Cardigan Empire

Salt Lake City Fashion Stylist

Book Review: How Not to Look Old

by Charla Krupp

I recommend this selection with some misgivings.  The tips are sound and the theory is legitimate, but Fräulein Krupp
violates Cardigan Empire Code. 


Let’s imagine a canonical closer alignment, shall we?  First a retitling, “How Not to Look Irrelevant”.  For age is NOT a negative attribute.  

Someday I hope to have an undeniably modern cut of entirely white and silver hair. I enjoy the smile lines around my eyes, and although I could do without the worry lines between my eyebrows, it’s a visual teacher.


And are the labels young and hip truly complimentary?  They seem so trifling and transitory.  Being fresh and relevant, ensures you are connecting with the present.  Living until you die, consistently changing, learning, and evolving. 

So now you can enjoy this book with a CE disclaimer.  I do own it, it is useful.  Keep the supporting tactics, loose the underlying thesis.

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Resolution #3: Dress Better When I Have a Special Occasion

Vogue 1957, Christian Dior

rotted rigmarole

Elegance does not require dry cleaning. A three digit price tag is not requisite to elegance. Elegance is not defined by sequins, ruffles, or charmeuse. Elegance could be an unsullied top in a complimentary hue. A sharp trouser line hemmed to the appropriate length. Polish, sophistication, taste, dignity results in elegance.

To Dress Everyday in Elegance, a revisionary argument in three part:

part 1. Every day is a special occasion. The morning you went to the dentist and exited without a single cavity. The afternoon you changed your password to a very clever acronym. The evening you made macaroni and cheese from scratch for supper. Every day is worthy of celebration, of a memory. Do you want to remember yourself in a sloppy t-shirt and velour elastic-waist pants?

part 2. Saved from apologies. Are you embarrassed by your apparel when visitors arrive unannounced? Do you skip aisles to avoid being recognized at the grocery store? Do you assume stories about recent calisthenics when in truth you’ve haven’t exerted a stretch to merit your stretchy pants all day? Most importantly are you consistently arriving at a location, only to shamefully cast your gaze down in an inadvertent apology to yourself?

part 3. Finished with a smile. Regardless of the turn of your silhouette, turn the corners of your mouth up. Spend as much time as you deem appropriate in front of the mirror but as soon as you walk out the door, turn your attention outward. Find the beauty in others and you will multiply the elegance in yourself.

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