And I love Talbots. (It's not the only place I shop, mind, but I love the store.)
I remember, tenish years ago, when female colleagues of mine, 40-somethings then, would talk about shopping at Talbots.
I would silently, secretly feel confused and a little judgy . . . For the clothes at Talbots were "old lady" clothes. Those clothes were not for me.
I was young! Thirty-six! No, I shopped at Ann Taylor! I shopped at Banana Republic!
I would silently, secretly feel confused and a little judgy . . . For the clothes at Talbots were "old lady" clothes. Those clothes were not for me.
I was young! Thirty-six! No, I shopped at Ann Taylor! I shopped at Banana Republic!
But I realize something, now.
I understand.
Fashion, like our bodies, evolves.
I understand.
Fashion, like our bodies, evolves.
When people my age were 20-somethings, we shopped at The Gap, we shopped at Old Navy . . . The Limited was big when I was a young adult. (Remember The Limited? Does The Limited still exist? I don't go to malls.)
Anyway, I think the youngsters shop at places like Abercrombie & Fitch and Aeropostale. But what do I know about these kids? I'm 46: more than half-90, four years short of my AARP card.
Anyway, I think the youngsters shop at places like Abercrombie & Fitch and Aeropostale. But what do I know about these kids? I'm 46: more than half-90, four years short of my AARP card.
Anyway, it hardly matters where they shop or what they wear because, in your 20s, with your amazing bod (though you revile it, sadly), you can wear pretty much anything and get away with it.
That's why Units were so popular back in the day: "Hey, girl! Here's a sack and a belt. Ta-daaaaa! You look fab. Now, put on some Keds and go get a spiral perm."
As we age and we gain and lose and shift weight around, what worked at one age, just doesn't anymore.
So I love Talbots . . . for their slightly higher waistlines, their slightly more generous cut through the hip and thigh, their whimsical sweaters with birds an monkeys and hedgehogs on them, their A-Line skirts. Sure, maybe the vanity sizing there is a little out of control (Only in the Talbots universe would I be a size 6 in jeans...even curvy cut jeans.), but the clothes fit me and they look good. That's the most important thing.
That's why Units were so popular back in the day: "Hey, girl! Here's a sack and a belt. Ta-daaaaa! You look fab. Now, put on some Keds and go get a spiral perm."
As we age and we gain and lose and shift weight around, what worked at one age, just doesn't anymore.
So I love Talbots . . . for their slightly higher waistlines, their slightly more generous cut through the hip and thigh, their whimsical sweaters with birds an monkeys and hedgehogs on them, their A-Line skirts. Sure, maybe the vanity sizing there is a little out of control (Only in the Talbots universe would I be a size 6 in jeans...even curvy cut jeans.), but the clothes fit me and they look good. That's the most important thing.
And so that's why I'm glad that Talbots and its "old lady" clothes exists.
Although, of course, now I know that these are not old lady clothes.
These are middle aged lady clothes . . . until my AARP card arrives
Although, of course, now I know that these are not old lady clothes.
These are middle aged lady clothes . . . until my AARP card arrives
P.S. Who other than Silicon Valley millionaires retires at age 50?
