polka dots

Polka Dots with ‘Style Not Age’

Hello, my friends. I hope you are enjoying good sunny weather, like we are here in Ireland. This month’s theme with ‘Style Not Age’ is ‘Polka Dots’ (Emma’s choice). Graham and I were away for a few days in West Cork, staying at The Eccles Hotel and I wore my polka-dot shirt for dinner on
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Pastels for Spring with ‘Style Not Age’

Hello, my friends. Even though the weather is still variable, there are definite signs of Spring. Daffodils are fluttering in the breeze and cherry blossoms brighten our neighbourhoods. I am ready for the brighter days and with the start of ‘Summer Time’ here in Ireland, brighter evenings also.  This month, Jacqui has selected the theme
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Go Red for February with ‘Style Not Age’

Go Red for February with my ‘Style Not Age’ friends. And why not? We have red for Valentine’s Day and red for Heart Health, which I think is also February. So as it was my turn to choose the theme, I decided red would be appropriate. Red is the colour of love, passion, danger and
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Joyful January with ‘Style Not Age’

Hello, my friends. I am back writing on the blog again following a break. I have lots of interesting stuff to share this year and I am starting with my friends at ‘Style Not Age’. We will be sharing our ‘Joyful January’ outfits. Well, January began with sunshine and cold, but bright days. However, this
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Belt Up with ‘Style Not Age’

Hello everyone. Can you believe that December is almost here and Christmas is around the corner? Graham and I have exciting news to share. We have a new addition to the family. Our third granddaughter, Quinn, arrived over five weeks ago, much to the delight of her two adoring brothers Logan and Cole. So now
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Colour Me Beautiful with ‘Style Not Age’

Hello, Hello. I am back with my ‘Style Not Age’ Gang. And this month, the theme is Colour Me Beautiful. The outfit below is what I wore to our Harvest Thanksgiving Service last Sunday. Nothing new here I am afraid; I just shopped my wardrobe. The top and skirt were originally a dress from Zara.
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Malahide Sunset

‘Style Not Age’ Gang Showcases Sunset Shades

Hi Everyone Apologies, I am late with my ‘Style Not Age’  post.  This month, it is all about Sunset Shades. I love red and orange and everything in between. So, you would think I would find it easy to get an outfit together. Well, I have been so busy that it was Sunday night, the
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Hot weather dress

Dress for the Heat with ‘Style Not Age’

Hello my friends. Well, there is plenty of evidence that we are experiencing global warming in the recent months. In Ireland, we had a heatwave in early May and wondered if that was our summer. Then we had some good weather in early June and now we have hot weather again. I chose this week’s
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Summer Whites

Summer Whites with ‘Style Not Age’

Anna chose Summer Whites as this month’s theme. And we have had weeks of fabulous summer weather in Ireland so plenty of opportunities to wear white and not risk getting it muddy! But guess what, it started to rain at the weekend and even though I had worn this exact outfit a week ago, I
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COS DRESS

Say Yes to the Dress with ‘Style Not Age’

If you have been following me for a while you will know that I love a dress. And I am always drawn to red. You will have seen me in many a red dress over the years. This month’s theme of ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ is Emma’s choice, So, it was the perfect opportunity
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green fun fur

Wear your Greens with ‘Style Not Age’

Hello, my friends. I am late with my post ‘Wear your Greens’ for March’s ‘Style Not Age’ challenge.  I have a wonderful excuse. GG and I were enjoying ourselves at a wedding over the weekend. And it has taken me a few days to get this together. Back to reality now and this month’s challenge.
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leather coat

‘Style Not Age’ Ladies Love Leather

I love leather: real leather, faux leather, I love it all. So lovely leather is my choice of prompt for this month’s ‘Style Not Age’. And I decided to feature my Italian-leather cream coat purchased in Oxfam in Malahide. I saw it in the window and popped straight in to put my name on it.
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maxi cardigan

‘Style Not Age’ and Winter Woollies

Well, we have had some turbulent weather recently with Storm Eowyn causing havoc in both Ireland and Great Britain. Ireland was basically shutdown. Schools, creches, shops remained closed and there was no public transport. Unless absolutely necessary, we were advised not to go out. We were lucky in Malahide even though we are beside the
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Golden Girls with ‘Style Not Age’

“Golden Girls” is our ‘Style Not Age’ theme for December, chosen by Emma. And my friends have really outdone themselves in their outfits, embracing the golden girls prompt in spades. I went for a less full-on approach as you will see. How are you all doing after Christmas? It can be a stressful time for
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Autumn Hues with ‘Style Not Age’

Hello my friends. ‘The trees are in their Autumn Beauty’ and so I decided that Autumn Hues might be an appropriate prompt for ‘Style Not Age’. Can you believe that we are heading into November? In Ireland, we have changed over to our winter time and we all had an extra hour in bed on
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second hand September

Second-Hand September with ‘Style Not Age’

Second-Hand September was Gail’s idea!  And I knew it would be a challenge for me. I used to shop in second-hand, charity and vintage shops when I was in college! But I got out of the habit in recent years. My favourite was Jenny Vander, which opened in George’s Street Arcade in 1974, the year
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lovely linen

Lovely Linen with ‘Style Not Age’

Hello friends. Lovely linen is our Style Not Age theme this month. I wore a linen dress from Whistles which is about eight years old. But a shirt dress never goes out of fashion. Right? I might not have worn it much recently, but this gave me the perfect excuse. The weather has really changed
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Festival Finery with ‘Style Not Age’

Festival Finery is Emma’s choice for July. And, of course, summer is festival season. I am thinking of music festivals, flower festivals, literature festivals and so on. I have actually been to two fabulous concerts locally in June, but was more concerned about keeping dry and warm than dressing in any festival finery. So what
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Dreamy Dresses with ‘Style Not Age’

Jacqui chose our ‘Style Not Age’ theme of ‘Dreamy Dresses’ for June! Perfect, I thought, I will have had plenty of opportunity to wear my summer dresses and take lots of photos. But, in reality, summer (and therefore dreamy dresses) has been a bit of a non-event until this weekend. While in Derry/Londonderry last week,
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French Girl Style with ‘Style Not Age’

Gail chose this month’s theme French Girl Style.  What is French Girl Style 2024? Well, it depends on what magazine or which blog you read? But I think we can all agree that it is effortless, yet sophisticated. The French girl/woman is chic. What they all have in common is a strong sense of personal
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Homage to Iris Apfel overthehilda

‘Style Not Age’ pays Homage to Iris Apfel

This month, we at ‘Style Not Age’ pay homage to the style icon, Iris Apfel. This legendary lady died last month aged 102. You can check out our post two years ago on this amazing woman HERE. IRIS APFEL’S STYLE Iris Apfel was not an advocate of minimalism. I have her book ‘Iris Apfel Accidental
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PUT A BOW ON IT

Put A Bow On It With ‘Style Not Age’

‘Put a bow on it’ was Emma’s choice this month. So that is what we did. I seldom wear this red top (years old from H&M) so decided it deserved an airing. These wide-leg trousers (Paul Costelloe) are also years old and I wish I had them in a few different colours. The fit is
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December is for Dressing Up with ‘Style Not Age’

Happy Christmas Day, my friends! The gang at ‘Style Not Age’ decided to stick to our schedule of posting on the last Monday of the month. Hence a post on Christmas Day. I am writing this on Christmas Eve, so it will be short and sweet. December is for dressing up is Gail’s prompt for
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Autumn

November ‘Style Not Age’ Inspired by Autumn

As I write this, I am in Key West, Florida, where Autumn/Fall does not happen. The sun is shining, it is 28 degrees and the last thing on my mind is Autumn. But, by the time you read this, I will be back in Ireland and it will be a lot cooler! I thought of
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