Suzanne Carillo

I would love to show you some before photos of my best friend Hazel.

Before she changed her life.

Before she moved across the country…twice on her own, to places she had never been.

Before she started letting me style her.

Before she lost some weight.

Before she changed her hair.

Before she got those glasses.

Before she bloomed so spectacularly later in life.

But she would not love me for that.

Instead I will show you the Hazel I always saw.

Fun, hilarious, spontaneous Hazel.

Fierce, fabulous, foxy Hazel.

Kind, compassionate, spiritual Hazel.

Intelligent, sparkly, vivacious Hazel.

Secret shoe hoarder Hazel.

Brilliant, bold, beautiful, best friend ever Hazel.

Dress – Good Ol' Daisy Dress in Grass Mod Cloth, Shoes – Vintage Ferragamos

Who knew that the second half of life could be so damn great?

Thanks for sharing it with me girlfriend. You're my inspiration on how to grow younger and better with every passing year.

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Well a few of you guessed correctly that in a state of weakness ( I claimed temporary insanity to my husband) I broke down and purchased this lovely vintage frock from Sweet Trash…

It's actually at the tailor's now getting shortened by about 6 " to just above my knees. It is a dreaded circle skirt that I no longer dare to shorten on my own.

We stopped by an abandoned farm to take these photos. This dress really suits the location.

The dress is 100% cotton and wearable in our 35 C heat wave.

Sadly that gorgeous 1970's maxi was polyester.

The other "Lavern and Shirley" ginham dress was at the cash register and then I decided to try it on one last time and it turns out it didn't fit correctly through the back. It was too long through the torso and would have required too much altering to fit correctly. {sigh}

I still have my eyes on that beautiful pleated floral skirt. Maybe when it goes on sale : )

My girlfriend bought these amazing Miss Mooz shoes that I've had in my online shopping cart forever. Turns out she liked my orange vintage Ferragamos for her frock so we did a tradesie. I love it that we have the same size of feet!