by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Mar 24, 2019 | Entertainment, Fashion
MOMENT IN THE SUN: BARBIE Hard to believe but Barbie turned sixty years old this month. You have to hand it to her, she still looks great. Where many sixty year old boobs are already heading south for the winter, hers are still pert and up there, even if they’re not...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Dec 16, 2018 | Fashion, Talking Points
MOMENT IN THE SUN: CHRISTMAS JUMPERS Friday was National Christmas Jumper Day. This is one of those days which has become a thing in the past decade. I’m going to be honest, I’m not a fan. Way too much acrylic around (potentially lethal if you hug a child with a...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Jun 3, 2018 | Fashion, Talking Points
The sun is out. The sky is blue. And so are my legs. Yes, they have that deathly pallor which comes from a winter wrapped in thick, black tights. My legs bloody love tights. Essentially, from October to June, I wear a second skin of dense, woven nylon. A fire hazard I...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | May 27, 2018 | Fashion, Talking Points
This week I welcomed into my wardrobe a new pair of bumpers. I can’t be certain, but they’re probably in the region of my two hundred and eighteenth pair this lifetime. These ones are white, but I have them in all sorts of colours and finishes. Nothing...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Apr 15, 2018 | Fashion
I have spent the last hour or so perusing swimwear online. I am off for a spa day in a couple of weeks’ time, to celebrate the 50th birthday of a gal pal. I dug out my much loved swimsuit, bought on an online auction for £1 (and before you ask, yes, it was BNWT...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Jan 14, 2018 | Fashion
“January, don’t be cold, don’t be angry to me…” so sang Scottish rockers Pilot back in 1975. Well, January hasn’t changed much. Still cold, still angry. What to do about it? Buy a new coat. A big coat. One you could live in if you found yourself stranded on a lonely...
