04-30-2012, 07:50 PM
i like these ladies "of a certain age" who have attitude and style! they refuse to be frumpy! 
from the article:
People like Salamon are challenging the notion that they have nothing more to offer the world in their advanced age by dressing in a way that brings them joy and elicits positive reaction from others. It's a way for them to defy stereotypes about aging while coming to terms with their own mortality.
"Women at a certain age become invisible and by dressing this way I'm not invisible," says Salamon, whose parents worked as a tailor and dressmaker. "If anything, my style just got more pronounced as I grew to know myself better and better. I make fewer mistakes now that I am at this age and know myself and what looks good on me and what I like."
full article here:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/27/living/agi...pt=hp_bn10
![[Image: 120427021257-aging-fashion-salamon-custom-1.jpg]](http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120427021257-aging-fashion-salamon-custom-1.jpg)
![[Image: 120427014852-aging-fashion-valerie-jean-custom-1.jpg]](http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120427014852-aging-fashion-valerie-jean-custom-1.jpg)
from the article:
People like Salamon are challenging the notion that they have nothing more to offer the world in their advanced age by dressing in a way that brings them joy and elicits positive reaction from others. It's a way for them to defy stereotypes about aging while coming to terms with their own mortality.
"Women at a certain age become invisible and by dressing this way I'm not invisible," says Salamon, whose parents worked as a tailor and dressmaker. "If anything, my style just got more pronounced as I grew to know myself better and better. I make fewer mistakes now that I am at this age and know myself and what looks good on me and what I like."
full article here:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/27/living/agi...pt=hp_bn10