LA Style: Never to Old & Colors
LA stylist and native, Felicia Arlin, is a firm believer that we all should keep challenging ourselves while maintaining our sense of humor. Felicia defied the odds and surfed. Yep! That’s right! You’ll be amazed by Felicia in her story: “Never too Old”. And in “Blinded by the Bright”, Felicia extolls the beauty of bringing light, dark and bright colors together to make a fab and cool summer look. I love bright and I love her Pro-Tip this week!
LA Story: Never Too Old
This is not a #fashionpost but rather a post about challenging ourselves and not taking ourselves too seriously. I haven’t surfed since high school and wanted to see if I still could, and I’ve never tried to stand up paddle board but always wanted to so, I booked my lessons for both. I met up with my darling 20 ’something instructor for my surf lesson. He made it so much fun even though he worked his butt off carrying my board and pushing me into the waves so I could catch one. On the first try, I immediately, wiped-out but I jumped back onto my board and paddled back out to catch the next wave. The next handful of times, I got to my feet but couldn’t stand straight up. During all of this falling and paddling back I noticed that I was feeling a little sick. I chalked it up to way more upper body work than I usually do but it kept getting worse – my teacher saw that I was really pale and asked how I felt. He realized that I was sea-sick and got me right out of the water and on to the sand work on my tan.
The next day with my sore arms and tired body, I met up with my very tall and insanely fit, 20 ‘something teacher for my SUP lesson. He showed me how to get right up on the board and maneuver around. We went all over the harbor, under the pier, took a break on the beach then went out for more. I fell only once and am happy to say that I didn’t get sea sick, at all! Thanks to these 2 young and patient men, I had a blast! I can’t wait to get back on the SUP!
Style Story: Blinded by the Bright
It’s another bright, hot, sunny day in LA. So, I’m wearing a vintage scarf, vera, as a top. It’s a rectangular shape so it gives my midriff less coverage but since I’m short-waisted it’s not overly revealing. I love how the light and dark blues from the scarf work so well with the highs and lows of my low-rise jeans, Zara. To really, pop, the red, I’ve added a bright orange and red jacket, Zara, to bring texture, balance, and proportion to my look. My vintage red satin handbag brings my, reds, together and my metallic sandals, ysl, with their distinct gold hardware pulls all the gold from my jewelry and accessories, together.
Style-tip: if you want to wear a scarf top but are worried about, over-exposure, layer them over a t-shirt or a blouse.
*please treat your wardrobe well. many people worked very hard to get it to you.
The tomato behind The Three Tomatoes.
Cheryl Benton, aka the “head tomato” is founder and publisher of The Three Tomatoes, a digital lifestyle magazine for “women who aren’t kids”. Having lived and worked for many years in New York City, the land of size zero twenty-somethings, she was truly starting to feel like an invisible woman. She created The Three Tomatoes just for the fun of it as the antidote for invisibility and sent it to 60 friends. Today she has thousands of friends and is chief cheerleader for smart, savvy women who want to live their lives fully at every age and every stage. She is the author of the novel, "Can You See Us Now?" and co-author of a humorous books of quips, "Martini Wisdom." Because she's lived a long time, her full bio won't fit here. If you want the "blah, blah, blah", read more. www.thethreetomatoes.com/about-the-head-tomato
