I am Woman Hear me Roar!

I posted yesterday that my blog was mentioned in an article at http://style.lifegoesstrong.com/what-are-you-wearing
Between the responses I got on that post and my immediate reactions to  Serene’s post http://elegantbohemian.blogspot.com/2011/09/woman-i-can-hardly-express.html  I felt I had something to say.

I've really been thinking about age, invisibility and fashion.

Since I started blogging I rarely buy fashion magazines .  I don’t feel I need to spend the money since I have all of you to show me the current trends.

I did buy one last week and flipped through it briefly.  Today I picked it up again.  And it really hit me.  We are truly invisible.

So I asked myself.  When did this happen?  Am I so conditioned to seeing young painfully thin girls showing me a 50+ medium built woman what to wear?

No wonder so many of us are disappointed with our bodies.  Look what we compare ourselves to.  Anorexic children that have make up artists, hair stylist and the best of designer clothes.   Talk about setting yourself up for failure…I guess if we’re going to fail we may as well do it up big time.

Before I started blogging I always thought there should be a fashion magazine for our age group.  You know, like a magazine called Silverstyle (what a dreamer).  I guess that probably was my inspiration for my blog.  

Just like the quote from Green Fried Tomato’s “I’m older and I have more insurance”  We’re older and we have more money!  You would think somebody would be more than willing to try to get us to spend some of it on their clothes, make up, shoes and anything else we put in us or on us.

But no, we are left to our own devices and we stay silent about it.  Well, I say be silent no more.  If we don’t shout I’m here and tired of being ignored it will never end.

If we as a group make enough of a fuss maybe somebody will hear us. 

CAN YOU HEAR US NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I'm done ranting now. Do I feel better?  No, not really.  The few people I've told about my blog look at me like I have 3 eyes.  I know they are thinking--you are over 50 why the hell would anybody care what you wear or what you think.  Well,  thanks to all of my little bloggy friends I know that is not the case.
All of us were young once.  Just because we're in a different part of our life doesn't mean we shouldn't try to look the best we can everyday.  I'll agree, it does get harder as the years go by, but I think it's still worth it and I hope you do too!

So here is my little link up with Megan @ Spunky Chateau http://spunkychateau.blogspot.com/.  Thursday's are for thrifters.  Stop on over, it's fun and it's free!

These pants are my version of cigarette pants.  I don't know many women over 50, hell, even over 40 that can rock a skin tight pair of pants.  I thought these were slim enough to pass for cigarette pants but loose enough that I didn't feel like a sausage.  I have a pair of red ones I'm getting ready to wack a mole and make them slim fitting too.  If they turn out ok I'll be wearing them for EBEW's link next week.  If they don't I'll just have to post a sign that say's gone fishing.

This outfit is a thrifters dream.  100% thrifted......
Silk leopard blouse 1.00
slim pants                2.50
jacket                     2.50
shoes                      2.25
The wind was really blowing when I was trying to take the pictures so I didn't get one of the necklaces.  They are by the way both thrifted.