Stylish Seniors That Prove Age Is Just A Number

gruntlabor said:
And did you notice the matching polka-dot skirt and tie?
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Indeed I did and I am impressed that you picked up on it too. Back in our ballroom dance days, my lady would often make me a neck-tie and pocket square out of the fabric of the dress or skirt that she was making for herself. It was a good way of using up the off-cuts.
 
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Daisy, Daisy,
Give me your answer, do!
I'm half crazy,
All for the love of you!
It won't be a stylish marriage,
I can't afford a carriage,
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two!
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I have to say, I couldn't wear a pink hat, but I do like the colour coordination of the pink and blue.
Seeing it here being worn with aplomb, I am seriously deliberating on a fabric for a new blazer.

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The jury is still out at present.
 
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What a well dressed dandy. His appearance is just so pleasing. You are advancing in years, but, who cares? Motorbiking in style.

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Trish said:
I love! love! that guy's orange and blue jacket in the very first photo. They all look great! I
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What a fabulous Derby & Joan couple. Wonderful. This lady proves that age is just a number but style is timeless. sure not my style of good looking.
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Have to pass on the pictures here
 
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The contrasting white spearpoint collar and white double cuffs are rarely seen nowadays.
Show any young man a pair of stiffeners that are inserted into the collar and his expression
would be one of total perplexity. Such shirts were so popular in times gone by, when we
all wore neck ties, and polished our leather shoes. The cuffs are a good excuse to amass
a cufflink collection.
 
Been There said:
This is the coolest dude on the planet. Him, his wife and their car make me jealous. Just kidding, but you guys are absolutely the coolest people here.
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How did I ever miss this compliment? Chances are that I meant to reply and maybe got distracted. My apologies and thank you.
My wife has come up trumps with a shirt, let me show you her inspiration:

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Joe Pesci is wearing the spearpoint collar. I’ll let the collar do the talking.
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The collar that Pesci loves is the product of a bit of Scorsese lore, the director’s father pressed clothing and his mother was a seamstress, and his longtime costume collaborator, Richard Bruno, crafted them specially for most of the cast of "Goodfellas," which apparently led to a minor vogue for them in the early 1990's. But the collar was also a staple of New York gangster style in the first half of the 20th century,
 
horseless carriage said:
Pam, you and the members of this forum have made me feel so welcome. My wife is not one for social media, but she does look over my shoulder now and then, just to keep tabs on me. (I jest.)
There is a story behind one of those photos, you might appreciate it, but you need a little background first.
At the end of WW2, all the serving members of the British Armed forces were given what has become known as their demob outfit.

At the demobilisation centre, men exchanged their service uniform for civilian clothes. The demob suit was just one part of a complete set of clothes. According to the Imperial War Museum, the full outfit included:

A variety of other items are sometimes said to have been supplied, the list varying according to the source, including gloves, underwear, socks, and bowler hats. In addition, men were given a special allocation of clothing coupons with which to buy any extra items they might need,

Fast forward sixty three years and my family are at the funeral of my favourite aunt, she was the wife of my Dad's youngest brother. I adored my uncle and I had something of a schoolboy crush on his beautiful bride. Their first born, my cousin, a beauty like her mother, has had a wonderful relationship with me, we are more like brother and sister than we are cousins.

At her mother's funeral, my cousin and sister were in conversation, nosey to know what they where talking about, I rudely interrupted them. Although I was chastised they shared with me a photo that I had never seen before. It depicted me with my parents when I was two years old. Later, I found out that my father was wearing his demob suit. Oh wow, just look at that suit.

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So impressed was I that I took the photo along to my tailor who filled in the blanks, given that it was a black & white photo and he made me this suit, with which I am absolutely delighted.

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What freaks me though, my age in my photo is about 35 years older than my Dad in his photo. You just can't be older than your Dad.
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Looking at your dad in that picture, I dare say you definitely inherited his style DNA.
 
Katherine said:
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This picture reminds me of the dresses my mom and grand parents wore in the '30s.
 
Lewkat said:
Looking at your dad in that picture, I dare say you definitely inherited his style DNA.
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My father is probably looking as impeccable in the next world as he was in this one. Knowing Dad, he is smiling at your delightful compliment, I certainly am.
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The pinstripe blazer gets another outing today. The weather may
even get warm enough to leave the overcoat off.
 
I got one syringe of Restylane filler to add volume to my cheeks today. Be careful, there are two types of Restylane filler: contour and lyft.
 
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