to have a lunch with:
Iris Apfel - my absolute, all time icon
Bobbi Brown
Diane von Furstenburg
Diane Keaton
Elsa Peretti
Paloma Picasso
Edith Head
My people will call your people.
PS. I'm doing a monthly e-newsletter "Attitude Adjustments" Come join me - we can all use an adjustment or two in mindset.
PS. I'm doing a monthly e-newsletter "Attitude Adjustments" Come join me - we can all use an adjustment or two in mindset.
Yup I had the pleasure of working with Meredith at Scholastic years ago. She is one of a kind!
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