There’s lots of chatter about “aging gracefully” but no one is working harder at helping us do it than Hardie Cobbs.
I (Jo) met Hardie 10 years ago when she and her husband Charles, a college friend, relocated to Seattle. Hardie is a force of nature who loves to connect and entertain. One of my first interactions with Hardie was at her beautiful home, on the occasion of her 50th birthday. She’d lived in Seattle for about 5 minutes and already had a full house of friends and the BEST hors d’oeuvre waiting for us at her front door. I wanted to hate her immediately, but needed to get the recipe first! (Here is the recipe – you are welcome! Take a ruffle potato chip, top it with a piece of smoked salmon, a dollop of creme fraiche, and finish it with a sprig of dill. Make MANY because they go quickly. You can’t beat a hors d’oeuvre based on a ruffle potato chip!)
Hardie launched her business, A Year in Style (AYIS), in 2020. She is on a MISSION to broaden the conversation around aging by celebrating style at every stage of life through the language of style. AYIS/Hardie is many things!
- She is a one-on-one fashion coach to women ‘of a certain age’ who want to find and embrace their style.
- Her website contains monthly tips on Personal Style, Interiors, Lifestyle, and Beauty. It also features Blogs on Finding Your Style, a Marketplace for shopping her finds, and information on her 1-on-1 coaching.
- I love her Instagram – @ayearinstyle – which has inspirational style tips.
- She also offers custom shopping/lifestyle trips to Paris, and
- She is about to launch a new women’s Inner Circle membership community as well!
I sat down with Hardie over lunch (no Ruffles this time…) and got the scoop on what she’s up to and how she thinks about women, aging, and style.
