Age doesn't matter.

Category: Designer

It’s Time to Start Wearing the Spring/Summer 2025 Colors

At the beginning of spring, it’s still cold so we can’t just run outside in our shorts all of a sudden…although some people do anyways. That’s okay if they like to dive right in like that. But I like to stay cozy. It’s much warmer and easier to just start in on wearing spring colors. You can find my style tip on how to use the classic spring colors now right HERE. I’m writing this in time for the first day of spring. So I consider this the ideal time to start wearing the Spring/Summer 2025 colors. 

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This Week the Spotlight is on Classic Modern Style & Beauty

Welcome to this weekly blog roundup of The Beauty Spotlight Team where we share our favorite blog posts of the moment! In this edition, you’ll get information on classic modern style and beauty such as:

  • new designer eyewear,
  • a natural, organic nighttime moisturizer for winter,
  • over 50 black outfit ideas for Fall & Winter evenings,
  • smart beauty tips for the new year.

So click on the highlighted subjects below to hop on over to our blogs and read these helpful articles in full. No matter how busy it is, take time for yourself to enjoy the season! Age doesn’t matter.

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In the World of Fashion: Death of an Icon

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Karl Lagerfeld with Virginie Viard – Vogue

I was saddened by the news that Karl Lagerfeld died in Paris earlier this week at the age of 85.  I’m glad he was with us for so long, but his talent will be missed in the world of fashion.

He designed for Fendi for 54 years, and is known particularly for his career as creative director for the house of Chanel for 36 years.  Shortly after his death, his successor was confirmed as Virginie Viard.  She was his longstanding right-hand helper in his work for decades.

Lagerfeld worked straight through to the end, although he was unable to attend the Chanel Haute Couture spring/summer 2019 show in January because he was “too tired.”  Viard stood in his place at that show.  It has been reported that Lagerfeld was working hard on the women’s autumn/winter 2019 Fendi collection up until his death, giving notes from his bed.  Three days after his death, that final collection was shown in Milan.

Besides his designs, another thing I enjoyed about Lagerfeld was his witty and wacky thoughts as evidenced in his quotes…some thoughtful, some humorous, and some that implied the eccentricity that drove his unique creative career.  Looking through his quotes for this post, I had a lot of good laughs.  Lagerfeld held strong opinions and stated them boldly.  Some are outrageous, controversial and not put politely.  Those I skipped.

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At a Chanel Ready-to-Wear Runway Show, Lagerfeld makes a statement with creative humor – from “The Evolution of Chanel’s Ready-to-Wear Runway Shows” at Harper’s Bazaar

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How to Reveal without Revealing: Detroit Designers Astound

IMG_0539Over the holiday weekend, I attended the Walk Fashion Show in Detroit’s Eastern Market district.  The venue was big enough to accommodate a large runway, a light-show backdrop, photography shoots, fashion and beauty vendors, food and drink stands, and the designers with plenty of front-row and close-up seating.  The only thing was the acoustics; it was hard to understand what the announcer was saying.

I was most interested in the emerging designers.  There was street wear and evening wear.  I was not so interested in the tight, revealing, body-con outfits.  And it seemed to me that was what the independent designers at the show were focused upon.

The first emerging designer in the show was Teasers Boutique (Facebook page:  Teasers Boutique – Paulette).  Although their club wear can really be tight and short, there were some really interesting outfits that could possibly be worn by anyone.  Although they were sheer, there were only peeks of sheerness here and there with all else covered by unique design details.  When you can see but not see, age doesn’t matter. Continue Reading