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beautiful women, but over-the-top fashion


although i admired the creativity of the quirky outfits, only one woman (the gorgeous joyce caprioti (sp)looked truly elegant. her hair is snow white and beautiful. her clothes were simple and timeless. the other women were like peacocks, all colorfully dyed hair, brightly layered clothes, and those hats! i am their age (between 50 and death, as one of them put it), but i wouldn't find wearing a quirky hat or clunky jewelry liberating. just like i wonder why betsey johnson feels the need to be so over the top when dressing. sort of seems like grown women looking like toddlers. would've enjoyed this slight film more if the women were more representative. most older women don't wear rainbow colors and beanies. i'm sure the filmmaker could've found put together less flamboyant types to add to the mix.

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Why on earth would you want LESS flamboyant?! These ladies are fabulous.

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If you feel like you want to look like the 'run of the mill,' why do you care? Have you ever tried to dress like they do? Maybe you'd like it. And all of the women were incredibly creative and that was their elegance. Iris Apfel is one of the world's true style icons, and it was a pleasure to see her cameo in this documentary.

As one of the Ladies quoted "I never wanted to look young, I wanted to look great!" All of them look absolutely fabulous! You could learn a few things, though sadly it doesn't look like you did.

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Have you ever seen a group of Red Hat women out for the afternoon. They wear bright reds, pinks, purples . . . in their hair, hats, berets, boas, beads, t-shirts, slacks and sandals. Just because there's a bit of snow on the rooftop doesn't mean sprinkling with lively colors makes the house less appealing.

I found each woman tastefully dressed and adventurous. They're artists. Their canvas is their beautiful bodies. No one looked better than the rest. Each had her own unique style.

Now, the woman who's younger boyfriend said she looked like a clown when they first met . . . I hope she's shown him the door. She's gorgeous with her pink moderate mohawk. Get with the program or take a hike, son.

Totally enjoyed the film. And I'm so thrilled to see the public embracing women who maintain sexy after sixty!

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I love EVERYTHING you have said. And I came to the message boards to talk about this:

Now, the woman who's younger boyfriend said she looked like a clown when they first met . . . I hope she's shown him the door. She's gorgeous with her pink moderate mohawk. Get with the program or take a hike, son.


Thank you for expressing exactly what I was thinking!!! I sucked in my breath and uttered a few choice unpleasantries at that point. I mean, I understand being under the spell of a young buck and the chemicals of love, but something about that exchange raised some red flags for me, and really rubbed me the wrong way.

In vino veritas

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Such a lovely film. Glad you enjoyed it too.

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