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We have our winner… for the FREE ticket to the More Reinvention Convention!
Congratulations to Veronica Cruz from Albany, NY 
She wrote in:
I would love an opportunity to win a ticket to the More Convention. What an opportunity. It could not happen at a better time. Here is my story.
Right now, I’m coming out of a 14 year relationship that derailed many of my dreams. Fortunately, I found the strength to find my way back to me. In my wildest dreams did I imagine fifty could be so good? After my divorce, I thought I would spend most of my remaining years raising my children and whatever was left, hope I would have enough money to manage my way through to eighty. Today, I can’t even believe that is what I limited myself to. I’m in the best shape I’ve been in years, I have a fabulous new boyfriend, and the cloud of apathy that followed me for a decade, is gone. In past two years, I’ve focused much of my energy on reinventing my life, my work and my looks! You be the judge!
This Age-Mazing gal (Veronica Cruz) is our winner!
Every chance I get to push the boundaries of my second act, I take it. I long gave up the word NO. That word is just wrong. It should be banned. Teenagers don’t like it, kids under the age of six use it too much, and most of all, like a vampire who’s just seen a cross, opportunity crumbles at its very mention. I focus on positive relationships that respect my desire to be my best! the Take my marriage for example. Some might say it wasn’t all that bad. I had two beautiful kids, nice clothes, a beautiful house, and no facial wrinkles! But the foundation of my marriage was based on my unhappiness, and that is not the way to Athens. I was always working double time hoping things would be different. It was time to accept the brutal reality of my situation and move on. And the best part of act two, was giving up second place. I know, I know, today everyone’s a winner. Hello, this is just not true. Second place meant everyone else came first; everyone but me. No matter what people tell you, everyone is not a winner and second place is not just as good as first. Consistently putting others needs before yours leads to three things: resentment, frustration, and unhappiness. And, I might add, poor aging. If I’m good, the people around me are good. And who are those people: my kids. Outside of that, first place is reserved for me to take care of me. If there is any left over, well, I’m happy to share.
I wish I could share my story with more women. Part two of our lives can be as interesting and energy filled as part one. There is no denying there are more issues to manage, but overall, the second half is an opportunity to build on your first act and be even more incredible. And how lucky are we to have all groups and organizations of women to turn to like Fabulous after Forty and More [magazine]. An opportunity to go to the More convention would give me the chance to expand my thinking on this topic and give me ideas on how I can further push the boundaries of my second act: not to mention inspirational!
We are looking forward to meeting you and thanks to you all for sharing your stories! Feel free to keep on chatting, below! We want to hear from you all!
Cheers,
JoJami and Deborah
Meet you in New York!
We’ve bought our tickets. We’re going and we couldn’t be MORE excited. On Monday Oct 5th we’ll be in NYC at the MORE magazine REINVENTION CONVENTION and we’d love to meet you there.
On this year’s line-up… Emcee Mika Brzezinski from MSNBC’s Morning Joe……….. Keynote speaker Laura Bush……….. health and fitness expert Dr. Pamela Peake ……….. and Financial guru Jean Chatzky. Plus, so much more. We’ll have our camera out and ready to snap some fabulous over 40 gals for inspiration.
Just take a look at the fab women we met last year!
To find out more about how you can attend the MORE Magazine Reinvention Convention click here.
If want the chance to come free, as our guest, just send a short email to info@fabulousafter40.com, and tell us why, and how you want to reinvent yourself (or have reinvented yourself since turning 40)
The best answer wins a free $300 Ticket. We’ll be picking a winner Saturday!
**Transportation to NYC not included, so be sure you can make it there on your own, if you are selected as the winner.
See you in NYC!
Deborah and I are big fans of award shows and we can’t help but enjoy the parade of glamorous starlets down the red carpet… but after checking out the photos of this years Emmy’s we realized that we can learn a lot from them as well! Moreover, we were pleased to see that this year’s show had lots of Age-mazing™ over 40 women to wow us!
Are you going to be going to a formal affair or on cruise in the next few months?
Here are some great examples of how to (or not to) dress for a formal affair and WHY we think so!
 Chandra Wilson looking great! photo: www.WireImage.com/Steve Granitz |
Trying to wear strapless after 40:
Here ya go… here is a women with curves that is just rocking this dress! Love the plunging “V” and bold design at the bottom of the dress. If you are going to wear strapless, make sure the dress is cut so that it is not straight across. Many strapless dresses tends to push the breasts up and squish them. She has kept her accessories simple with just a necklace and earnings and no bracelet. Great job!
Lesson: Curvy women can wear strapless! |
| Say No to the Bat Wings:
Let’s not put a number to age, but here’s a reality check. We don’t care when your birthday is or what the tag on your dress says, the bottom line is make sure to look in the mirror before buying a dress.
Here you can see that this dress is just not flattering with her skin bulging out under her arms.
Lesson: Look at yourself in the mirror front and back to make sure nothing’s pouring out! |
 This dress is just too tight! |
 This dress,Kyra Sedgwick, is just too much! photo: Wireimage.com/Jeff Vespa |
You will always look elegant if you go simple:
Look what happens when you try to make the dress the star and not you. Black shoes, with that dress? Even though the heel matches, the black pump is way too heavy for this flimsy dress – a sandal would have worked much better. (And the red nail polish is clashing too!)
Lesson: Look for a dress that does not overpower you but plays up your best features. |
| Black can look harsh on aging skin:
Black can help make you look thin, but it can also age you… We actually think the style of this off-the-shoulder dress is quiet flattering and lovely, it is just that the color (or rather the lack of it!) makes Glenn look harsh.
Lesson: Black is too easy of an option. Take the time to try to find a dress that is a pretty color! |
 Glenn Close we love the dress, but not the color. photo: Getty Images/Jason Merritt |
 Sigourney Weaver , looking stunning in this simple, yet elegant gown! photo:www.wireimage.com/Jeff Vespa |
Use color to stand out and have fun:
Sigourney rarely strays from dresses that are more streamline yet feminine. Yes, her body is a temple, but her taste is great too!
Lesson: Simple lines and simple accessories equal class and elegance!
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Don’t forget the proper undergarments can make a huge difference, Shapewear from Sassybax or Spanx is our favorite secret weapons!
If you need more detailed info on how to choose the right gown for a wedding or formal affair, get our eBook, Tweak Your Chic: Mother of the Bride!
Wine/Design Film/Fashion Event, this Thursday!
I (JoJami) am excited to announce a private event that you are invited to:
If you live in the Delaware/Tri-State area, please join me for the First Annual Wine/Design and Fashion/Film VIP Party to ring in the opening night of the Newark Film Festival! Here is the schedule of events:
5:30pm-7pm
Wine reception at the Stone Balloon Wine House
115 East Main Street, Newark DE
7:15pm
Opening presentation at Newark Cinema Center 3 (a short walk from the Wine House)
401 Newark Shopping Center, Newark DE
7:30pm
Feature Film:
Valentino: The Last Emperor (a documentary about the legendary fashion designer)
This networking event is a great opportunity to meet other fashionistas and arts supporters in the area. For only $20, you get a night of networking, wine tasting, h’ors d’oeuvres and tickets to Valentino, at the opening night of the Newark Film Festival.
I (JoJami) in conjunction with my favorite local charity, Fund for Women, held a membership, Make-Over Madness, party!
To keep things interesting, we invited 4 women to dare to try a new look!
The hair was done by Cristy, who is Co-owner of the Robert Cris Salon, in Wilmington, Delaware andiod make up was by Nicole, from Mix the Studio in Hockessin, De.
If you are ready to make a change, check out our online consults!
Here are the results:
First off all the gals met with me had me do a color analysis on them, so that they had outfits to be shot in that were
Make over #1, was letting her hair grow out, but it was too long and had lots of split ends. We trimmed it up, and gave her some soft layers and long bangs. She did not like to wear makeup, so we did a light makeup to even out her skin tone! Simply gorgeous!
Makeover #2: This gal (art teacher) had let her roots go too long. Also she confessed to never wearing make up and wanted to learn how. Her hair was in desperate need of a trim. After styling her curly hair to make it more updated and straight, she looks certainly looks more polished and professional.
Makeover #3 Had just had her color done, but we felt it was washing her out. We went with a richer color and her eyes just popped! She has called and reported that she LOVES her new cut and color and has gotten rave reviews.
They were Fabulous after 40 on the red carpet last night at the 2009 Academy Awards Show!
We saw plenty of unattractive, trendy, mermaid style strapless dresses on the younger gals, but it was the classic and elegant gowns that Hollywood’s “seasoned” stars wore that made us want to stand up and cheer!
For example:
Meryl Streep ~ Meryl really nailed it! What a flattering dress on her, and she finally found someone to get her hair looking good! This is a great example of how to look sexy, but age appropriate.
Her neckline is low, but not cleavage popping. The fabric drapes nicely, but not too much. Simple, sleek, and not over-done (notice the soft make up that is in harmony with her dress!). We love this custom Alberta Ferretti gown on her.
Meryl likes to be comfortable and she looks it, but she also looks glamorous too!
Sarah Jessica Parker ~ Just clocking in at 40, she is one of the new gals on the block. Young and thin enough to still pull off the strapless Dior gown, she darkened her hair so she would not look so washed out in her gorgeous very light mint green gown (that looked white to most). However, I ( JoJami) loved the look!
The word on the street is that white is the hot “color”. White used to be a no-no because it made you look washed out on TV, but with the arrival of High Definition TV, that’s all changed, and it’s now being touted as the most popular color for celebrities.
The biggest challenge with wearing white is not looking like you are wearing a wedding gown. Sarah’s belt helped tone down this pretty frock and kept it looking red carpet worthy.
Marissa Tomei ~ Here we go again…another white dress.
Marissa, as you can see, has a drop dead gorgeous figure and this dress nicely shows it off. She is certainly on the right style track with her one-shoulder look and loose pretty hair. Take note of the simple cuff on her wrist, the perfect touch, since the dress has a lot going on.
Sophia Loren ~ usually one of our favorite style icons was huge disappointment. Did she pull this out of the back of her closet from 20 years ago?
It looked very dated with the pleated ruffles, Lady Di choker and had way too much “froo froo” going on. When you have a body and face of a star, there’s no need to overdo the glitz.
She needed to just let herself shine by keeping it simple and toning it down in the dress and make-up department. Sadly, Sophia managed to get herself lots of free press by landing on the front page of Billy Norwich’s Worst Dress List and many others!
Goldie Hawn ~ As a presenter this year, she did not walk the red carpet, however she shined on stage in her taupe gown.
Goldie sure knows what looks good on her and always pulls it off! At 64, looking fit and bubbly as ever, she wore a neck baring, flowing gown. She might not have been best dressed, but she certainly looked very pretty.
(Side note: Ms. Hawn seems to like wear tight dresses that tend to squash her “girls.” Maybe she needs to try a size bigger next time! And is it just me, or has she had the same hair style since 1977?)
Well, as much as we have enjoyed the first lady’s fresh approach to dressing, the Glam Gals are both disappointed in Michelle Obama’s dress for the “BIG DAY”!
Jo Jami’s take… “Actually from the waist up, I think the outfit photographed very well. She looks absolutely royal and very pretty….but when I saw her in full length, the fabric was so bulky that it certainly was not figure flattering and oh boy, the shoes absolutely did not fit with the dress… just too plain and (were they really green???? YUK!)”
Deb’s take… “My heart sank when I saw her. I adore Michelle’s style and was expecting something exciting and modern. She made a bold, confident choice, however, I thought this heavy sparkly dress made her look rather matronly and old. The dress may have been gold, but it read pukey green , and the jacket wasn’t as flattering as it could have been considering her lovely figure. She’s a beautiful woman, yet all I could think was the only thing missing was a big fluffy hat, and she would have looked like she was channeling Queen Elizabeth.”
O_n a more positive note, her girls look absolutely delightful in their outfits from J. Crew.
One recent outfit of Michelle’s we did love was this Narciso Rodriguez camel/black number. Very chic! She wears his clothes well.
Also several of non-designer dresses she has worn have been her best picks to date!
Look how lovely she looks here!!! This dress was only $34.00 from H&M!!! It just goes to show, that its not about how much money you spend, its all about, how it fits your body, the fabric and how you put an outfit together from top to bottom.
Michelle Obama has the potential to be a Style Icon. She’s under a lot of pressure, but as Lucinda O’Sullivan from the Independent points out, it’s just going to take a little time for her to find her own way. To see more pictures of our new first lady, go to Yahoo Lifestyle.
Got a wedding coming up? Confused about what to wear? Afraid you’ll have to resort to recycling that old standby, hidden in the back of your closet?Here are the answers to the
7 Top Questions about What to wear to a Wedding
Q1. What should I wear to a Daytime Wedding?
The mood of a daytime wedding is light, fresh, and cheery, and so a
pretty dress in a happy color like this sunny yellow is a good choice for a wedding guest. Choose something that’s similar to what you’d wear if you were invited to a fancy garden party or special summer luncheon.
A floral print dress is ideal, and should be very easy to find because floral are one of the hottest fashion trends this Spring/summer 2008. Accessorize your dress with some cute heels, a great clutch, and if you are daring enough, a hat. How often do you get to go to a wedding? Have fun and dress up.
This blue floral halter dress is light and breezy and would be right at home at an
outdoor summer wedding.Q2. Can I wear Pants?
Yes, absolutely! If your legs are not your best asset or dresses are just not your thing, then pants are a fine choice. However, we’re not talking any old pair of slacks and a top. To look more elegant a
wear a solid color pantsuit or a beautiful blouse and a pair of Palazzo pants which are flowy and feminine, almost like a dress. Lighter colors like this pastel blue pantsuit are best for daytime weddings, and be sure to choose fabrics that are relaxed and a little more luxurious than everyday.
Q3. What should I wear to an Evening Wedding?
Easy Answer –
a cocktail dress! Just make sure it is not too flashy or sparkly or skin revealing. You don’t want to look like you should be at a disco. For example, a tight fitting red satin dress with sequins and a plunging neckline is too showy. This green silk charmeuse dress with goldtone beads has just the right amount of shine.
Love this coral chiffon dress with soft fluid skirt that would be heavenly to dance in.
Here’s another elegant style. This mauve stunner with bolero jacket gives you a little more coverage.
Another option for an evening wedding is to wear a dressy suit or a cocktail suit. Remember, it’s night. You mustn’t look the slightest bit corporate. No pinstripes, shirts, tweeds, serious suit styles and heavy materials. You need to wear a fitted suit, not a boxy suit; one that is softer, a little sexy, feminine and luxurious – the type of thing you’d wear if you were going out to a special dinner. Think sophisticated. (A very dressy pantsuit with this same feel would work too.)
Q4. Is it true you should never wear white ever? What about cream?
Sorry, that old rule of no white at weddings still stands because you never want to upstage the bride. The only time it is acceptable is to wear a tiny bit of white as a detail on a dress or within a pattern of a dress- but we’re talking tiny. Cream or beige is o.k. unless you know the bride is wearing cream. This form fitting shutter pleat cream dress with a touch of metallic had a cocktail feel and would look great at an evening wedding.
Q5. Can I wear Black?
While black is too dark and heavy for daytime weddings, a
black cocktail dress is very appropriate for an evening wedding. This black taffeta skirt with knit top would be chic.
Q6. What should I wear to black tie wedding?
A black tie wedding is most formal and calls for something very glamorous like you are going to a formal ball. Here’s where a full length Black dresswould be your very best choice, however a black cocktail dress would be acceptable too. If you don’t like black, then a single color dress in a rich color is elegant too. Also, a dress that is simple with, clean lines is what’s right for this elegant affair. No fussy details or frou-frou.
Always respect the fact that will be one of the most special days in Bride’s life. Honor her by putting some effort into what you wear and dressing up for the occasion, but
never try to outshine her. It’s her moment to in the spotlight. Make sure she feels like the Star.
