how to wear yellow

Yellow remains a popular color this summer. As you may recall from my article on the psychology of color, yellow is associated with laughter, happiness, optimism and good times. All the more reason to wear it wholeheartedly!

You may dismiss yellow immediately as a color that you cannot wear, but you don’t have to go full out in yellow to embrace the color. [click to continue…]

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What is depression and how to cope with it

Today I present to you a guest article by 40+Style reader Lorraine on an important topic that can very much influence the way we look and feel: depression. Lorraine recounts her personal experience.

We subscribe to 40+ Style because we all want to look our best, but what if we don’t feel great?

Everybody has the odd day when they feel low or down for some reason – a bad dream, a sharp word, dull weather, work or financial problems – but we usually manage to shake it off or ‘snap out of it’. [click to continue…]

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How to wear accessories

Anja is a familiar face on this site. She is my photographer whenever she in town and we share a passion for photography, nice clothing and travelling. Our style in clothing is completely different though and while I tend to be more of a minimalist who sticks to solid colors and graphical shapes, Anja has a ‘more is more’ philosophy and loves colors, flowers, pastels and accessorizing. Time to find out about her style secrets and her best tips on how to accessorize! [click to continue…]

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Carolina Herrera fall 2013 collection as shown in Singapore, May 2013

The Audi Fashion Festival is Singapore’s yearly fashion week. Carolina Herrera was one of this year’s international stars invited to show at the festival and she opened it last Wednesday. I had the pleasure to attend both a short interview session with Carolina and her fashion show which showcased both the CH and Carolina Herrera collections. [click to continue…]

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