Love in Neutral Gear

Hello my lovelies!

Paraphrasing Shakira today,🎵 The legs don’t lie. 

Summer is the time for shorts.  Shorts feel fun, free and youthful IMHO.  

 But they do have a best before date. 

There’s a reason why you should wear shorts NOW, before you get to the best before date.
Varicose veins.

They happen and they don’t photograph well. 

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I did try the shorts option for  @my_stylejourney #herstyleourway style steal but I had to edit out my aging legs. 

The legs really don’t lie on camera.  In fact, the camera highlights faults and is more brutally honest than a mirror.  Or hubs trying to be kind!
But even though veins show up badly on camera as huge blotches, bruises and lumps, they are there IRL but no quite so frighteningly so. 

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So remember, younger ladies, wear shorts whilst you can.  You may be put off showing your legs as you feel they are less than perfect.  But this is as perfect as they will be.   As I’ve said before on this blog, legs don’t improve with age.  The pins you have right now is as good as it gets.  If you avoid wearing shorts because of a little cellulite or lumpy knees, they will get bumpier and lumpier as time goes by, and most likely some veins will be added to the mix too.  And your opportunity will be gone.

So wear your shorts, knee length skirt or dress now.

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But back to the outfit, I really liked the chosen Pinterest looks because I’m a lover of a neutral jumper over white jeans. .

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So white jeans worked, covering up the veins nicely, whilst still feeling fresh and classic-casual with the neutral jumper. 

The outfit felt spot-on for the day’s activities which revolved around buying a new tree, a beautiful copper coloured Acer.

Here’s the jeans look I stole, but without any tummy tucking.  Hope you like my interpretation.

And maybe this simple styling is something you fancy giving a whirl. 

But remember, wear your shorts NOW!

A la perchoine, 

Mary x.