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Animal Print Trend – Cougar On The Prowl

November 26, 2014 by suzanne carillo

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Do you wear animal prints?

Or do they scare you?

Sometimes an animal print trend can be overwhelming to style.

You risk looking a bit like a cougar-on-the-prowl.

cougar on the prowl

(not that there is anything wrong with that)

Mrs. Robinson the first cougar.

Cougars get hungry and need to eat too.

How to wear animal prints after 40

The older I get the more my inner cougar is starting to look like this…

Lazy-cat

Lazy much?

At this point you’ve over-tamed your inner cougar and quite frankly the only thing you’ll be getting is a passing belly rub and an little ear scratch…if you’re lucky.

Which is fine…if that’s what you’re after.

Me, personally…like Mrs. Robinson, I want a little more.

I refuse to believe all of my wild days are behind me.

how to combine different textures and fabrics to make an interesting outfit

Great segue into this shot! ; )

Wool skirt – J Crew via consignment, Boots – consignment, Jacket and handbag – TJ Maxx, Silk blouse – thrifted

Here are some other examples of the animal print trend done well…

 

How to wear animal print trend when you are over 40.

Helen Mirren

How to wear animal prints with bright colours.

Atlantic Pacific

How to wear animal prints.

Kendra Scott

How to wear animal prints over 40.

Isabella Rossellini

How to wear the animal print trend and look classy.

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How to style animal print trend.

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How to wear animal prints after 40

Wearing the animal print trend is only the tip of the iceberg. I’ve heard that 50 is the magic number for letting your Latex Lady loose.

Pass the baby powder.

Do you have any tricks to ensure that your inner animal isn’t too tamed with the passing years? Or are you happier to relax into your age with familiar, relaxed routine?

 

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Burlesque Female Power In Action

November 25, 2014 by suzanne carillo

For Halloween this year we decided to do something totally different and went to a burlesque show.

This is the second time we’ve been to such a show. The first time was in New Orleans and we loved it.

This time was at the Drake Hotel, in Toronto and it didn’t disappoint.

There were ten different dancers and they each had totally unique bodies, styles and acts. It was a smorgasbord of strong beautiful women (and one man) each fully in love and control of their own bodies.

Here are some of the performers we saw…

Coco-Framboise-artist

Coco Framboise

Charlie quinn

 Charlie Quinn

Loretta jean

 Loretta Jean

  Frenchie_Fatale

Frenchie Fatale

Mina la fleur

 Mina la Fleur

Miss dd star

 Miss DD Star

St stella

 St. Stella

 

If you’ve never been to a burlesque show I highly recommend it.

What might surprise you about a burlesque show?

Often times there are more women than men in the audience. For the first half of this show it was 95% women in the audience. Women cheering on other women… I loved that!

The women are not all 20 years old. A couple of the ladies we saw were well into their 40’s.

They have every different type of body shape and size you can imagine and each of them celebrate their own unique form. It truly makes you see that every type of body is beautiful, not just the ones that marketing agencies are shoving down our throats all the time.

The vibe is very tongue and cheek.

The MC’s are normally hilarious.

The costumes can be spectacular.

The music is great.

There is no full nudity.

The dancers are artists, not strippers.

The women love their bodies. They love their sexuality. They are strong and powerful human beings and aren’t afraid to show it.

I felt an overwhelming sense of female pride exiting that show.

 

Would you ever go and see a burlesque show?

 

 

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