Trending: The Strong Shoulder
The strong shoulder is a must this summer—and Charla shows us how to update this trend from the first time you rocked it (goodbye, 1980s!).
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00:03 [Music] 00:09 hey everyone 00:10 good to see you again i've missed you 00:12 for those of you that i haven't met 00:13 i'm sharla and i'm here to talk to you 00:15 today for those of you that are women of 00:16 a certain age we're going to stay on the 00:18 right side of 50 00:19 and i'm going to keep you looking 00:20 stylish and dressing the way you feel on 00:22 the inside 00:23 so what we're going to talk about today 00:25 is this 00:26 great little tank this little this 00:29 little 00:30 bold shoulder shoulder pad tank from 00:33 sanctuary and i'm going to show you how 00:34 to wear it two different ways okay 00:36 here's the first look first of all i 00:38 want to talk about when you when i say a 00:39 shoulder pad 00:40 tee those of us that are my age we go 00:44 back 00:45 we go back decades and we think oh my 00:47 gosh i'm terrified of a shoulder pad 00:48 because we envision ourselves 00:50 in this bright pink neon aggressive 00:54 blazer and guess what i'm here to tell 00:55 you things in fashion do come back 00:57 around but they come back around 00:58 better all right so this time around the 01:01 shoulder pad's a little bit softer it's 01:03 not as aggressive 01:04 it's more of an accent and it keeps you 01:06 on trend 01:07 more than a basic tee what i like about 01:09 this is it actually 01:12 covers my shoulders well yet gives me 01:15 that definition here so that it actually 01:16 makes my waist look a little bit smaller 01:18 i love that love that the other thing 01:21 that i like about this 01:22 these little shoulder pad tees is 01:26 i've shared with you before a few things 01:28 that have changed my body that i don't 01:30 always love as i'm older 01:31 and that is one thing this gap between 01:34 here this 01:34 area between here between my armpit and 01:36 where my bra line starts i don't always 01:37 like showing that 01:38 so something like this because the 01:40 fabric comes all the way out here on the 01:42 strong shoulder and comes in 01:44 it covers that piece really nicely which 01:46 i love 01:47 alrighty then i paired it with these 01:50 great pants from 01:51 cloth and stone cloth and stone is one 01:54 of my 01:55 favorites they the ones i'm wearing 01:56 right now are in a black it's almost 01:58 like a really really dark 01:59 gray it also comes in a chambray blue 02:03 which i love is that this feels real 02:05 summery to me which i 02:07 is perfect for now it has a fun little 02:08 detail of some distressing along the 02:11 side of the seam and then also 02:12 distressing on the bottom which makes it 02:13 really fun 02:14 so you notice too that there's a little 02:16 belt that comes along with this 02:19 so i like to some people like bows i 02:21 like to do a little knot i like the kind 02:22 of 02:23 longer tails i also sometimes do it 02:25 where i do like 02:26 where i do one bow and then i pull the 02:28 tail real long any option that you want 02:31 the detail i like about this too is that 02:33 there's it's gathered in the back 02:35 there's a little panel in the front so 02:37 for those of you that 02:39 aren't if the belt is too fussy for you 02:41 or it's not something that you lean 02:43 towards and a little piece 02:44 you can take this off it's not necessary 02:46 to wear with this 02:47 if that's your styling choice so a 02:49 couple different options with that 02:51 and then um i paired it with these great 02:53 slides which i just love these are from 02:55 vince camuto 02:56 um love the little gold chain detailing 02:59 i'm gonna take these off and show you a 03:00 little bit closer 03:01 they almost have like a little crocodile 03:03 embossing to them 03:04 which makes them feel very elevated and 03:06 i love that 03:08 so you're ready to go i also oh i always 03:10 love to add the jewelry so i have to go 03:12 back 03:13 i paired it with this little chain 03:15 necklace with a pendant and then also 03:17 this heavier um 03:18 gold bracelet now when it comes to 03:21 jewelry i try to 03:22 balance out the weight like the weight 03:24 of the gold here that's 03:25 on the shoe is a little bit thicker a 03:27 little bit heavier so then i went again 03:29 with like a little bit heavier chain and 03:31 a little bit heavier 03:32 braided bracelet so i i don't want to go 03:34 crazy and feel like i'm going to look 03:36 like 03:36 mr t at the end of it all but um just to 03:39 keep the accents and it's okay if you 03:40 don't always have to wear the the 03:42 earring and the bracelet and the 03:43 necklace just pick a couple that you 03:44 feel like balances out your outfit 03:46 well and you're ready to go okay so 03:48 that's look one 03:50 with the shoulder pad t-shirt i'll be 03:52 right back look number two we're back 03:54 look number two with the sanctuary 03:56 shoulder pad tee 03:57 same t-shirt that i had on last time 03:59 this time i'm pairing it a little more 04:01 casual 04:02 with the sundry saturday skirt 04:05 that's the name of it the saturday skirt 04:07 it really should be named the monday 04:08 through friday 24 04:09 7 skirt because it is all the things you 04:12 can use it for 04:13 running around you can use it for date 04:14 night you can use it for girls night 04:16 all the things and it's so soft it's a 04:18 no again 04:19 another little alternative to those of 04:21 you that don't love shorts sometimes i 04:22 don't love the binding of the shorts on 04:24 my thighs so a skirt like this just kind 04:26 of fits in 04:26 all the right places and it has a little 04:29 drawstring so 04:30 i can pull it in on days that i feel 04:32 nice and skinny and kind of let it out a 04:34 little bit on the bloated days 04:36 and just do a little front tuck with 04:38 this too this another thing that sounds 04:40 especially with summer summers we're 04:41 heading into like road trips and things 04:42 like that 04:43 this is a great skirt for a road trip 04:45 because sometimes when i sit in a car 04:47 or if i do a day where there's long 04:49 running around errands in the car 04:51 i don't again like sitting in shorts 04:52 that are like buttoned and zipped all 04:54 the time 04:54 holding me in this just kind of gives in 04:56 all the places that it should give 04:58 this one comes in a few different colors 05:00 the tank comes in a few different colors 05:01 i'm going to show you 05:03 the muscle tank also comes in a black 05:05 and it comes in this cream color 05:06 i have to tell you when i was younger i 05:08 used to kind of tease my mother 05:10 because she would find a shirt that she 05:12 really loved or 05:13 something that a pair of shoes and she'd 05:14 buy it in multiple colors somebody 05:16 you're in the same thing 05:17 what are all the colors i get it now i 05:20 get it because if you find something 05:21 that works for you 05:23 that is a favorite you do want it in all 05:25