Over 40, best-dressed women pretty much know what works and doesn’t work. Looking great is lovely, but then there is the matter of looking appropriate in a way that satisfies a variety of factors. There is where you are going, a lecture as opposed to a ball, for instance; with whom you are going, your husband the president of the bank or your lover the swivel-hipped band leader; and, especially now, being respectful of the news of the day. Bling is so last season, but luxury never surrenders. It just goes under the radar, style secrets detectable only to a knowing eye and, of course, the best-dressed woman herself.

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