The Aging Perspective

There is something so notable in the touch of a corner of a book page. Pulling it back, away from the next one, in those few seconds, as if you put an open hand behind your ear, you give full attention to the writer.  The silent pause then draws you further into the story. 

The minute you open the doors, your imagination takes you onto the pages of an authentic J. Peterman catalog[1], where romantic prose and memories join together and breathe life into secondhand retail stores. When family treasures that have left the physical world only to show up in strange new places, it is there we remember.  It is why so many are enchanted with consignment, vintage, and secondhand shops, for they have existed as far back to the Renaissance era. One-of-a-kind, it's a hit or miss, and when you find that special something, it's like striking gold. Whether you’re on the...

The Leff brothers’ story, about what was lost and recovered, was created for the love of Mel. Now a film soon to be released called “Now and Again” by Ashbourne Films. 

Whatever the choice, each of us has something to say, our style, through what we wear!! --Iris Apfel

My choices for what to wear are always influenced by an appreciation for simplicity, uniqueness, along with a twist. That twist is simple; I love to accessorize!! Adornments are my art form, my style!!!!!!