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Grow old and go bold.

With age comes wisdom.

Sometimes.

The older I get the more I realize I know so very little.

So unlike when I was 17 and knew it all!

Another birthday is soon on the way and having spent almost a full year past the big “five oh” mark I’m ready to give up all my vintage and thrifted clothing and turn to mainstream fast fashion to fulfill all my consumer needs so I can finally fit in with everyone else.

I’m going to start doing loads of sponsorships on my blog with companies I used to despise.

I’m finally going to make some money as a mainstream blogger!

Hahahahahahahahaha!

I wanted to see if you were paying attention!

Not gonna happen.

Not this year at least.

I’m old enough to know you should “never say never”.

Heck it wasn’t too long ago that I thought buying thrifted or secondhand items was akin to buying someone else’s garbage and I had no clue about vintage clothing or why anyone would want to wear it for that matter.

Now I’m a vintage hoarder reseller and a thrifting pro fighter.

Proof is in this recent video I made with Melanie and Sue when I was in Vancouver. Yeah I take Melanie down. No one gets between me and some choice vintage!

Being a vintage lover and a thrifter have ensured that the older I get the bolder I get.

Vintage dragon bell sleeve maxi dress?

Yes please!

Velvet booties?

Don’t mind if I do.

Confidence?

I’ve made it this far baby…bring it!

My style is influenced by what I find when thrifting or shopping vintage. Not by other bloggers, magazines or TV.

When you don’t play the same game as everyone else you can make up your own rules.

I was hoping to take this maxi dress on my trip to Hong Kong but my husband told me the temperatures are hovering around 30 C, more with the humidity. I have a feeling shorter silk dresses and sandals might be the best choice.

Style Confidence Over 50

Do you feel as you grow older your style is getting bolder? If so, why?

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One of the reasons I wanted to go to the Toronto Vintage Clothing show was because of the dress in the middle below. Isn’t it heavenly and pretty much the perfect dress for Easter?

I literally ran to Robin’s Factory Girl Vintage booth to try on this “watercolour in the rain” pastel dress as soon as I got to the show. I wanted it so badly! The colours were amazing.

But sadly it was not meant to be.

{Sob}

That is the thing with vintage clothing, there isn’t any give in the clothes. Although this looks great from the front, what you don’t see is the two inch gap in the back where I cannot do up the zipper no matter how I tried to “suck-it-all-in”. I would need at least one rib removed to make this beauty fit. It fit perfectly everywhere else and was even long enough. How on earth did they have such tiny torsos?

I was so disappointed : (.

But…

Fear not!

That did not deter me from finding another dress in Robin’s vintage inventory to take home.

Vintage Dress Styled Contemporary

An A-line dress in an orange, magenta, metallic bronze and gold. I rarely wear this shape of dress as it can add visual weight to my frame, especially with a high neckline like this one.

Styled with bright magenta tights, bronze sparkly shoes and a gold beaded clutch the dress looks very contemporary.

Would you ever guess this dress is 55 years old?

how to wear an a-line vintage dress over 40 — Vintage 1960’s dress by Kay Silver, made in Canada.

The fabric is quite similar to my other amazing vintage dress I picked up at Sweet Trash Vintage about four years ago.

Which you can see is much more the body conscious fit I would normally be attracted to.

Of course brilliant thing about this type of tent dress is that you can have two helpings at supper, three helpings of dessert and top it all off with a few handfuls of chocolates and no one will be the wiser.

This is such a great example of a well made vintage dress that truly stands the test of time and looks as contemporary today as the day it was made.

People often worry about looking dated when wearing vintage clothing.

I never worry about that. Well designed, well made clothing stands the test of time.

Linking up with Visible Monday I Will Wear What I Like

Style Confidence Over 50 Bold Vintage

Grow old and go bold.

The older I get the more I realize I know so very little.

I’m finally going to make some money as a mainstream blogger!

Not gonna happen.

I’m old enough to know you should “never say never”.

Now I’m a vintage hoarder reseller and a thrifting pro fighter.

Being a vintage lover and a thrifter have ensured that the older I get the bolder I get.

When you don’t play the same game as everyone else you can make up your own rules.

Style Confidence Over 50

Do you feel as you grow older your style is getting bolder? If so, why?

Vintage Dress Styled Contemporary

Vintage Dress Styled Contemporary

Would you ever guess this dress is 55 years old?

People often worry about looking dated when wearing vintage clothing.

vintagebysuzanne

Grow old and go bold.

The older I get the more I realize I know so very little.

I’m finally going to make some money as a mainstream blogger!

Not gonna happen.

I’m old enough to know you should “never say never”.

Now I’m a vintage hoarder reseller and a thrifting pro fighter.

Being a vintage lover and a thrifter have ensured that the older I get the bolder I get.

When you don’t play the same game as everyone else you can make up your own rules.

Style Confidence Over 50

Do you feel as you grow older your style is getting bolder? If so, why?

Vintage Dress Styled Contemporary

Would you ever guess this dress is 55 years old?

People often worry about looking dated when wearing vintage clothing.

vintagebysuzanne

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