This spring/summer season most of us have shopped our closets instead of buying new clothes. If you feel the need for a spruce-up or that you are looking past your sell by date, spend your money on a good haircut ( maybe a few highlights and some color while you are at it) A good haircut and a flattering color can erase pounds, years and make the same old clothes suddenly 'new'.

After a dreary selling season, most shoe departments are heaving with spring shoes on sale at up to seventy five percent off. Time to trawl the sale racks for a bit of trend.  And I don't mean a six inch heel or a platform that resembles fetish wear or an orthodic but something you can walk in that is bolder, or chunkier, or a little higher, or strappier, or flat with a subtle nod to gladiator style ( but skip the grommets, buckles and multiple ankle straps however and you may be able to wear them next summer too).  

 Especially if you are over 40,  wearing a shoe that is au courant is the best way to stay in the style game. So throw a little trend around on the streets.  A shoe with some presence is a sure way to make last year's skirts, cropped pants and dresses look updated.