Fashion Fridays, Kuel Life Thought Leader: Tracy Gold
Wonder about breaking fashion barriers after 50? How do we find our style during perimenopause and menopause?
Just because you don’t want to or can’t wear the clothes you used to wear in your 20’s doesn’t mean you have to give up on style. And it may mean that you have to step out of your comfort zone to discover a new fabulous look.
Fun, Funky and Fashionable During Perimenopause & Menopause:
Stacey and Andrea joined me in my studio for a live try on and this is what we found.
Stacey always wears black and stays away from color and print. But… bringing her into a playful space where she could explore had her picking the boldest color print dress on the rack. As she tried it on, her complexion popped and she pranced around like a goddess. And yes! She looked like a goddess.
So often we stick with black because it is easy and it’s slimming, but wearing color is one of the best things we can do for our entire look. As a stylist, I’ve always encouraged women to wear color close to their faces, but I have to tell you that seeing Stacey in the bold color print dress made me think differently. It’s not just important to a colorful top, but color period. The entire look. Because it truly can transform your entire look.
“When you step out of your comfort zone and try different styles, you need to be prepared that some you try won’t work.”
Comfort Zone And Different Styles:
Andrea has a different challenge. She has curves and she embraces them (yay Andrea!). But she finds it hard to find styles in stores that work for her shape. Luckily, she was willing to try various things. Some of the styles we tried on her were terrible!
That’s the thing. When you step out of your comfort zone and try different styles, you need to be prepared that some you try won’t work. And girlfriend, it’s the garment that is wrong for you, not you are wrong for the garment. So many times, we take it to mean that there is something wrong with our bodies.Â
The fashion industry loves to make us feel like we are not tall enough, thin enough, curvy enough, busty enough, white enough, tanned enough…. the list goes on. In reality, even the woman you think can wear anything and look good, doesn’t look good in everything. So take yourself off the hook and toss the things that don’t work for you and keep looking for the styles that do.
Breaking Fashion Barriers After 50 With Fabulous Silhouettes:
We found some fabulous sillouhettes for Andrea that hugged and draped her curves in all the right places. What I learned from Andrea is that openess is the key.
Perimenopause is a time of your life when you get to re-evaluate many things. What you choose to put on your body can make a big different to how you feel about the changes you are going through.
So be open, learn to have fun with it and create something that makes you feel like the goddess you are!
To see how the process with Stacey and Andrea watch the video:
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About the Author:
Television personality, fashion designer and stylist Tracy Gold’s newly launched talk show, Tracy Gold Show, is inspiring women over 40 to look and feel fabulous regardless of age. A born entrepreneur, Tracy has enjoyed success as a fashion designer, YouTube influencer and QVC fashion presenter. After launching her own fashion line in 2003 out of the trunk of her car, Tracy now has a worldwide customer base clamoring for her next TGNY fashion release. A powerful social media influencer, Tracy’s YouTube channel Tracy Gold Fashion Tips has more than 20,000 subscribers with over 2 million views. To work one-on-one with Tracy click https://tracygoldfashiontips.com/personal-brand-style-makeovers/
