Good Jeans: 10 Simple Truths about Feeling Great, Staying Sexy & Aging Agelessly

by Diane Gilman

Diane Gilman, Home Shopping Network's #1 fashion personality,wants to help women reinvent and reinvigorate themselves as they approach the over-40 milestone, and beyond.
Like so many women who enter the second half of their lives, Diane found herself trudging along, having lost the energy that defined her earlier life. Overweight and newly widowed, she was struggling with how society had defined her as well past her prime. But she rediscovered her passion, and totally invigorated her life. At the age of 60, she has become everything she had ever dreamed she’d be. Now she shares the 10 secrets she discovered for aging agelessly, and assures women that the later years can be a time of mind-expanding work, earth-moving love, foundation rocking sex, and soul-grabbing purpose.

Genres: Nonfiction, Fashion

248 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a positive and uplifting book!
Two of my favorite quotes follow:
"Age is the least relevant of all the quantifiable factors we use to measure health, vitality, and potential. Even more than that--although it's far more difficult to take a reading of--I would say that our attitudes are the most telling representation of our age."
"I truly believe those who carry joy in their hearts and gratitude for the gift of life in their souls will stay forever young."
Diane tells her life story and the lessons she has learned along the way as well as her convictions for her personal future. Although I wouldn't do a couple of the things she has done, I still think she is a role model and wise woman.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Diane Gilman's "Good Jeans" is a combination of memoir and style manual that makes for entertaining reading. Those who have seen Gilman on HSN know her straight-talking, stylish persona ... but may not know everything that got her where she is today.

Gilman talks about her early career as a designer in the 1960s, her widowhood, and the decade-long depression that followed it. Then, she gives her 10 Simple Truths, which are the roadmap she used for recovery.

One of the things I must admit disappointed me is Gilman's emphasis on weight loss. While this was a personally important thing for her, as she works in the fashion industry, I would have preferred to see a more health-at-every-size approach from a woman who prides herself on an extended size range of clothing that is more realistic than most designers carry.

Otherwise, she has common sense advice about self-care and nurturing that women of any age can take to heart and implement at the level she feels appropriate.

[Diane Bedford-Murgia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good motivational book told from the perspective of one who struggled with her own demons ... weight problems, isolation, loss, and finding yourself again. Live doesn't end at middle age ... it's just beginning, you need only look through the looking glass and take control. Here's wishing that every woman who reads this book is inspired. Little steps make BIG changes.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Diane Gilman is quite an inspiration. She has so much energy, spunk, enthusiasm and beauty -- especially for a woman in her late 60s. Her words/her story motivated me and I was also able to pick up some practical tips that I plan to employ in my own life. I appreciate her honesty. She shared about her own journey and revealed so much of herself.

[Miki · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an interesting book but very repetitive. Look young, have procedures, have great sex and all is well w/ the universe and you will live a long life. The gritty parts were mentioned then left behind to talk about sex. Basically a lot of the book is just stating she has a good sex life (no crude details).

[Michele Deem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome little book. Full of inspiration

[Chade66 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book through an article that the author wrote about reinventing your life after fifty. I was thrilled when I easily found the book, it wasn't long, so I whipped through it. At first.

When I got to the list part (about a third of the way in) and its all got be about my life will be perfect if I just lose weight and have plastic surgery to look like I'm 30 at 67". I pretty much checked out for the rest of the book. There was one throwaway line about your list not being like mine, but no exploration of what that might be like.

So all she did was lose 60lbs and have a laser peel and magically life was perfect. Ooookkkaaaayyyy.

Not about reinvention but about trying to look young in our youth obsessed world. That's fine, but I was hoping for more.

[Chennyslick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, I thought was mainly for middle age people on living your life the way you want to live it no matter how people wants you to or how they think you should live it from a middle age woman's point of view. But in all honesty it's for anyone at any age just living their truth the way it makes them happy. It also gives great points through the book that might actually help you through your journey.

[Shari · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love her descriptive writing style.

[Stacy Hardester · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOVE this book!!! Such an uplifting look at aging and the process of becoming older. Gives new meaning and life to the idea of what a nature woman is expected to be. So glad I picked this up.

[Monique · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good advice and interesting story but too much fluff. I wanted more about why she thought she reached the level of success. I did like her idea of See-Do-Be...will use that in my classroom.

[Global Donnica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book to get those new perspective juices going