In or Out: Ladies in Red

Bah. Enough with the starlets and ingenues. Bring on the old broads to show them how it's done.

Debbie Reynolds and Barbara Eden attend The Greenbrier for the gala opening of the Casino Club in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

It's strange to think of these two being from the same generation, but they're only two years apart; Debbie is 78 and Barbara is 76. Not that they look all that far apart in age; just that their salad years were at distinctly different points and their styles were so far apart, that we tend to think of Debbie being much older than Barbara. Weird, right?

Anyway, they look like they were ready to party and we're kind of sorry we didn't know about this event ahead of time, because we just might have ventured to West Virginia for a chance to slam back gimlets with these two. Not that we were invited; just that we like to think we have an endless list of turned-down invitations and social obligations dripping with celebrities.

Anyway, let's check the old girls out, shall we?

Age, personal style and setting all play a part in determining an IN or an OUT and we tend to think all three of those factors come into huge play here, forcing us to relax our rules a bit. Debbie Reynolds and Barbara Eden are both heading towards 80 and both have very locked-in public personas from which they tend not to deviate too much. These are quintessential looks for both of them. The thing is, Debbie was dressing like an old lady when she was just out of middle age and Barbara never stopped dressing all sexy. Subsequently, Debbie aged right into her style and Barbara, God bless her, aged right out of hers.

We're not about to get bitchy with a near-80 year old about spaghetti straps and bared arms, though. We have no doubt it was hot in West Virginia and being old and having arms isn't a crime. That slit, on the other hand...well. We just don't like to talk about it. It's funny, but Barbara really should consider taking a page from Debbie's book. It's a far more obviously mature style and yet by dressing her age, she actually manages to look younger and fresher than Barbara.

This is really just nitpicky analysis, though. They're old enough that they can wear whatever the hell they want and if one of them wants to continue the matron drag and the other one still wishes she could bare her bellybutton, who the hell are we to tell them otherwise? They're old and they don't give a shit what we think. Plus, like we said, they look like a lot of fun. We just bet an evening with these two would mean a ton of new dirty jokes for our repertoire. IN and IN, ladies. Debbie, for looking like the big ruffled legend she is, and Barbara, for saying, "Fuck all y'all motherfuckers. It's HOT. And you know what? SO AM I. Eat it. Come on, Debs. First round's on me. Where are the MEN in this place?"


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