Let’s talk about the word “beauty”. What is our obsession with using this word to justify things? I can’t stand it when someone says (usually in the media) says “The lines on my face…
The “Right” Outfit for Middle-Age
As yet another fashion week in New York City comes to an end, I find myself thinking about the role clothing plays in women’s lives. And how each stage of life seems to have clothing that…
Anti-Aging Makes No Sense!
ANTI-AGING makes no sense. I was just listening to a re-broadcast of an interview with Ann Karpf, author of the book, “How to Age (the School of Life)” on The Brian Lehrer Show. She said…
WELCOME!
Welcome to OLD BAGS BLOG, the place where we hope to make the invisible, visible. A place where we will challenge stereotypes and social “norms” which marginalize middle-aged women and…
Is being INVISIBLE so bad?
Many women we’ve interviewed talked about feeling invisible. They griped about walking down the street and missing the looks they used to get from men, women and as one woman said… “Even the…