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I’m Megan Kristel,
a personal stylist, founder of The Well Dressed Life, and your guide to dressing with confidence after 40.
With over 20 years of experience as a professional stylist, I’ve helped hundreds of women stop struggling with their closets and start getting dressed with ease. I started this site in 2007, and it has grown into one of the longest-running style resources for women over 40 on the internet.
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