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Thanks a lot, I became a fan of yours. Do you have videos in French either? I’d recommend them to my mother, she speaks French, but unfortunately doesn’t understand English at all. Or could you please add French captions?
I love your videos! Would you please recommend travel shoes for long days of walking around cities? I don’t want to look frumpy and wear sneakers! I have all sorts of cute comfortable shoes, but these would still be very hard to walk for long durations while traveling as opposed to getting around town and work. Help!
That frumpy outfit is like a uniform for so many women over 60. Go to any shopping mall and they all look like that! It screams "I've given up and I just want to be comfortable" lol
This specific video, I feel like this is good advice for everyone. I like red and purple together but I can see you at you when he’s out about the blouse cuffs, also, adding in accessories like jewelry necklaces, Bengals, a bracelet for four
Yes, I agree with you about those shoes. I would rather be barefoot. You did start out with the most perfect frumpy look-Ugg, that purple shirt. I think the purple pants may have been rescued with a white shirt. Fabulous video! I like the transformation. Very nice.
My knees don't hurt after a 3 mile walk IF I wear my Burks. With the long pants, they don't stand out and ruin the l "look" of the outfit. All my cropped pants are going to Good Will today.
In Australia I could not wear jeans in the summer, days are 35-40 degrees celsius. I would love to see you do chic styles for the really hot days. I loved the new outfit, beautiful update!
I have done several videos about staying cool in the heat Belle 😃 I wore linen trousers when I lived in Mexico in 45C heat and was cool and comfortable - as the summer comes on I will be doing more videos for summer styles 😘
Same here in southern Nevada -- I do not wear jeans in the summer. I wear cotton or linen dresses and long bermuda type pants (and thin-strapped Birkies).
I HATE!!! bulky capri pants, baggy mom jeans, Birkenstocks, Crocs, all things synthetics, and coordinated tops and bottoms. Who says we have to dress old just cause we are older?
mom jeans are in with the younger kids. I wear what I want and what is comfortable. I don't care what others think. Most of the time I look better than the folks in mu-mus.
I have consistently refused to buy or wear cropped pants ever since they came out. I don't understand why they are such a fashion "thing". They simply don't look good on most women.
I'm just over 60 and I have never bought cropped trousers or those types of sandals . I can't understand why women want to wear these. I don't think they look good on anyone .
At 5'10" cropped, capris, or ankle pants just make me feel, and look, like I couldn't find proper fitting pants which had been an issue my whole life. The clothing shown here, with a few exceptions, is nothing I would wear. LLBean or Eddie Bauer for pants because they have long lengths, JCP for inexpensive T's, Keen for spring, summer, early fall. I spent way too much if my life shopping for clothes and shoes that fit...pants, shirts, and shoes all too short.
At 5’1”, I avoid cropped pants. I’m short with a 28” inseam. Cropped pants do me no favors, ha-ha. My French ancestors would be spinning in their graves if I wore cropped pants. 🤣
OK Marie-Anne, but when I know you are not looking, I am still going to wear my Birkenstocks once in a while, but only when I am really sure you can't see them.....lol I used to Iive in San Francisco, with the Flower Children and still have my Hippy bag that came with peacock feathers as the decoration. It brings back happy memories of my youth.....50 plus years ago. And, now, I hear you saying, "That's my point!"...Lol, love your videos!
@@joanD I have open sandal Birkenstocks as well as closed toe, but shhhhhhhhhhh I don't want Marie-Anne to think that I am not one of her best students, because I really am making an effot to look chic, and she is such an elegant lady, so I promise only to look mumsie on rare occaisions. Already walked my dog before seven this morning, am eating healthy, have a new haircut, and riding my bike. She's such a good influence! But, then Marie-Anne knows I am addicted to her channel and love her to bits! x
Because of you , I have dumped my crops, paisley, thick strapped Birkenstocks ( I kept the thin strapped ones), big florals and everything else I thought was frumpy.
The purple pants are horrible. The only horror they lack is an elastic waist. The look like something out of a Blair catologue. Poly Blend is not a nice girl's name!!
You have got me taking a hard look in my closet. Frump has snuck in there. I am weeding it out, and donating it to the senior center - although, it almost seems unethical to frump others! I can't bring myself to burn them, so that is where they are going. I hope my less chic sisters will appreciate them.
Update: I just ordered two column midi denim shirts from Talbot's... Very trim! Most of their colors and patterns are horrible this year, and these skirts were buried under all those things. My experience with talbots denim skirts is that they are exceedingly well made and tailored. I have one I bought 2 years ago. I absolutely love. And they are having a BOGO sale 50% right now. Worth checking out. They also had some nice linen suits.
I totally get it!! Where I live in the UK, there are places you can take clothes for recycling, rather than re-homing, as an alternative to transferring the trump to someone else. Might be worth seeing if you can find a similar scheme. M&S, H&M accept bathed clothes & H&M even give you a store voucher.
Love this. And -- I have a very large belly/tummy. TRULY, I look worse with any blouse tucked in at all, even a "french tuck" draws all the attention to my tummy. Would love tips on how to not look frumpy when you have a large belly and weigh 30 pounds more than you wish you did, Marie-Anne. Thanks!
I have a number of videos for that - if one technique does not help there are plenty of others ruclips.net/video/FakOT1fYxCI/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/m2D2hSrPCsU/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/QSu7xb6iwFw/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/EqTAjEV3Pb4/видео.html
@@blackthornsloe8049 Darling, I eat very well. No sugar, no processed foods. I also don't drink any alcohol. I also exercise. Every body is different. Every woman will have different hormone issues happening in their body. Please consider that when commenting about how someone else would love the results from losing weight. Yes, I imagine I would. That wasn't my comment and I didn't really need you making this comment. Thanks.
I’m dying laughing….”transform them [ties on cropped] into pantaloons”!! And my adult daughter is wondering why she never looks sexy in her Birkenstock’s and I was telling her it was the shoes, duh!!!
I have no choice, I have to wear Birkenstocks but I usually buy the Mayari style. They do come in pretty colours. Regular shoes and sandals are too painful due to orthopaedic issues. I have to make the best of it. 🤷🏻♀️ Your clothes advice is trés bon.
You're absolutely right and I agree with you in everything. I enjoyed so much the whole process going from frumpy to fabulous and the result is such a gorgeous, comfortable and chic outfit. You look stunning and youthful, Marie-Anne. Loved to see Coco again. Merci 🙏🏻🤍
I laughed out loud at the Hobbit feet comment. 🙂 This was a nice video and makes me think that one on 'how to do florals over 50' might also be very useful, Marianne. So many of us love florals and a bit of colour but it's easy to end up looking like a sofa.
I like that floral and think it goes well with Marie's coloring. But I agree about the fit of the blouse. I really don't care if one element of my outfit is passe so long as the fit and color are good. I also wear vintage jackets from the 40s, 50s and 60s. With modern items. Its my style. I've learned a lot from Marie but my style is quirkier
The purple outfit was so funny, even Coco was wondering what was going on. You have a great sense of humour. The second outfit was really fabulous, thank you for sharing 🙂🩷
Bonjour Sharri 😃 lovely to see you here - would love to have you 😘 Keep up the great work with your Extraordinary Women channel - we need more extraordinary women 😘
Marie-Anne, I purchased “How to be Chic & Elegant” two weeks ago. After having lived a lifetime (70!) I really thought I had my style all figured out until I read your tips, tricks, and tweaks. Now I’m finally perfect! Lol!
I love those pants on you. That is the type of pants I always liked. When I see women wearing tight pants all the way down to their angles,with no ease I just cringe. They might not have a full length mirror so they don't see how they look like. lol
Although I wouldn't personally buy that purple-pink-orange blouse but I think matching it with a straight cut high waisted pair of jeans with the blouse tucked in would look great. Add a brown crossbody handbag with a gold buckle, pointy white or gold shoes, some pretty gold earrings and a chunky gold necklace. I think it will make good.
Loved this!! Summer coming! Could you please help with a video on length of pants and shorts and bermudas for older ladies? I don’t go above the knee anymore, but trying for the not frumpy capris! You are SUCH a big help and your clothes are so “everyday!” ❤
Those black slides are lovely but not a good shoe for most women over 65. They offer zero support and you can easily slide out of them. As far as Birkenstocks, I’m not giving those up. Obviously, they’re not dressy shoes but at my age, comfort and safety comes first.
What you said about "curtains" made me laugh - I say to myself whenever catching myself trying on paisley, other strange patterns and/or colours and those square shirts: Oh dear, look at you, trying to hide and look like a pillow on the sofa? 😅
Some woman when they getcolder stop caring about how they look. Why wear clod hopper shoes. There are shoes that are comfy and look good. We don't have to dress like our parents before.
On the shoes, anything backless or pointy will ruin your feet. I don't wear berkenstocks. However, if you think berkenstocks are ugly, look at the crippling effects of bunions. Shoes should not be pointy, heels should be stable and one inch. Backless shoes belong in the trash.
Wow Marie-Anne, looks so much better. I'm an ex Finn migrated to Australia over 30 years ago. In Finnish there is a word lumppu, which means rags or unstylish clothing. Went shopping with my son and he said:' Look at all these frumppu clothes, where are all the stylish ones? I had to laugh because even he has been listening to me long enough to know what frumpy is and making it a new word. Great video, nice and short to remind us French chic ladies never to be frumpy.❤❤
I LOVE prints that look like some old aunt's "curtains" lol. Ever since I was a teenager. Can you show me how to make those prints chic? Black and white might be chic but I'm so tired of monotone... I want color in my life AND to be chic!
I know the wide-leg trousers are in fashion but really they make short/heavy women look worse (particularly the white ones), it does not help if you tuck the top in, it just emphases the enormous bottom half, not a good look! Personally I would wear white skinny or straight jeans, and if I ever tuck in I would not allow the button on shown….
I realize it's deeply controversial (especially where I live in a mountain town) but your unabashed lack of love for the birkenstock type sandal always cracks me up.
I laughed out loud through the whole thing. I hear “if it’s not a wow….” In my head every time I look at something. l made a few mistakes with fabric (not holding shape) but my pared down wardrobe is now finished. I need a few belts, a few scarves and an orange pair of flats and it will be rounded out. I found my eye for fashion and quality again after many years of ignoring it. So much fun! Thanks M.A.
i agree that those Birkenstocks make that terrible outfit look even more terrible, but I do not agree that Birkenstocks in themselves cannot look really modern and youthful and attractive and non-frumpy if worn with appropriate jeans, shorts or even certain long skirts (and also with non-painted toenails). I have a whole bunch of different styles of Birkenstocks and wear them just as much for the look that they give me as for the comfort factor. So much of what looks good has to do with perspective - older women didn't used to think jeans looked good on them either, and look at us all now!
On point! Recently, i lost a lot of weight & so now tuck in tops. But for many years & for lots of us, that just doesn't feel like an option. Any alternatives? 😊
Agree with everything except the blouse. Maybe if the first one had smaller flowers, she would approve?? The second blouse did nothing for her coloring. IMO!!
Ha ha, you are so funny! Love your videos! And the funny pictures, now and then, which illustrates your message - are they chosen by your lovely husband? 😍👍
Marie-Anne, I love your channel. Really. I am a big fan of your french chic. This video makes me laugh though. You start off with a dreadful outfit and replace it by a chic one, shoes included. So your message is, voila, transform your frumpy outfit by taking it off and putting on a nice un-frumpy one. You are right, one can do that indeed.
Unfortunately, the No outfit is typical of what US “mature” brands have to offer, which is why I don’t shop at those! I might be mature, but ugly clothes are just ugly at any age. The “mature” sizing is a joke, too, everything is absolutely enormous in the hips/and shoulders, which, unlike the middle, don’t change without weight gain. After menopause, we thicken a bit at the waist, not the hips and thighs, or anywhere else. I love my Birkies, (along with leggings, etc.) for doing my daily chores at home on summer mornings, but not for leaving the house in my proper outfits. It’s amazing what a huge improvement a just 2-inch or so heel makes, and for the first time in my life, there are plenty of chic, modern leather shoes in this heel walkable height range, 1.5 to 2.5 inches (the silver lining from the Pandemic). If I have to walk all day, I wear sneakers or low-wedge sandals (or boots as the weather dictates), but I wear mid-heeled footwear every chance I get. I just found a great new brand, Pikolinos, for instantly-comfy, beautiful, mid-heeled leather sandals. I loved my tan ones so much, no break-in required(!), that I ordered a black pair, too. All set for my summer outfits! If only they had white or ivory! (At least Nordies’s didn’t, I’ll see if Pikolinos has a website of its own). No brand affiliations, just a regular customer who loves to share favorite brands.
I wish that more manufacturers would offer pants in full-length inseams for women who are tall and thin. I wear a size 2 or 4 depending on the brand and need a 32" inseam. The industry standard is now 30" which makes me look like Forrest Gump. Some companies are now making 28" the standard for "full-length." Tall sizes used to come in smaller sizes but in the past year, most of them have started at size 6. It is not possible to cut a size 6 tall down to a size 2 medium tall. I feel that I am being forced to commit at least one of the fashion errors addressed here -- either a baggy seat or too-short legs or quelle horreur! both.
Hello Marie-Anne, thank you for the video. Could you please post the correct link for the blouse? You have posted the pair of trousers twice. Thank you, Martina
Effectivement, la tenue frumpy n'était pas loupée ! XD Et pour ma part, côté shoes, le style Birk c'est always beurk... jamais compris cet engouement. Bravo pou la jolie tenue présentée ensuite, efficace et fraîche. Quelle jolie blouse ! Et puis j'aime beaucoup votre façon d'introduire les marques d'humour depuis quelques video, that's very funny ! Love ur style very much as a french chic lady :) 🧡
I agree with crop pants. I have some that are 7/8ths and don’t mind them. Saw my reflection the other day with my old crops and trainers on and thought I did look frumpy. They are very popular in Australia.
Thank you, Marie-Anne, for waging war on those hideous cropped pants. I don't know anyone who looks good in them! Your "pantaloons" comment made me burst out laughing!!!
Marie; you're! Exactly! Correct. My sister dresses like that I've been trying 2 help her; and she's older then me You've! Helped! Me! Alot! Th💘Nk! Y💘u! 🤗🤗🤗 👍👍👍 💘💘💘
Two of my sisters dress like the purple outfit and look SO frumpy....but they will not be swayed when I gently show them the difference from frumpy to fabulous by sending them Marie-Anne's videos. We're all short (5 feet tall) but they still keep choosing frumpy outfits like crop pants and baggy tops! Some people apparently don't care if they're frumpy...they've never learned you can be comfortable AND chic and that comfortable does not have to mean frumpy. 🤷♀
Above all, the style ist to be we cared, with nice treated feet, hair, skin. And it hrlps almost nothing if you are too lower weight. No style will help you cover that. Sadly lots of women are ill and illness manifests on the body. Harsh truth.
Honestly I laughed so hard seeing you in that purple outfit; thanks for the day brightener! Trying to figure out if you borrowed those Birkenstocks from someone...
Yes--don't be afraid to size up on the pants. I see so many women in pants that fit like a sausage casing and it shows every lump and bump. And I've never, ever understood why women wear those clam diggers. Shorts, a knee-length skirt or long pants (really ANYTHING) looks better.
Brilliantly presented very watchable and great content , thank you Marie Anne , although I am not entirely agree regarding Birkenstocks may be they are very casual but extremely extremely practical we can bear all sorts of discomfort for a sake of beauty but we should be able to walk
Keds are trendy now. Christy Turlington is in their new campaign. I have about five pairs now in different colors and I switch out the laces for color accents
The purple blouse is similar to something that I picked up without trying on. You are correct. It makes me look boxy and I must admit I did wear it with the same Birkenstocks. I don’t feel happy while wearing….it needs to go. Thank you.
I have to admit, I was going around looking like the purple outfit an awful lot before I started following your videos. As I am putting together my capsule wardrobe, I have taken those capri-length pants, folded them up, and earmarked them to be worn at the gym. They're roomy, and they won't look out of place. I have several plain t-shirts that match with them (no florals here), so they won't be wasted. The thing I'm having most trouble finding is a pair of suitable white pants and a pair of suitable black pants. For some reason they just don't seem to exist at the places I shop. I may wait a month and look for a pair of white wide-leg jeans. These small videos have been a Godsend, really!
At 5' I never wear anything that makes me look even shorter. No crops,unless I'm working in the garden, no tops that end at my hips, and never, ever, clunky shoes. Never😬
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Just so you know, the link for the blouse is the same as the jeans.
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Thx.🤗 Marie 💘
Thanks a lot, I became a fan of yours. Do you have videos in French either? I’d recommend them to my mother, she speaks French, but unfortunately doesn’t understand English at all. Or could you please add French captions?
I love your videos! Would you please recommend travel shoes for long days of walking around cities? I don’t want to look frumpy and wear sneakers! I have all sorts of cute comfortable shoes, but these would still be very hard to walk for long durations while traveling as opposed to getting around town and work. Help!
Thank you about those Birkenstock!! I’ve absolutely hated those forever. When you said hobbit feet I laughed so hard. 🤣
That frumpy outfit is like a uniform for so many women over 60. Go to any shopping mall and they all look like that! It screams "I've given up and I just want to be comfortable" lol
I totally agree Sue
that´s me
I have given up . 😂.
It’s every snowbird in Florida right now😂
I’m over 60 and don’t have or wear frumpy clothes.
This specific video, I feel like this is good advice for everyone. I like red and purple together but I can see you at you when he’s out about the blouse cuffs, also, adding in accessories like jewelry necklaces, Bengals, a bracelet for four
Glad you enjoyed it Jody 😘
Yes, I agree with you about those shoes. I would rather be barefoot. You did start out with the most perfect frumpy look-Ugg, that purple shirt. I think the purple pants may have been rescued with a white shirt. Fabulous video! I like the transformation. Very nice.
Merci Morgan x
Thank You !!
You are very welcome x
Old aunts curtains. Omg. You crack me up
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😃😃 Humor is so helpful!
Indeed it is Janet 😃
My knees don't hurt after a 3 mile walk IF I wear my Burks. With the long pants, they don't stand out and ruin the l "look" of the outfit. All my cropped pants are going to Good Will today.
I like your style! I would rather just wear my underpants alone than those loose, baggy pants!
Like Mrs. Kanye West
Yes, thong and all! 🤣@@selectiveoutrage6617
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What if you do not have a narrow waist and can never tuck anything in?
If you have a narrow waist you have an enviable figure Donna 😃
In Australia I could not wear jeans in the summer, days are 35-40 degrees celsius. I would love to see you do chic styles for the really hot days. I loved the new outfit, beautiful update!
I love linen skirts, shorts and trousers, but ironing them is hot work!🙂
Same here in Virginia, US. Hot and humid = no jeans.
Hi from Queensland. I might try wide leg pants next summer. Only about 6 inches more fabric than crops 🤔
I have done several videos about staying cool in the heat Belle 😃 I wore linen trousers when I lived in Mexico in 45C heat and was cool and comfortable - as the summer comes on I will be doing more videos for summer styles 😘
Same here in southern Nevada -- I do not wear jeans in the summer. I wear cotton or linen dresses and long bermuda type pants (and thin-strapped Birkies).
Everyone deserves to look fabulous at any age! Listen to Marie-Anne 💃
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I HATE!!! bulky capri pants, baggy mom jeans, Birkenstocks, Crocs, all things synthetics, and coordinated tops and bottoms. Who says we have to dress old just cause we are older?
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Its not like anyone is making you wear them🙄
mom jeans are in with the younger kids. I wear what I want and what is comfortable. I don't care what others think. Most of the time I look better than the folks in mu-mus.
You're the best style advice I've seen since "What Not to Wear".
Merci beaucoup Betsy 🤗
Marie is better, in my opinion 💕
No, it's incomparable!
I have consistently refused to buy or wear cropped pants ever since they came out. I don't understand why they are such a fashion "thing". They simply don't look good on most women.
Hear Hear Robin 👏 They are an absolute influencer favourite... but why 🤷♀️
I'm just over 60 and I have never bought cropped trousers or those types of sandals . I can't understand why women want to wear these. I don't think they look good on anyone .
At 5'10" cropped, capris, or ankle pants just make me feel, and look, like I couldn't find proper fitting pants which had been an issue my whole life. The clothing shown here, with a few exceptions, is nothing I would wear. LLBean or Eddie Bauer for pants because they have long lengths, JCP for inexpensive T's, Keen for spring, summer, early fall. I spent way too much if my life shopping for clothes and shoes that fit...pants, shirts, and shoes all too short.
I think it’s for comfort in warm weather
At 5’1”, I avoid cropped pants. I’m short with a 28” inseam. Cropped pants do me no favors, ha-ha. My French ancestors would be spinning in their graves if I wore cropped pants. 🤣
OK Marie-Anne, but when I know you are not looking, I am still going to wear my Birkenstocks once in a while, but only when I am really sure you can't see them.....lol I used to Iive in San Francisco, with the Flower Children and still have my Hippy bag that came with peacock feathers as the decoration. It brings back happy memories of my youth.....50 plus years ago. And, now, I hear you saying, "That's my point!"...Lol, love your videos!
Did you keep your hash pipe?
@@selectiveoutrage6617 No, never had one!
You gave me my biggest laugh so far SJordan 😃 👍
I lived in Bellingham for 10 years after college so OF COURSE I still wear my birki’s!!! In all styles and all ways!!❤
@@joanD I have open sandal Birkenstocks as well as closed toe, but shhhhhhhhhhh I don't want Marie-Anne to think that I am not one of her best students, because I really am making an effot to look chic, and she is such an elegant lady, so I promise only to look mumsie on rare occaisions. Already walked my dog before seven this morning, am eating healthy, have a new haircut, and riding my bike. She's such a good influence! But, then Marie-Anne knows I am addicted to her channel and love her to bits! x
You are so right Marie-Anne. What a change. I too see many women dressed like this and think they look like a rectangle.
Agreed, and it's so sad.
Sponge Bob Square Pants
I call myself spongebob square pants 😢
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I've got more of rectangular body as it is these days, I don't want to emphasise it.
Because of you , I have dumped my crops, paisley, thick strapped Birkenstocks ( I kept the thin strapped ones), big florals and everything else I thought was frumpy.
🙌 Wonderful Renee 😃
I hear Marie Anne saying non when I'm shopping now. Even my hubby says 'what would Marie Anne say 😊
I agree with everything but the Birkenstocks....they stay!
Love capris iffff fitted and just above ankle even don't like baggy capris umper lumper upaty laaaaaaaa😁😁😁😁😁
Wait wait I thought Arizona birks were back
The purple pants are horrible. The only horror they lack is an elastic waist. The look like something out of a Blair catologue. Poly Blend is not a nice girl's name!!
You are Hillarious but so on the money. !!!! ❤😂
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I've always lived by the thought that the last thing you should put on before you walk out the door for the day is a smile!
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Excellent advice 😁
And, a smile costs nothing!
You have got me taking a hard look in my closet. Frump has snuck in there. I am weeding it out, and donating it to the senior center - although, it almost seems unethical to frump others! I can't bring myself to burn them, so that is where they are going. I hope my less chic sisters will appreciate them.
A good declutter does wonders for your style Gram Gram 😃
Omg!! “Refrumping”??!!
😂😂 I think I peed laughing!!
Update: I just ordered two column midi denim shirts from Talbot's... Very trim! Most of their colors and patterns are horrible this year, and these skirts were buried under all those things.
My experience with talbots denim skirts is that they are exceedingly well made and tailored. I have one I bought 2 years ago. I absolutely love. And they are having a BOGO sale 50% right now. Worth checking out. They also had some nice linen suits.
I totally get it!! Where I live in the UK, there are places you can take clothes for recycling, rather than re-homing, as an alternative to transferring the trump to someone else. Might be worth seeing if you can find a similar scheme. M&S, H&M accept bathed clothes & H&M even give you a store voucher.
Love this. And -- I have a very large belly/tummy. TRULY, I look worse with any blouse tucked in at all, even a "french tuck" draws all the attention to my tummy. Would love tips on how to not look frumpy when you have a large belly and weigh 30 pounds more than you wish you did, Marie-Anne. Thanks!
I have a number of videos for that - if one technique does not help there are plenty of others ruclips.net/video/FakOT1fYxCI/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/m2D2hSrPCsU/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/QSu7xb6iwFw/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/EqTAjEV3Pb4/видео.html
@womanofacertainage5892 Amen 🙏 I feel your pain!
@@blackthornsloe8049 Darling, I eat very well. No sugar, no processed foods. I also don't drink any alcohol. I also exercise. Every body is different. Every woman will have different hormone issues happening in their body. Please consider that when commenting about how someone else would love the results from losing weight. Yes, I imagine I would. That wasn't my comment and I didn't really need you making this comment. Thanks.
@@womanofacertainage5892 I did not intend to offend you . I have removed the comment.
I’m dying laughing….”transform them [ties on cropped] into pantaloons”!! And my adult daughter is wondering why she never looks sexy in her Birkenstock’s and I was telling her it was the shoes, duh!!!
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The shirt that looks like your aunt’s curtains from the 70’s is hilarious!!
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Right,!!!just noticed, good by flowered curtains ,I mean blouses!
I love the way you break down the details of what makes each outfit frumpy - the details for blouse and the pants. Very helpful.
Unlike other influences, she doesn't just say "Wear this", she explains why.
Merci Susan - glad you enjoy it 😃
Merci selective outrage 🤗
I have no choice, I have to wear Birkenstocks but I usually buy the Mayari style. They do come in pretty colours. Regular shoes and sandals are too painful due to orthopaedic issues. I have to make the best of it. 🤷🏻♀️
Your clothes advice is trés bon.
You're absolutely right and I agree with you in everything. I enjoyed so much the whole process going from frumpy to fabulous and the result is such a gorgeous, comfortable and chic outfit. You look stunning and youthful, Marie-Anne. Loved to see Coco again. Merci 🙏🏻🤍
Merci AW 🐾
You made me laugh out loud-“The shoes-quelle horreur!”
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I am at an age when I need a little support when walking, so I now have matching walking sticks to go with my outfits. 😀
Perfectly Chic Lynn 😘
I laughed out loud at the Hobbit feet comment. 🙂 This was a nice video and makes me think that one on 'how to do florals over 50' might also be very useful, Marianne. So many of us love florals and a bit of colour but it's easy to end up looking like a sofa.
Smaller prints are the key I think
Yes exactly!! I did start to weed out some florals. 😮
NO florals, cropped pants or birkie’s. Frump!
I like that floral and think it goes well with Marie's coloring. But I agree about the fit of the blouse. I really don't care if one element of my outfit is passe so long as the fit and color are good. I also wear vintage jackets from the 40s, 50s and 60s. With modern items. Its my style. I've learned a lot from Marie but my style is quirkier
I can do that Carole - I touched on it here but can expand 😘 it is about looking modern rather looking younger as I say in my videos 😃
The purple outfit was so funny, even Coco was wondering what was going on. You have a great sense of humour. The second outfit was really fabulous, thank you for sharing 🙂🩷
He was mystified Elizabeth 😃
Coco was the best atribute to wear ❤
I quit wearing the Capri length pants about 3 years ago because I felt frumpy, and I KNOW I looked frumpy!
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Oh my...I think you got that blouse with purple pants (pantaloons!) outfit out of my closet. I have to sign up for your course.
Bonjour Sharri 😃 lovely to see you here - would love to have you 😘 Keep up the great work with your Extraordinary Women channel - we need more extraordinary women 😘
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Marie-Anne, I purchased “How to be Chic & Elegant” two weeks ago. After having lived a lifetime (70!) I really thought I had my style all figured out until I read your tips, tricks, and tweaks. Now I’m finally perfect! Lol!
That is wonderful Ciral 🤗 merci for becoming a reader as well as a watcher 😘
Life begins at 70!
Really enjoyed this light-hearted but very helpful video. More like this please Marie Anne, dump the frumpy, love it.
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Dump the Frump!!
I can do that Wanda 😘
CROCS = ironic frump!
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I love those pants on you. That is the type of pants I always liked. When I see women wearing tight pants all the way down to their angles,with no ease I just cringe. They might not have a full length mirror so they don't see how they look like. lol
A full length mirror is your best friend Frost Flower 😃
Although I wouldn't personally buy that purple-pink-orange blouse but I think matching it with a straight cut high waisted pair of jeans with the blouse tucked in would look great. Add a brown crossbody handbag with a gold buckle, pointy white or gold shoes, some pretty gold earrings and a chunky gold necklace. I think it will make good.
I don't care what anyone thinks about my fashion choices as long as I'm happy
Loved this!!
Summer coming! Could you please help with a video on length of pants and shorts and bermudas for older ladies? I don’t go above the knee anymore, but trying for the not frumpy capris!
You are SUCH a big help and your clothes are so “everyday!” ❤
I will see what I can do 😘
A longer skort works
Those black slides are lovely but not a good shoe for most women over 65. They offer zero support and you can easily slide out of them. As far as Birkenstocks, I’m not giving those up. Obviously, they’re not dressy shoes but at my age, comfort and safety comes first.
What you said about "curtains" made me laugh - I say to myself whenever catching myself trying on paisley, other strange patterns and/or colours and those square shirts: Oh dear, look at you, trying to hide and look like a pillow on the sofa? 😅
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The pillow bit made me laugh! Good point!
Some woman when they getcolder stop caring about how they look. Why wear
clod hopper shoes. There are shoes that are comfy and look good. We don't have to dress like our parents before.
Le sourire est le plus bel accessoire que l'on peut porter, en effet !
Bravo Marie-Anne pur cette leçon d'élégance !
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On the shoes, anything backless or pointy will ruin your feet. I don't wear berkenstocks. However, if you think berkenstocks are ugly, look at the crippling effects of bunions. Shoes should not be pointy, heels should be stable and one inch. Backless shoes belong in the trash.
I keep going til I find shoes that are pretty AND comfortable.
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hilarious outfit!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh.
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I enjoy this video greatly!
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Wow Marie-Anne, looks so much better. I'm an ex Finn migrated to Australia over 30 years ago. In Finnish there is a word lumppu, which means rags or unstylish clothing. Went shopping with my son and he said:' Look at all these frumppu clothes, where are all the stylish ones? I had to laugh because even he has been listening to me long enough to know what frumpy is and making it a new word. Great video, nice and short to remind us French chic ladies never to be frumpy.❤❤
I love “lumppu”, it’s a great word, so long as it doesn’t apply to us🙂
Bonjour Tuija - what a wonderful word 😃
Hei Suomesta Tuija! Lumppu & frumppu are great words 😀 🌞
@@herecomesthesun21 Kiitos, merci, thank you for your comment. Finnish vocabulary is full of great descriptive words.
I LOVE prints that look like some old aunt's "curtains" lol. Ever since I was a teenager. Can you show me how to make those prints chic? Black and white might be chic but I'm so tired of monotone... I want color in my life AND to be chic!
Keep everything else simple and use prints on one piece, not an entire dress.
I think selectiveoutrage6617 has it right - make everything else simple to give it the best chance x
Hobbit's feet...hahaha!!! I love comfortable sandals but there are more attractive choices than Birkenstocks.
Yes indeed Cynthia 😃
I know the wide-leg trousers are in fashion but really they make short/heavy women look worse (particularly the white ones), it does not help if you tuck the top in, it just emphases the enormous bottom half, not a good look! Personally I would wear white skinny or straight jeans, and if I ever tuck in I would not allow the button on shown….
Skinnies give you the dreaded funnel look if you are one of my larger ladies JT 🙁 watch my videos about styling a tummy 😘
@@MarieAnneLecoeur Fortunately I don't have this problem - I'm 66!
thank you. hearing your analysis and working through your thinking process is so so so helpful!❤
Glad it was helpful 😃
I love when you do these types of videos. I learn so much! Merci, Marie-Anne.
Glad you enjoy them Sheride 😃
I realize it's deeply controversial (especially where I live in a mountain town) but your unabashed lack of love for the birkenstock type sandal always cracks me up.
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Full length mirrors are helpful otherwise no one is going to tell you the truth…except Marie Anne. Merci, Marie Anne!
A full length mirror is your friend Lolli 😃
Fab long white trousers
I laughed out loud through the whole thing. I hear “if it’s not a wow….” In my head every time I look at something. l made a few mistakes with fabric (not holding shape) but my pared down wardrobe is now finished. I need a few belts, a few scarves and an orange pair of flats and it will be rounded out. I found my eye for fashion and quality again after many years of ignoring it. So much fun! Thanks M.A.
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This made me chuckle. I have some cropped culottes and I do feel like a Hobbit in them 😂
i agree that those Birkenstocks make that terrible outfit look even more terrible, but I do not agree that Birkenstocks in themselves cannot look really modern and youthful and attractive and non-frumpy if worn with appropriate jeans, shorts or even certain long skirts (and also with non-painted toenails). I have a whole bunch of different styles of Birkenstocks and wear them just as much for the look that they give me as for the comfort factor. So much of what looks good has to do with perspective - older women didn't used to think jeans looked good on them either, and look at us all now!
We will have to agree to disagree on the Birkies Lisa 😃 but no worries 🤗 love your makeup reviews x
On point! Recently, i lost a lot of weight & so now tuck in tops. But for many years & for lots of us, that just doesn't feel like an option. Any alternatives? 😊
I have a number of videos for my lovely larger ladies Liv 😃
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Agree with everything except the blouse. Maybe if the first one had smaller flowers, she would approve?? The second blouse did nothing for her coloring. IMO!!
“Nothing really can save the outfit…” you are very funny and wise 😂❤️!
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HORRID shoes. Yes horrid. They embarrass me to see a fellow woman wearing them.
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The only thing I would add would be a belt, white or light coloured, to finish the outfit.
I like your thinking Wendy 😃 love your art 😘
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That type of shoe I would only wear at home and when I go to the laundry room. 😄
Or in the garage or to empty the trash
She picked out that horrible colour on purpose 😂
Ha ha, you are so funny! Love your videos! And the funny pictures, now and then, which illustrates your message - are they chosen by your lovely husband? 😍👍
He does find some Nina and surprises me at the first draft 🤣
You darn near look great in everything!
Marie-Anne, I love your channel. Really. I am a big fan of your french chic. This video makes me laugh though. You start off with a dreadful outfit and replace it by a chic one, shoes included. So your message is, voila, transform your frumpy outfit by taking it off and putting on a nice un-frumpy one. You are right, one can do that indeed.
Well I do go through steps with each piece Marlene - other wise yes - just don't be frumpy in the first place 😃
Am trying, am trying. @@MarieAnneLecoeur
Unfortunately, the No outfit is typical of what US “mature” brands have to offer, which is why I don’t shop at those! I might be mature, but ugly clothes are just ugly at any age. The “mature” sizing is a joke, too, everything is absolutely enormous in the hips/and shoulders, which, unlike the middle, don’t change without weight gain. After menopause, we thicken a bit at the waist, not the hips and thighs, or anywhere else. I love my Birkies, (along with leggings, etc.) for doing my daily chores at home on summer mornings, but not for leaving the house in my proper outfits. It’s amazing what a huge improvement a just 2-inch or so heel makes, and for the first time in my life, there are plenty of chic, modern leather shoes in this heel walkable height range, 1.5 to 2.5 inches (the silver lining from the Pandemic). If I have to walk all day, I wear sneakers or low-wedge sandals (or boots as the weather dictates), but I wear mid-heeled footwear every chance I get. I just found a great new brand, Pikolinos, for instantly-comfy, beautiful, mid-heeled leather sandals. I loved my tan ones so much, no break-in required(!), that I ordered a black pair, too. All set for my summer outfits! If only they had white or ivory! (At least Nordies’s didn’t, I’ll see if Pikolinos has a website of its own). No brand affiliations, just a regular customer who loves to share favorite brands.
Merci for the recommendation Kimberly 😘
I am 64 in a month...but still wear clothes for younger ppl...lol
I wish that more manufacturers would offer pants in full-length inseams for women who are tall and thin. I wear a size 2 or 4 depending on the brand and need a 32" inseam. The industry standard is now 30" which makes me look like Forrest Gump. Some companies are now making 28" the standard for "full-length." Tall sizes used to come in smaller sizes but in the past year, most of them have started at size 6. It is not possible to cut a size 6 tall down to a size 2 medium tall. I feel that I am being forced to commit at least one of the fashion errors addressed here -- either a baggy seat or too-short legs or quelle horreur! both.
I know what you mean Emily - I once tried on a pair of pants that were far too short in the rise and was told my legs were too long 🙄
Had to laugh… that first outfit is a bit like me…😂
I hope you will give the final outfit a try Sabine 😘
Just try to avoid square shape. Frumpy has no figure. Add feminine accents. You can add a belt that is flattering.
Hello Marie-Anne, thank you for the video. Could you please post the correct link for the blouse? You have posted the pair of trousers twice. Thank you, Martina
Yes, I saw that, too. I'm very interested in finding the blouse.
I am no it Martina - so sorry 😘
The pants are awful but I’d wear that floral top with a pair of black pants 😂
When I saw the thumb nail, I wondered "Why is Marie-Anne wearing her pajamas?"😂
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I bet her PJs are more stylish! I know mine are, but my nun-like nightgowns are another story! Frump city, but no one sees me in them🙂
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😃 my PJs are silk Barbara 😉
@@MarieAnneLecoeur I thougt right away that you would never wear such PJs❤
Effectivement, la tenue frumpy n'était pas loupée ! XD Et pour ma part, côté shoes, le style Birk c'est always beurk... jamais compris cet engouement. Bravo pou la jolie tenue présentée ensuite, efficace et fraîche. Quelle jolie blouse ! Et puis j'aime beaucoup votre façon d'introduire les marques d'humour depuis quelques video, that's very funny ! Love ur style very much as a french chic lady :) 🧡
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I need an adorable frump inspector like yours, Marie-Anne!
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Over 60 and still trés belle! ❤
Today 60 IS young 😊😊
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Another great video❤ Thank you Marie-Anne❤
Glad you enjoyed it Linda x
Haaaaaa on my gosh love this. Especially the sucking the life into a mummy part haaaaa awesome.
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I agree with crop pants. I have some that are 7/8ths and don’t mind them. Saw my reflection the other day with my old crops and trainers on and thought I did look frumpy. They are very popular in Australia.
Stand out in your style Blondie 😘
they're always in the frumpy shops like Millers and Katies lol
@@SueRosalieyes and elastic waistbands make them even worse for frump.
😂😂😂 I love your fashion advice and sense of humor! You have THE best channel! Thank you!
That is very kind of you Paula - merci 🤗
Thank you, Marie-Anne, for waging war on those hideous cropped pants. I don't know anyone who looks good in them! Your "pantaloons" comment made me burst out laughing!!!
You are very welcome Joan 😘
And where do you live, Ms. Snobby Pants?
Marie; you're! Exactly! Correct.
My sister dresses like that
I've been trying 2 help her; and she's older then me
You've! Helped! Me! Alot!
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Send her the link June 😉
Two of my sisters dress like the purple outfit and look SO frumpy....but they will not be swayed when I gently show them the difference from frumpy to fabulous by sending them Marie-Anne's videos. We're all short (5 feet tall) but they still keep choosing frumpy outfits like crop pants and baggy tops! Some people apparently don't care if they're frumpy...they've never learned you can be comfortable AND chic and that comfortable does not have to mean frumpy. 🤷♀
Above all, the style ist to be we cared, with nice treated feet, hair, skin. And it hrlps almost nothing if you are too lower weight. No style will help you cover that. Sadly lots of women are ill and illness manifests on the body. Harsh truth.
Honestly I laughed so hard seeing you in that purple outfit; thanks for the day brightener! Trying to figure out if you borrowed those Birkenstocks from someone...
They aren't Birkies - they are look alikes from the local supermarket 😅
Yes--don't be afraid to size up on the pants. I see so many women in pants that fit like a sausage casing and it shows every lump and bump. And I've never, ever understood why women wear those clam diggers. Shorts, a knee-length skirt or long pants (really ANYTHING) looks better.
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Great suggestions, thank you!!❤
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Brilliantly presented very watchable and great content , thank you Marie Anne , although I am not entirely agree regarding Birkenstocks may be they are very casual but extremely extremely practical we can bear all sorts of discomfort for a sake of beauty but we should be able to walk
Keds are trendy now. Christy Turlington is in their new campaign. I have about five pairs now in different colors and I switch out the laces for color accents
But there are soooo many comfortable and stylish options 😃
The purple blouse is similar to something that I picked up without trying on. You are correct. It makes me look boxy and I must admit I did wear it with the same Birkenstocks. I don’t feel happy while wearing….it needs to go. Thank you.
You are very welcome 😘
I have to admit, I was going around looking like the purple outfit an awful lot before I started following your videos. As I am putting together my capsule wardrobe, I have taken those capri-length pants, folded them up, and earmarked them to be worn at the gym. They're roomy, and they won't look out of place. I have several plain t-shirts that match with them (no florals here), so they won't be wasted. The thing I'm having most trouble finding is a pair of suitable white pants and a pair of suitable black pants. For some reason they just don't seem to exist at the places I shop. I may wait a month and look for a pair of white wide-leg jeans. These small videos have been a Godsend, really!
So glad you find them useful Anne - just remember when looking for those pants to hold out for the Wow 😃
@@MarieAnneLecoeur They're out there! I think I'll wait a couple of weeks and let more spring/summer clothes come into the stores. The game is afoot!
I live in the United States and you see women dressed like this all the time 😓. They always remind me of the ladies that sell clothes on television.
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Brilliant! Thank you so much!❤
At 5' I never wear anything that makes me look even shorter. No crops,unless I'm working in the garden, no tops that end at my hips, and never, ever, clunky shoes. Never😬