Comments on: Should we dress age-appropriate?

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:38:28 +0000

Also, I love whimsical clothing of any sort…the thing I love about Betsey dresses is the whimsey. I can’t tell you how many times I’m at Gap for Kids and Gymboree, and I wish there was an outfit for me that was like my daughter’s, only in a size 4!

For women my age, I feel like there is Anthropologie or nothing. The Gap is drab and cheap; Banana is not much better. Not everyone can afford the rest. I think that’s why so many women in their 40’s are dressing either too young (in cut, not necessarily style) or too old (frumpy, boring, oversized polyester).

Great post!

By: Vicki

Vicki — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:42:13 +0000

I am a 40-something mom of 4 year old twins in the burbs. I love Betsey Johnson dresses, but a)am in good shape but don’t think have the legs for them, b)don’t have an event to wear them to, and c)am probably too old.

When I turned 40, I wore one anyway, and everyone had I looked so young and so awesome.

You can dress young without dressing like a tramp!

By: Lisie

Lisie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:53:45 +0000

I’m a teenager in highschool.
I am constantly goaded about my tutu skirts, hair bows, fingerless gloves, bright blue tights, lace stockings and fishnets, rainbow color choices, slightly eccentric makeup, shoes, lipstick and nail polishes, and even what color I match with what. It’s RIDICULOUS. As if it’s even their business!
My mother tells me that I’m strange, the “socialites” that I’m uncool, my teachers that it’s amusing, and strangers look me up and down as if they’ve smelled something bad.
I don’t dress innappropriately, I just refuse to follow trends (I prefer the “me” to the “fashionable”, avoiding those oddly cut dresses and ugly nonflattering jackets and shoes that look like metallic spray cheese has been pasted on top like the plague.) and looooove everything colorful, retro, cute, or vintage.
The stranger thing is, I’ve been approached by these same people in private asking me where I got that same t shirt or asking me how to apply their eyeshadow to get it like mine (I tell them Limecrime of course. ^_~)
Why is it so terrible to express happiness through your clothes?
It’s my body, why should anyone else tell me what to do with it?

By: Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:18:26 +0000

I like the ‘age appropriate’ looks on What Not to Wear. The hosts are careful not to kill their clients’ individuality, but also give them looks that are ‘appropriate’ for work, weddings, and going out. They always look put-together and beautiful in the end, no matter what their style.

It depends on the woman, really. I didn’t like seeing Madonna’s thighs on her album cover–they didn’t look healthy–but I do think it necessary to challenge the norm; personally, I think it was too much, but artistically, she’s doing something necessary. Cher’s thighs look great, not only for a woman of her age, but for a woman of any age. I see a lot of ‘older,’ white-haired women at awards shows showing off their cleavage, and some manage to look fantastic (and we’ve all seen that bikini photo of Helen Mirren). In fact, older ladies tend to pull off shocking pink lipstick better than younger ones, because it goes so well with white hair.

In situations where there is a dress code, I think people should follow it, though there are usually ways to show personality even with uniforms. Otherwise, I agree with the comments about dressing one’s body. Of course, I personally like to see older women looking classic and chic, but with color, hints of metallics, prints, and feminine, unique details to their clothes, but that’s because that’s what I want my style to be at that age. Age-appropriate doesn’t have to be boring, bland, or conventional–it merely means that as you age, what suits you changes, and your wardrobe should adapt so that you look (and feel) your best.

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