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There is no age limit to being stylish and fashionable. One's fashion sense does not melt away into the sunset after 50. Plus there's absolutely no rule that says a woman in her 60s or 70s who has grandchildren must stop wearing make-up, painting her nails and wearing lovely clothes. Way too often have I heard the common refrain: " So old already why must dress up, who is going to look at us?" or "Already a grandmother, why want to do all this some more...." Said in typical Malaysian lingo of course! First of all, I don't get the concept of dressing up for other people. When you look good, you feel good, it is as simple as that. It is not about the number of people who might stop by to lavish you with compliments. It is about making a statement about who you are - someone who believes in looking good by wearing clothes that compliment her. Forget the white streaks in your hair, those faint lines on your face. Clothes, shoes and accessories don...

Howdy folks! Hope everyone has sufficiently recovered from their Halloween revelry. Last week I began a series of posts on Halloween. It was kind of a Gripevine Bumper Issue on all things associated with this "Dark Festival". For those of you who didn't manage to catch my postings as they appeared, here are the links to it  - all in one post for your belated reading pleasure :) Halloween Fashion!! http://jothijeyasingam.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-cover-looks.html Claws or Nails? http://jothijeyasingam.blogspot.com/2011/10/get-evil-with-those-nails.html Halloween Recipes http://jothijeyasingam.blogspot.com/2011/10/yummy-halloween-food.html When it gets spooky.............. http://jothijeyasingam.blogspot.com/2011/10/witching-hour.html The Origins of Halloween http://jothijeyasingam.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-post.html

Hollywood movies provide oodles of style inspiration when it comes to choosing a costume for Halloween. Especially the movies of Tim Burton. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Alice in Wonderland in particular have done much to inspire the fashion world. Here are several fashionable takes from these two movies which can serve as style ideas for this coming Halloween! The Demon with the white streak................ Gothic Helena What Fashion made of it............ Alice in Fashion Depp goes Mad   Red & White........the Queens  

Red dominated the red carpet at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards as it did the Academy Awards last year and most Indian weddings. Tell me of a bride who doesn't wear red, and I'll be at her doorstep tomorrow with a bouquet of black roses! OK digressing.....although many starlets opted to chili out in red and blend in with the red carpet, none of those dresses um stood out. Take Lea Michele for instance, for all her posing and preening - her red Marchesa dress was no stand out number. This is what it looks like, nice? kinda ordinary in my opinion. So I wasn't loving the reds, but I found plenty of eye candy and fashion inspiration from these starlets. Here they are: *Drum Roll*!! Sarah Hyland collaborated with Christian Siriano on this one-shouldered Grecian dress with the bejeweled belt. Such fashion savvy in one so young is to be admired! Evan Rachel Wood channeled old Hollywood glamour in this Elie Saab gown. When in doubt, opt fo...