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Thursday, August 21, 2025

"Transitioning to Fall" with Ageless Style

Ageless Style is a monthly style challenge and link up for women of all ages. Each month we pick a different theme and style an outfit based on that theme. This month's theme is "Back to School" and was picked by Bo!

We are halfway through August right now and even though we have a lot of hot days ahead of us, summer vacation is over for most kids and a lot of adults with seasonal jobs will be returning to work. During this transitional time, I like to focus on transitioning my wardrobe from summer clothes to fall. Even though the weather is still warm, I like to look "fall" by wearing fall colors.

This classic burgundy shift dress is so old I can't believe it hasn't fallen apart by now. My daughter actually found it for me on a clearance rack at Charming Charlies...which has long since gone out of business but the dress lives on! I have shown it so many times before on this blog. Here are some of the many ways I've styled it that show how versatile this dress is!

With a Shacket and Tall Boots

With A Kimono

With a Cardigan and Scarf

With a Head Scarf and Lace Up Flats

With a Denim Vest and Lace Up Wedges

Is this dress versatile or what? Solid color basic pieces like this dress are the perfect starting point to creating unique outfits. The burgundy color, short sleeves, and short length of the dress make it a wonderful dress for fall because the color of the dress is a fall color, but the dress style is summer. I can add layers that can keep me warm on the cooler mornings/evenings, but can also be taken off in the heat of the day.

On the day that I wore this outfit, we were on a late summer trip to Springfield Illinois. It was a hot day, and we were doing a lot of sight seeing so I wanted to be comfortable, yet cute.

I wore a dark brown felt hat to protect myself from the sun, carried a saddle crossbody bag for security reasons and ease of carrying while sightseeing, and comfy loafer shoes.

So what about you? How are you getting ready to go back to school/work or transitioning your summer clothes for fall? I'd love to hear from you.

Now be sure to check out the other ladies "Back to School" outfits and be sure to link up with us as well.

Have A Great Day! Amy

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

"Beat the Heat" with Ageless Style

Ageless Style is a monthly style challenge and link up for women of all ages. Each month we pick a different theme and style an outfit based on that theme. This month's theme is "Beat the Heat" and was picked by Me!

I don't know about where you live but this summer seems hot to me. Or maybe, it's just normal summer weather as the past few summers for us in Wisconsin have been quite cool and rainy. I don't seem to be able to handle the heat as well as I used to. I've been waking up at 5:00 am and getting in the garden early so that I'm in the house by noon. My flowers and vegetable garden are absolutely loving all this heat, as you can probably tell by my background. 😀

I chose the theme "Beat the Heat" for this month's Ageless Challenge because we are now right smack in the middle of summer and I wanted to see what the ladies of Ageless Style, who are located all over this great nation and Canada, wear in the dog days of summer to keep cool.

My absolutely favorite item to wear on hot days is a skort. I usually wear athletic skorts like THIS ONE. I have had these athletic skorts for 8 years and I still wear them regularly and they still look brand new. What a great investment that turned out to be. But this summer, I wanted more variety in my skorts so I purchased two new ones: the one I'm pictured in today and a khaki skort with a cool belt that'll I'll have to show you another day.

I purchased my skort from JCPenney and I see it is on sale today and comes in several other colors and patterns. Hmm, do I need to order more? 😀

The skirt is on the short side, but longer than most pairs of shorts would be. But because a skort has shorts underneath, I feel quite comfortable with the length.

Another way I like to keep cool in the summer heat is to wear white. You hear a lot of women say they love to wear black; I love to wear white. I think it's so clean and fresh looking and in the summer it reflects sunlight and heat keeping the body cooler compared to darker colors which absorb heat. I especially love white tops that are lightweight, thin, and loose; although I am getting a little annoyed with how thin most tops are these days. They are so thin that they are see-through and I have to wear tank top underneath. If I have to wear two tops, that defeats the purpose of keeping cool with a thin top.😆

My top is new this year. I found it at TJMaxx.

So how are you keeping cool this summer? I'd love to hear from you.

Now be sure to check out how the other ladies in the group are keeping cool and link up with us as well.

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Have A Great Day! Amy

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Tropical Prints with Ageless Style

Ageless Style is a monthly style challenge and link up for women of all ages. Each month we pick a different theme and style an outfit based on that theme. This month's theme is "Tropical Prints" and it was picked by Mirelle.

It is summer time and what screams summer more than Tropical Prints? I was shopping at TJMaxx the other day and I couldn't believe all the items with tropical prints they had! They sure must be trending this year, and I certainly don't mind for I always loved fun tropical prints.

Although I already own several items in my closet with tropical prints, they are all in neutral colors and I really wanted to wear something with more color for this post. I had some reward points from JCPenney that needed to be used before they expired, so when I found this fun tropical print dress into my cart it went. After my points, I only spent $8.67 on THIS DRESS.

I ordered it on-line so I was a little shocked how short it was. I'm 5'7 with a long torso so most above-the-knee dresses are too short on me. I might only wear this at home or as a beach cover up. But I sure do love it. The fit and flare style is always one of my favorites, and the tropical print is so fun!

I styled my new dress with a chambray shirt, a large beach tote bag, and yellow flower flip flops.

Even my jewelry was tropical like this hand made beaded bracelet with sea shells and fish beads.

I chose a necklace and earrings that had beach colors in them.

Isn't the tropical print on this dress just so fun and whimsical?

Don't like to wear too much color? Here I'm wearing tropical print pants in neutral tones:

And what if you don't like prints at all? Well you can still join the tropical trend by wearing tropical colors like the bright coral I have on below:

Whether it's bright, fun tropical prints, neutral colored tropical prints, or just tropical solid colors there are many ways you can join in on the tropical style this summer!

Now be sure to check out what the other ladies in the group are wearing and link up with us as well!