That's so awesome!

Thank you Angie, for sharing this lovely story - a reminder to us all!
I must say, one of the (many) things I love about YLF is that it shows us older women can look KILLER. In a youth obsessed culture, it is so inspiring to see women of all ages looking fabulous. It makes me look forward to the future!

It is late here so all I will say is I agree with everyone else:)

I am always inspired by older ladies who have resisted the "I give up" stage of elastic-waist knit pants worn at the ankle but meant to be full-length, sweatshirts, and what my son calls "mall-walker shoes."

I see that look so often that it can seem inevitable, and it's good to know that not everyone accepts it as such.

And yes, I do realize that physical limitations are often behind wardrobe choices. I have a few myself and have tried to compromise instead of giving up completely -- "stylish flats" instead of heels, for instance. I hope to keep that up as I age further.

What a wonderful and inspirational story. It brightened a dull morning - thank you for sharing,

Inspirational, Angie. Your client sounds lovely.

I so hope that will be me when I turn 80. I hope your client has a wonderful birthday and celebration. With your help Angie, she will be wearing the most killer outfit on the day and so well deserved, 80 is the time to be fabulous.

So inspiring. I hope she enjoys her new kimono outfit!

Love this story! i want to be that client at 80. I want to still have fun with fashion and have someone like Angie to help me with it.
Angie you are one of a kind!

Beautiful! And reminds me of my very dear late aunt, who began having fun with fashion for the first time at 78, after her husband died following a long illness. She moved into a vibrant retirement community full of people who'd lived all over the world. The cultural offerings there surpassed that of many colleges five times its size, so she had events to dress for, and no limits on color or stylistic flamboyance. Every day, she wore a dramatic statement necklace; she'd been collecting them for decades and had several hundred. When she started chemotherapy at 84, she bought pastel wigs and had fun that way.

Was it Trinny and Susanna who said no hemlines above the knee after 35? Why do we accept too-old limits, anyway?

What fun! She sounds lovely, and is lucky to work with someone so talented and enthusiastic as you, Angie!
This makes me think of my 84-year old mother-in-law, who is always perfectly turned out, and I think having more fun with fashion than ever.
A couple of years ago, she bought the metallic linenskirt below when we were out on a shopping expedition. I am amazed at the many chic outfits she has made with it.
Will be visiting her this weekend, and we will shop together to find her an outfit for our upcoming family wedding. If only we could have Angie's expertise to guide us!

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story. You are both inspiring

Did Trinny and Susanna say that? It's funny, I think short skirts are old fashioned...

The portraits of your older clients is a bit reassuring, around me examples of old age have not been so heartwarming.

OK, my reaction to this story was a bit weird. My original thought was "well, why wouldn't she be interested in putting together a kimono outfit--sounds like a perfect option for a birthday party". Maybe the fact that Angie's client is only a dozen years older than me has something to do with my response?

As for this notion of "giving up", I get slightly irritated at seeing it so often linked with aging. Yes, older women "give up", often because of health or other issues, but I'm aghast at the scores of younger women who also merit the label. Pajamas at school functions, sloppy shirts and yoga pants at the mall, flip flops at the opera--for every older woman who is wearing pastel, elastic-waisted pants with a coordinating top and sensible shoes, I'll give you a thirty-something with dirty feet in flip flops; leggings; sloppy T-shirt; unwashed, bed-head hair; and runny make-up. Makes the oldsters look positively polished in comparison.