I met this woman at the mall, a great place to spot hot senior fashion. She told me she collects antique jewelry. She believes jewelry retains the energy of its previous owner and warned me to be wary of my purchases.

In other matters, this is an opportunity to bring up the topic of fur.

I’m not a fan of fur. I don’t think that it has a place in the fashion world today, what with the diversity of fiber options we have available to us. That is not to say that it doesn’t look fabulous, because it does. I also believe, that for an older generation it remains relevant; it represents a time and place where fur was once guilt free glamour. In conclusion, I am sitting on the fence.

Further discussion is much welcome.

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The sexy geek approach.

The dramatic diva approach.

The feisty shy approach.

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This woman’s name is Audrey and she is well suited to it. She was sitting outside of the mall when I saw her. She was smoking a cigarette and looking stunning in her bright pink lipstick.

The coat reminds me of the cape coat that popular Finnish style blogger Ranna  wore last year, as seen below on her blog, Only Shallow.

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This woman caught my eye from behind.  Her belted brown swing coat with brown pants radiated a boyish 1920s style I don’t often see on older women.   Her daughter-in-law picked out the coat but the oversize sunglasses, neckerchief and beret make the outfit all her own — without compromising her up-to-date image.

Her Louise Brooks bob, complete with fringe, cinches the boom-and-bust look.  The white beret adds a dash of Montmartre.

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The full untrimmed beard spans generations. Heavy-hitting cultural figures from Engels to Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) have kept the biblical beard en vogue no matter what the decade.

The look here is ‘textile mosaic’.  He combines a chunky wool hat, lightweight velour pants, leather gloves and suede shoes with a fur-lined leather bomber jacket and full facial hair.

It adds up to fashion chaos.  But walking down Broadway on a brisk afternoon, he was pure rock ‘n roll.

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