HUMOR: Abolishing “Age-Appropriate” Attire
By Anna Hessel
Looking Back
I’ve been spending some time reflecting on 2020 – what a disaster! I am, however, very proud of the fact that I kept almost all of my New Year’s resolutions so far for this year: to buy more shoes, drink more mocha lattes, and I certainly hope I was of service in some way to God and humanity. I graciously invited Mr. Louboutin and Mr. Choo to join Mr. Blahnik in my closet. I drank so many skim decaf black mocha lattes that both our local Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts have each dedicated a chair in my honor. A pandemic summer without the pool is as good a time as any to reflect on old memories as we look forward to new ones.
Reality Check
One such memory came to mind when I was sorting through my brand-new shoe acquisitions. This remembrance is from some years ago, when one of my all-time favorite cable television “reality” shows did a nationwide tour with a stop at a local area mall. The program was TLC’s “What Not to Wear”; I still have a collection of old VHS tapes of numerous episodes from the show’s 10-year run. From 2004 through 2013 (I began watching in the second season), I relied on style experts Clinton Kelly and Stacy London to educate, inform, and entertain, with realistic, thought-provoking, and sensible fashion advice.
