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10 Style Tips From Lynn Dell, A 78-Year-Old Fashionista

Posted: 04/21/2011 3:34 pm

Advanced Style muse, Lynn Dell, is the owner of Off Broadway Boutique, one New York's most glamorous shops, located on the Upper West Side. For over 40 years Lynn has helped women discover their personal style and inner beauty. At 78 years old, she is more confident and daring than ever. Check out her top ten style tips and wonderful video interview below.

Lynn Dell's Top Ten Style Tips

1. "We must dress everyday for the theatre of our lives."

2. "You must have a smile, you never get a second chance to make a first impression."

3. "My philosophy is fashion says 'me too,' while style says 'only me.'"

4. "It's not what you are wearing, It's how you put it together."

5. "Dress for yourself. If you are happy, you will make the world happy."

6. "Accessories are the most important thing. You can wear the same thing many times by adding different jewelry, scarves or a hat."

7. "Accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative."

8. "Your attitude is your altitude."

9. "When you walk into a room with a hat, you own the room."

10. "I like strong colors and I like strong people. All colors work if the intensity is strong enough."

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lakefront liberal
02:38 PM on 04/26/2011
These are not only tips for fashion, these are tips for life. People should be able to work with what they have and not have to depend on what someone else tells them is right. It's about understanding who you are and how you present yourself to the outside world. Anyone can look good no matter what shape, size or color they are. It's about how they feel about themself and their attitude towards the world around them.
10:50 AM on 04/26/2011
Wow - what a hat collection
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Phyllis Swan
06:25 PM on 04/25/2011
impressed...
08:29 PM on 04/24/2011
Love this! She's stunning.

I wish, though, that there were a bit more flair in what's available to most of us. Most of what I see in the major department stores is so boring and lifeless.
02:57 PM on 04/23/2011
I had the pleasure of working for Lynn and the entire Off Broadway Boutique family a few years ago, and let me tell you she is every bit as fabulous as she claims, inside and out!
maxfax
Taa - dah!
12:24 PM on 04/23/2011
Classy.  The troublem most women can't carry this off until they reach a certain age.  Younger women would just look silly, particularly in the workforce.  I know women like this, they walk in and they do own the room.
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reno1190
OBAMA WON WILLARD LOST,GET OVER IT
11:05 PM on 04/22/2011
you go girl ,fabulous at 78
OBAMAMOI
Nature does nothing useless
08:40 PM on 04/22/2011
Money is Fashion, Fashion is money

I would want her to give meany tips because I don't have that kinda of money like most folks

I rather have someone who shops at Target or H& M
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06:21 PM on 04/22/2011
I love it - love it all!! Kudos to you ma'am, you are spectacular!
02:43 PM on 04/22/2011
That is one fabulous woman. More power to her.
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EagleFliesInSky
Artist at work.
02:06 PM on 04/22/2011
Yay! Good for her! And she left her face alone. Love her.
11:35 AM on 04/22/2011
Oh what's not to love??? You go get 'em girl!
11:21 AM on 04/22/2011
Shes fabulous
imonlyhereforthelaughs
Politicians...they ruin everything.
11:19 AM on 04/22/2011
Having been working in an office environment for a while now, it strikes me that no designer has ever tried to influence work-appropriate clothing. Unless you work in a circus, I don't see anything this woman modeling as being appropriate for the workplace. So, confused, the women simply wear whatever. I like the short/low cut cocktail dresses posing as "suit seperates". No...seriously...I like them....very hot indeed...however, not appropriate for the business office envirnment. Nor does the fact your sweatshirt have a couple of rhinestones on it change the fact you are wearing a sweatshirt as a formal business blouse. And CMFM shoes? Those belong on the floor of some random guy's apartment at the end of a Friday bar hopping adventure, not as part of your formal business attire.

Just asying
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bushwickfreddy
11:43 AM on 04/22/2011
Not everyone works in corporate America, but she's not advocating that people dress like her--as she says, fashion says "me too", while style says "only me"---in other words she's encouraging women and men to find their own personal style.
12:24 PM on 04/22/2011
Donna Karan made her name doing just that - making chic work-appropriate clothing. After spinning off DKNY, she still makes business wear, but has the freedom to concentrate more on luxury dresses and separates.
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11:56 AM on 04/23/2011
dk uses fur and a lot of fur comes from live skinning. its pretty sick. i wont buy anything of hers and i used to buy quiet a bit.
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Niasia
Tryin to make it in the Nation's Capital
11:14 AM on 04/22/2011
I love it!!! She is oh so FABULOUS!!! Love that orange...I just need to wait a decade or so before I can pull it off!
11:35 AM on 04/22/2011
Totally agree! Cool!