Introducing @ohsofancyfrancie

Hi!

I’m excited to write about fashion and share looks I love and tips I pick up along the way. I confess I’m nervous to put myself out there. I’m not the selfie kind of social media poster, at all. No modeling experience, and that’s probably obvious. But, my idea of a good look isn’t going to come through unless it’s on a real person, me.  And to be honest, I’ve wanted to do something like this for a long time and wasn’t sure how to go about it.

My online inspiration came from this gray-haired lady in flowy outfits on Pinterest. She looked nice, but it was not me! How can she be the only one representing the over-fifty age group? The only thing she inspired in me was to start my own influencer site. I want to show how dressing over fifty doesn’t mean one step away from a coffin or some kind of punitive sentence. As all good scaredy-cats do, I sat on this idea for three years.

While I was procrastinating, I worked as a stylist in local boutiques. I noticed two things. Many women come in at age fifty, announcing in a whispery voice, “Well, I’m fifty now,” their eyes darting around in case someone heard their confession like it’s a terrible thing.

I just want to say to them, “And, the problem?” Or, “Great! I’m 56!” Instead, I just say happy birthday and it’s time to celebrate. “Let’s go find something cute!”

The second thing I noticed as a stylist, is there are fashionistas in their seventies that can rock an outfit that even a teenager would wear.  The stand-out grannies, and they are grandmas: skinnies with Haviana flip-flops and another in a washed linen, A-line skirt with On Cloud sneakers. CUTE! To me, there is very little room for, “I’m too old for that…”

IMHO, picking a style is a mindset and sometimes you need to see a lot of looks to get comfortable with trying something new. Or, just start trying! I’m hoping I can inspire you to be a prettier, more vivacious you!

If you have questions or ideas for posts, I’d love to hear from you. I hope to build a girlfriend network here where we spark confidence, creativity, and cute outfits.

Let’s get oh-so-fancy!