AGELESS STYLE with HELEN SIMPSON who I found on INSTAGRAM!
DO NOTE READERS I am contemplating cutting MY HAIR to LOOK like HERS!
What is HOLDING me back is the long bit as I think it would drive me NUTS!
Nothing a BOBBY PIN or a CUTE TORTOISE CLIP couldn’t solve HOWEVER, than I wouldNOT look as CHIC as HELEN however!
YOU ALL KNOW THE DRILL………READ ABOUT MY LADY FIRST THAN GO TO CINDY’S BLOG and READ about HER STAR OF THE DAY!
I have made it SO SIMPLE FOR YOU !JUST CLICK UP ON THE LINE ABOVE where it says CINDY’S BLOG in GOLD and or HER STAR OF THE DAY!
I know A LOT of YOU are computer CHALLENGED, so I think we will start to have little lessons here with AGELESS STYLE!
DO you like that IDEA?
I KNOW I AM COMPUTER CHALLENGED!
MAYBE WE CAN ALL HELP ONE ANOTHER!!!!!
That way YOU get TWO BLOGS for the TIME it took to OPEN UP ONE BLOG!
Plus, MORE INFO AND IDEAS PERHAPS!
WE ALL COPY EACH OTHER WHICH IS A GOOD THING!
IT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF A COMPLIMENT!!!!!!!!
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
LET’s HELP each OTHER OUT………………
WE are in this AGING THING TOGETHER SO WHY NOT!
PLEASE LET ME INTRODUCE HELEN AND HAVE HER TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT MAKES HER TICK!
PS. MY MIDDLE NAME IS HELEN……….MY FATHER named me after my MOTHER’s MOTHER!
I KNOW YOU ALL NEEDED TO KNOW THAT!!!!!!
MY FAMILY didn’t even know that!
SO, if they READ THE BLOG they would be in THE KNOW!
OUR HELEN TODAY LIVES IN ENGLAND!
THAT COUNTRY WITH A QUEEN A FEW PRINCES, A COUPLE OF PRINCESSES,FABULOUS DUCHESSES, and of course that little guy who was born on my BIRTHDAY; the future KING after his GRANDPA and DADDY have had a GO with the TITLE……………….. GRAND little GEORGE!
Let’s hear what she has to say to OUR QUESTIONS on AGELESS STYLE!
1. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE?
I wouldn’t call myself fashionable, my style reflects my attitude and personlity. I prefer classic ageless style with attention to accessories.
2.WHAT INSPIRES YOUR SIGNATURE STYLE?
As a child I was always in awe of the models at the department store I would regularly visit with my grandparents. The models would walk between the tables in the restaurant showcasing the latest styles of the 1970s then 80’s. These models were always elegantly dressed. Conservative style, quality, British, ageless, timeless. This feeling influences me up to this day.
3.WHAT ACCESSORY CAN YOU NOT DO WITH OUT?
Earrings, I don’t feel dressed without them.
4.FAVORITE COLOR?
Green – I love all shades, especially lime green
5.DO YOU HAVE A SIGNATURE PIECE THAT DEFINES YOUR STYLE?
My hair defines my style. Over the years I have tried to grow my hair and experiment with the latest fashions but I keep returning to this hard edgy cut and colour.
6.WHAT ARE YOUR STYLE STRENGTHS?
I have reached an age where I feel confident enough to know what works and what doesn’t – and I don’t get too hung up when I know it’s not quite right.
I also never regret being overdressed.
I also have no problem wearing a black roll neck and jeans, knowing my accessories will take me from shopping at the local market to a city cocktail bar.
7.DO YOU HAVE A STYLE ICON?
I have many – some British / European / American, I adore 50’s and 60’s glamour – Deborah Kerr – Honor Blackman – Wallace Simpson – Jackie O.
Some of my style icons are fictional characters, Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada and Glen Close in 101 Dalmatians as Cruella Deville.
One of my favourite British actresses Penelope Keith epitomises a certain English style that I adore in both TV series The Good Life and To the Manor Born.
8.WHAT ARE YOUR BEAUTY ESSENTIALS YOU COULD NOT DO WITHOUT?
Perfume – I adore perfume – Chanel, Tom Ford and so many others.
I worked in the beauty industry for YSL, Christian Dior and Lancôme.
My beauty box is constantly overflowing with the latest colours and textures of makeup, sitting along side some old classics namely Touche Eclat and Opium.
9. DO YOU HAVE REPEAT OFFENDERS IN YOUR CLOSET IF SO WHAT ARE THEY?
Jeans – jeans – jeans
10. WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR WOMEN OVER 50,OR OVER 40?
Be confident in whatever you wear – rules are meant to be broken -invest in key items such as shoes , boots , coats and never cut your own hair!
11.DO YOU HAVE ANY STYLE RULES THAT YOU LIVE BY?
I don’t have many, correct trouser length is important to me, not showing too much flesh and avoid small handbags.
12.WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ONLINE GO TO SOURCES?
I do very little online shopping as I prefer the whole experience of going into store.
I do however get a lot of inspiration from Instagram which is gradually leading me down the online route.
13. DO YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR DESIGNER THAT YOU ARE DRAWN TO?
Bella Freud who is a London based fashion designer, the daughter of artist Lucian Freud and great granddaughter of Sigmund Freud.
THANK YOU HELEN…….I ADORE YOUR LOOK AND YOUR HAIR!
I did go to the HAIR SALON and had a CUT but DID NOT GO ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LET’S HAVE OUR READERS VOTE HERE TODAY!
HOW MANY THINK I SHOULD GO ALL THE WAY AND COPY HELEN’s HAIR CUT?
WE DO HAVE TO WAIT A BIT FOR MY BANGS TO GROW…………
WHAT DO YOU THINK………….short in the back………….might look SMASHING with those TURBANS I like to WEAR!
THAN AGAIN MY TURBANS MIGHT SCARE THE FOLKS AT MY LOCAL SUPERMERCADO!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT WHAT DO I CARE, IF I LOOK LIKE I JUST WALKED DOWN THE RUNWAY…………………..especially when I get into my FIAT 500!
NOW THAT MIGHT MAKE AN INTERESTING PHOTO!
ESPECIALLY if SIR WINSTON THE CARDIGAN CORGI CALLS SHOT GUN!
SEIZE THE DAY READERS!
ADD AT LEAST ONE BOLD ACCESSORY BEFORE YOU EXIT THAT DOORWAY TODAY AND EVERY DAY!
NEW CUT ASYMMETRICAL
TURBAN that could be my NEW GO TO UNIFORM!
CONTESSA with short hair about 10 years ago!
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AGELESS STYLE ~ HELEN SIMPSON
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CAN BE FUN TO CHECK BACK AND READ OR TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE ADDED THEIR OPINION!
ANOTHER WAY TO SHARE WITH EACH OTHER!
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