Aging is Just a Number

Joyce Carpati studied opera at the age of 16 in Milan. At 82-year-old she has started to sing again. Check out the videos above to see some her wonderful improvised singing! I hope everyone has a happy, healthy and inspired New Year!

Dress For The Theater of Your Life Everyday, Especially the Holidays.

Lynn Dell Cohen dresses for the theater of her life everyday, so she had no problem looking absolutely smashing for a holiday party thrown by our dear friend Carol Markel. Here is a little excerpt from a poem by Carol from her wonderful blog http://femmeetfleur.blogspot.com :

With happiness I must cheer,

we made it through another year.

With health issues only minor,

we can say that we feel finer.

To all our friends, both far and wide,

we refrain from comments snide.

Advanced Style ladies both classic and quirky,

May your holiday dinner be tofurky.

Winter Color

When I stopped this woman to take her photograph she said, "Do you want to know why I wear this?It's because everyone looks the same dressed in black and grey." I always love seeing a bit of color on a grey winter's day.

HOW TO DRESS FOR SCHOOL

 Hejka ♥
Mam dla Was dzisiaj 3 sesje "Jak się ubrać do szkoły", ponieważ dużo osób mnie o to prosiło. Zacznę od tego, że w szkole obowiązują barwy (biały, czarny, szary i niebieski), dlatego dzisiejsze zdjęcia nie będą zbyt kolorowe. Tak właśnie ubieram się do szkoły. Jeśli nie macie konkretnie takich rzeczy po prostu starajcie się sami łączyć i dobierać ubrania tak, aby nie były nudne i monotonne. Zapraszam.

Pierwsze zestawienie to niebieskie jeansy (bershka) z wysokim stanem, czarna koszulka (stradivarious), dodatki na szyje (sklep online) oraz złoty zegarek (geneva) .

Drugi zestaw to czarne jeansy (zoul), top w paski (river island), czarny sweterek (indiska), dodatki na szyje (sklep online) oraz złoty zegarek (geneva). 

Trzecia stylizacja to czarna koszulka z nadrukiem (bershka), skórzane spodnie (bershka), czarny sweterek (ginatricot) i dodatki (sklep online).

Piszcie w komentarzach co sądzicie o tego typu postach

buziaki ♥

Merci Père Noël !

J'attend toujours avec impatience les fêtes de fin d'année mais une fois le moment arrivé je dois dire que ça passe toujours trop vite. En tout cas j'espère que vous avez toutes passés de bonnes fêtes et que vous avez été gâtées ! Voici un petit aperçu de ce que j'ai eu avec tout d'abord du maquillage et du parfum, deux livres sur la mode, deux très beaux bracelets et un très joli sac cabas. Pour finir, j'ai eu un ensemble The Kooples mais je préférai en faire un look que vous verrez prochainement. Bon week end et bonne fin de digestion pour les gourmandes !

Xxo ♥

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Leaving Noordermarkt

I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays in health and happiness!

The Color of Life

Text by Sue Kreitman

How old am I? Somewhere between my mid seventies, and eternity. By the time my mother was my age, she was dead for 25 years, so you can understand why I consider growing old an adventure and a privilege.

But I must tell you that I am not really an old lady; just cleverly disguised as one. Art and colour keep me young, keep me sane. Working as I do as an untutored ‘outsider’ artist is my therapy, my medicine, my joy and my purpose in life.  

I mentor and support visionary young artists and a few old ones as well. I create and curate iconoclastic art exhibitions. My life has purpose and my mind and imagination are always going full tilt.

Colour surrounds me: I revel in it, splash it everywhere, gulp it with a spoon. I am immersed in art. I make it, collect it, it fills and defines my existence. Childish, shamanistic, wild and anarchic, it is as far outside the box as it is possible to be. Box?? There is no box!

When I leave the house, I cannot bear to leave my collections and creations behind. So I wrap, festoon, curate myself before I sashay out into the world. The kimonos I wear everyday are hand painted by Diane Goldie, or collaged by Lauren Shanley, or designed by me, and stitched together by a local tailor.  My necklaces are art objects, usually rather large, and created by me, or by artist friends.

How lucky I am: relatively healthy, a supportive family, a wild assortment of vivid and talented friends. At this age, we may not be dead yet, but we can almost see it from here. It’s the Memento Mori thing: remember death, but choose life for as long as you possibly can.

Be bold, be adventurous.  Do profound things, dazzle yourself and the world. Contribute to society, and live large. Life is short, make every moment count. It is never too late to find your passion.

http://www.suekreitzman.com

Romero's Mom

I have been excited to meet makeup artist, Romero Jennings', gorgeous mother ever since someone tagged #advancedstyle on a photo of her from his instagram page. I have been following their stylish adventures ever since. Nancy was an absolute joy to photograph and didn't even complain when we took her outside on a cold winter's day to take some more shots. I asked Romero to share a few words about his stunning mother below:

My mom was born in Panama in the 30" but lived a big portion of her life in Jamaica. The influence of both cultures makes her an excellent cook! Nancy comes from a line of stylish women. Her mother made all her own clothing which allowed her to spend plenty of money on beautiful shoes and jewelry!

Nancy loves hearing all my tales of life backstage at fashion week! She feels somehow that she is there with me in spirit. She especially loves to find out what is hot and what is not! My mom has always been know for her  signature red or shocking pink lipstick and a generous coat of mascara topped off with translucent face powder!

 Of course her favorite makeup brand is M.A.C cosmetics and her go to lipsticks are Candy Yum Yum , which she is wearing in the photos, and her favorite red lipstick -relentlessly red! She has a passion for huge oversized eyeglasses which has now become her signature! Nancy has a passion for fashion and feels that leopard is a neutral that goes with everything! At 75-year-old she still loves going to work every single day.

Dapper in Chelsea

A ran into this dapper gentleman on my way home from a vintage holiday market.

Défilé Omnibus

Enfin en vacances depuis jeudi après midi après 4 jours intenses de partiels ! Du coup, je retrouve de nouveau du temps pour mon blog. Vendredi soir dernier, j'ai participé au défilé de mode pour la boutique Omnibus pour qui j'avais fais des photos il y a quelques mois. Mon tout premier défilé, et pour un premier c'était top ! Une ambiance très sympa et sans prise de tête où la joie et la bonne humeur étaient au rendez vous. Voici quelques photos et si vous voulez en voir plus n'hésitez pas à aller les voir sur la page facebook de la boutique. Bon week end ♥

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Scarves and Smiles

A Serendipitous Meeting

I was walking home from a coffee date with Ilona in the West Village when I spotted the stunning woman above. When I approached her to ask for a photograph she replied, "Darling don't you recognize me, it's Emily from Paris." I had photographed Emily two years ago when she was on vacation in France and I was in Paris shooting for my book. It was so much fun to see her again and I can't wait to get together for some more photos after the holidays. Check out Emily's equally fantastic summer travel look below.

MY FAV COLOUR

 Postanowiłam, ze przyszła pora na to aby opowiedzieć wam o tym co dzieje się ostatnio w moim życiu. Zawsze kiedy nachodzi mnie ochota na takie posty to w głowie zbiera mi się tyle myśli, a kiedy przychodzi co do czego- pustka. W pewnym momencie zaczyna mnie to irytować, ale staram się z tym walczyć. Dobra zacznę od bardzo przyjemnej rzeczy takiej jak czas wolny ♥ Jezu tyle na to czekałam no i wreszcie to nastąpi, tak chodzi o 18 dni wolnego. Przez te dni odpocznę od szkoły i nauki. Dla mnie wolne zaczyna się od jutra i już zaczynam planować, już jutro przychodzą do mnie moje przyjaciółki z którymi chcę spędzić każdą wolną chwile. Dlatego spodziewajcie się fajnego posta tuż przed świętami ♥♥ 

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Roman Red

Lots of Leopard

Ruth and Anne Marie

Lina and I have had the pleasure to meet so many creative and inspiring people throughout our travels with the film.The Advanced Style Documentary always attracts the most wonderfully dressed audiences!  When Ruth and Anne Marie entered the movie theater for one of our IDFA screenings, we couldn't stop admiring their fantastic combinations of patterns and color. After the screening I had the chance to take some photos of this dynamic duo. Read more about their stylish friendship below:

It all began in 1973. Ruth started a shop with secondhand clothes, vintage,

in the 'Jordaan' in Amsterdam. In 1975 Anne-Marie came along in her shop,

mostly on Saturdays, because she worked as a X-ray assistant during the week.

  

Later she continued coming to Ruth’s other new shop in the same street.

We were both very interested in fashion & style, so we talked about it and started

visiting each other.

In 1980 and 1981 Ruth had her daughters Eva & Esther, so she was very busy with that, and Anne-Marie was busy with her new relationship. We had less contact then.

But in spite of our different lives we kept in touch throughout the years.

These last years we made some city trips, f.e. Paris, Lisbon. We visit markets together and sometimes sell vintage clothes & bric-à-brac.

And since the last 5 years we have been getting a lot of attention whenever we are together on special occasions, like fashion shows and openings.

We never tell each other what we are going to wear, but we always match as we share more or less the same style. We call it a mixed style since it is a combination of vintage, second hand and designer clothes.We always have so much fun!

WHERE IS SNOW

Wow, hej wreszcie typowo modowy, pozowany post. haha. Zjawiam się po małej przerwie.. Znowu mega dużo nauki... blablabla. Nie chce gadać o szkole, bo jestem już bardzo zmęczona tymi paroma miesiącami ciężkiej harówy. Lepiej napisać o czymś ciekawym, interesującym. Dobra. Dzisiaj z Zuzą poszłyśmy na zdjęcia na stadion budowlanych, ogólnie bardzo fajna miejscówka. Jest tam tak dość tajemniczo i nastrojowo.. hahaha.
Jeśli chodzi o ciuszki to ostatnio mama pokupowała mi bardzo fajne rzeczy. Kurtkę khaki, woskowane jeansy i czarne buty z ćwiekami. Super się to razem komponuje i właśnie dlatego postanowiłam podzielić się z Wam moim nowym lookiem.. Zapraszam.. ♥

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