One of the most common complaints that I get when I post a fashion article is that I don’t focus enough on plus size clothing. Typical comments include things like, and, I’m paraphrasing here, “I applaud these women for their boldness, but, frankly, I don’t have a 28 inch waist. How about showing us some plus size women?” Frankly, I don’t disagree with these comments. The problem is not that I am avoiding featuring older plus size models. The problem is that I can’t find any!

How many jackets do you own? Now, how many do you actually wear regularly? And how many of them work with more than one kind of outfit? Have you ever heard about a capsule wardrobe? It’s a wardrobe that is not about owning fewer clothes for the sake of it, but about choosing pieces that […]

Denise McAdam is an expert on hairstyles for older women. Whether your hair is short or long, thick or thin, she knows exactly what to do to make you look your best. As our hair gets a little thinner with age – and I know about this phenomenon…

An inherited fur coat is rarely just another item of clothing. It may bring back the image of your mother dressing for a special evening, your grandmother arriving for a holiday dinner, or an aunt whose style filled every room. Even the lining can unlock forgotten memories…

Author Duston Spear’s debut novel, Birdgirl, launched in mid-August of 2026. She had garnered advanced five-star reviews and reserved bookstores for her launch party and readings. The book is situated, in part, in the 1970s art culture scene in SoHo, New York, the place and time Duston’s career as a visual artist was established…

As we age, the common advice we hear from medical professionals when it comes to protecting our bone health is often the same: make sure you are getting enough weight-bearing exercise. For many of us, that advice equates to an exhausting mental image. We imagine ourselves sweating through heavy weightlifting, or pounding our knees against […]

You’ve probably received them in the mail. Those colorful flyers from companies that advertise a variety of preventative health screenings. I used to think they were scams and immediately tossed the flyers into the wastebasket…

The time for excuses is over. In this article I will discuss the 6 top mind sets you have to overcome if it is weight loss you are looking for. And not just weight loss, but sustained weight loss…

Dating after 60 has a particular flavor of nervousness that 25-year-olds simply don’t have to deal with. You’re not just wondering if someone likes you back – you’re wondering if you still remember how to do this at all, and whether your judgment, tested by a marriage or relationship that didn’t work out, can be trusted again…

Sometimes it seems the world is moving at a breakneck speed. For older online daters, keeping up with the changing technology is a challenge unto itself, let alone figuring out all the options for online dating. The choices of dating platforms and apps seem endless! Online dating has come a very long way in a relatively short time…

When it comes to online dating, the old adage, “You can never be too careful,” is certainly true. In my online dating experience, I never hesitated to try to verify the identity of someone I’d just met. I worked for years as a television news writer in Chicago and had written numerous stories about imposters, such as those who pose as cops…

I’ve coached daters for more than 20 years, and there is one thing I know. Younger men, and plenty of older ones too, are actively seeking out women over 60. It’s a real, growing part of the dating world. If you’re wondering about this, I am here with an unpopular perspective: You have the upper hand more often than you think, and I’ve watched it play out in real life…

If anyone was in any doubt about shifting weather patterns, this summer has marked a clear line in the sand. As surely as 60 is the new 50, and brown is the new black, global climate patterns over recent months are suggesting that in terms of holidays, autumn may well be the new summer…

Do you have Santa Fe, New Mexico, on your travel bucket list? Have you ever thought of going in autumn instead of the usual touristy summer season? If not, you should, because fall is a lovely time to visit. The intense heat has faded, and the air is cooler. Walking around the city is much more comfortable, and crowds have diminished…

Have you ever dreamed of visiting Europe without elbowing your way through crowds of tourists? Is standing in line for hours to visit museums or paying exorbitant hotel prices not your favorite thing? Maybe autumn could become your favorite season for traveling to Europe to visit smaller, lesser-known cities…

Traveling the world on a retirement budget may sound unrealistic for some. Hotel prices and long-stay accommodations are often high and seem to be constantly rising. and not to mention single supplements if you’re traveling alone. Have you ever heard of house- and/or pet-sitting? Did you know that house-sitting while you travel the world on a retirement budget can make extended travel far more affordable?

There’s a version of being good with money that gets a lot of praise. You don’t buy things you don’t need. You shop around. You keep things long after you could reasonably replace them. You save for emergencies. You think carefully before spending, and you’ve spent decades proving that you can delay gratification…

Rising grocery prices, increasing insurance premiums and the occasional unexpected expense can quickly eat into even the most carefully planned budget. Whether you’re saving for a dream vacation or simply trying to make ends meet, there are practical ways to improve your financial picture without having to sacrifice your lifestyle…

As a long-time single woman, I usually assess “big risk” questions purely on gut instinct and my stubborn belief that I will ultimately handle any problems or hiccups that may arise. This time, however, I wanted a smart, experienced, truth-telling team of women who would help me look at a business opportunity from every angle…

A woman once told me she needed a new sofa. Not wanted. Needed. The one in her living room was old, uncomfortable, and had been repaired more than once. She had found a replacement she loved, and buying it wouldn’t have put the slightest strain on her finances. But she couldn’t bring herself to order it…

At 90, I have discovered something rather amusing about getting older: the calendar insists I am old, but most days I don’t feel particularly interested in cooperating with it. I believe one reason is simple: I nearly always have something to look forward to. It may be a book I am working on…

In the two years before I retired, I put “write myself a job description for my retirement” on a list. Retirement, for those keeping score, is the part where you don’t have a job. The list lived on my phone, in a note called Elaine’s Retirement. It had 14 sections, because apparently my retirement required the same scope as my 1994 dissertation. Spiritual, Hobbies, Creativity…

Growing into my wisdom each year, I have noticed the desire for ease and simplicity. It wasn’t always like this. I spent many years wasting my energy and time worrying about things that I couldn’t control and really didn’t matter…

I’m a horror movie fan, so when the new Insidious movie came out this weekend, I decided to do something I hadn’t done in a long time. I went to a movie theater. And I was genuinely excited. Not just interested or casually looking forward to it. I was excited like a little kid. I got my popcorn, found my seat, settled in, and for a moment, I realized just how much this simple experience meant to me…