Over The Hill

Courtesy of Hallmark

I’m drawn to the older set. At least for today. In Florida they call them Q-tip heads, with their little white or gray haired heads bobbling behind the wheel of a car or golf cart. In Philly, the Q-tip heads drive the Duck tours, with no sign of slowing down.

I saw an older woman in a Michael Kors jacket yesterday and I thought “Wow look at her!” She definately didn’t look like this, to say the least. What is it about old lady style that has me so intrigued? Maybe it’s the idea of taking more risks than in your younger years, like in the book When I am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple. Maybe it’s the moxie that seems to emerge in the later years like that of my great aunt who beat up a guy that tried to mug her in her twilight years.

If being an old head means you can wear hats like these, maybe it won’t be so bad after all. I’m already a fan of huge sunglases and for one of my internships I pushed a granny cart across basically every inch of Manhattan. BFF Granny Cart, I called my little carry all. What are your thoughts on style for the older set? Do you just think of a smelly stack of shirts that smell like moth balls, or are you somewhat inspired like I am?

FabSugar is not impressed by Desginer Bally’s latest ad campaign, but I think it’s gorgeous. It looks like this dress from Alexander Wang has found it’s way onto the red carpet multiple times as of late. I wish I had one! I’d store it covered in moth balls, next to the granny cart, of course.

Lastly, W Magazine did a feature on Persian Immigrants living in Los Angeles. It’s a focus on the style and culture of Iran – something that may have been forgotten in the weeks since the election and political unrest in the middle eastern country.