tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8590760652814821421..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Dress Your Age - Do or Don't?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10723505258723663112016-10-25T07:44:02.669-04:002016-10-25T07:44:02.669-04:00Have you ever noticed some of the dresses worn by ...Have you ever noticed some of the dresses worn by the Duchess of Cambridge? She is young and beautiful, but her hemlines are just below the knee and sleeves to the elbow. She looks great. Try to find a dress like that for ordinary women.<br />As to shoes, there is no reason that flats cannot be lovely. In general, older women have more money to spend on clothing than the kids, but no one seems to want out money, so we buy classic clothes, when we can find them, and wear them until the fall apart.<br />S. E. Warwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617370499414107804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16435492224041691582016-10-24T23:56:12.551-04:002016-10-24T23:56:12.551-04:00When I was a slim young thing, I used to love fash...When I was a slim young thing, I used to love fashion. Then I went through a long period of only pants and dressing conservatively. Now I'm starting to enjoy dresses again, despite my large derriere. So I'm no longer a "panster." <br /><br />Deb, I love your new shoes. I used to have awful feet until I stopped wearing shoes that were supposedly good for me. Long live flip-flops!Terry Shameshttp://www.terryshames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39245975217179136202016-10-24T18:38:43.460-04:002016-10-24T18:38:43.460-04:00Since I was a little child I have always loved mak...Since I was a little child I have always loved makeup, hair products, fashion, jewelry--the works. So much fun. I worked in an extremely conservative organization throughout my government career, but refused to conform to the look that "serious" women sported. "Serious" was code for dull and frumpy. Now that I live on Cape Cod, I fight the battle against those who advocate "casual" masquerading as sloppy. Whatever they want to do is fine for them but I refuse to change what works for me. Until I swirl that final drain I will be shopping at Neiman's, buying new products, and trying to look my best. Personal pride dictates that for me and it is also consistent with the characters I write about.<br />Arlene Kaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18382254288830796242016-10-24T17:39:38.015-04:002016-10-24T17:39:38.015-04:00I wear slacks nearly all the time. Even though I&#...I wear slacks nearly all the time. Even though I'm short, most dresses are too short for me and I am not comfortable with showing off my knees. My style is tailored/preppie and most of all, purchased on sale! <br /><br />My hair was prematurely gray, and after years of unwanted senior discounts I started coloring it about 24 years ago. I don't plan to stop! A couple months ago my hair dresser told me" you DO know that your natural color is now all white?" I wanted to say"so?" but I like her. I just said " yeah, I know!"<br /><br />Deb Romano Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46343556796041421762016-10-24T17:34:11.646-04:002016-10-24T17:34:11.646-04:00Ann, my nails are gold:-) But that is a fun style ...Ann, my nails are gold:-) But that is a fun style thing I've adopted. I naturally have good nails but I'm very hard on them with the garden and especially the big dogs, so it is at least sort-of practical. But mostly just fun. It makes me happy to look at them. And I love my monthly nail salon visits. It's the one time I don't have to DO anything.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55027915307489963332016-10-24T17:14:16.441-04:002016-10-24T17:14:16.441-04:00Terrific post and comments! Yes, let's all wea...Terrific post and comments! Yes, let's all wear what we think looks best on us and dye our hair or not as we see fit. Myself, I'm loving my silver streaks.<br /><br />I've always been a fan of more "conservative" dressing (or maybe I just mean tailored) for myself so I haven't made much of a shift. I was wearing vintage jackets with my jeans in college! ["Vintage" sounds so fashionista - those days they were just second-hand.]<br /><br />In one of her books Edith Head says something about even gorgeous legs needing the kneecaps covered so she and Rhys are on the same page. <br /><br />Has anyone watched the documentary ADVANCED STYLE? Those ladies are definitely fashion inspiration!<br /><br />(I tried to post a comment earlier - sorry if this shows up twice.)Rosemarie Keenanhttp://reneepatrickbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56081557540198036622016-10-24T16:28:57.002-04:002016-10-24T16:28:57.002-04:00I think it's about not looking like you're...I think it's about not looking like you're desperately courting your lost youth--the outside so often reflects the person inside. If you can wear it with panache as part of your personal style, go for it. I'm in my 50s and I look up to older ladies whose style reflects their big, interesting personalities. I want to be them when I grow up!vkazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045147173117550934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23843391722755148402016-10-24T15:30:46.867-04:002016-10-24T15:30:46.867-04:00Great post! I think most women figure out by the t...Great post! I think most women figure out by the time they're 35 that they don't want to look like a hooker (unless, that is indeed their profession) so we know to avoid too short, too bare, too tight. Beyond that women should be able to enjoy whatever style they feel good about themselves in. I still wear 4 3/4" stilettos every day and plan to continue forever! Go Iris!!!Lark Brennanhttp://www.larkbrennan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86249014763114597612016-10-24T15:20:51.004-04:002016-10-24T15:20:51.004-04:00Deb, your hair is a great color, and the cut is pe...Deb, your hair is a great color, and the cut is perfection. Now tell the JRs about that sparkley glittery nail polish. Green yet. Or was it blue? Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49464653524184807482016-10-24T14:39:19.666-04:002016-10-24T14:39:19.666-04:00Julia and Kaye Barley and Edith, your hair looks a...Julia and Kaye Barley and Edith, your hair looks absolutely fab. But I'm with Mary Sutton. I am not going gray gracefully, as neither did my mother and grandmother. I am white at the temples and brunette everywhere else. Horrid. I recently found a pic of my mom at 80 and she still had only gone gray at the temples. (Her hair did eventually turn a lovely silver, but not white and she was close to 90 by then.) So I am loving my color and highlights, and count my lucky stars I have a terrific stylist. (She used to teach color for Toni & Guy.)<br /><br />And Ann, I LOVE you spiky streaky blond hair! You go, girl!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84581683450283787742016-10-24T13:45:39.044-04:002016-10-24T13:45:39.044-04:00If my hair were going solidly white/gray/silver I&...If my hair were going solidly white/gray/silver I'd save the effort of coloring it. But it's still this weird mashup of brown and silver, and I think it looks mousy/messy so coloring it is for a few more years at least.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2131534143890121842016-10-24T13:28:20.010-04:002016-10-24T13:28:20.010-04:00Lucy/Roberta - I LOVE your dress!!!! You look sma...<br />Lucy/Roberta - I LOVE your dress!!!! You look smashing.<br /><br />re hair? I am receiving more compliments on my hair at this stage of my life than ever before. I know my white/grey/silver/whatever it is isn't for everyone, but for me? Wish I'd let it go natural years before I did.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14056771729272315352016-10-24T13:24:55.971-04:002016-10-24T13:24:55.971-04:00I say do it like Iris Apfel: patterns, color, funk...I say do it like Iris Apfel: patterns, color, funkiness while at the same time covering the parts you want to cover. She never shows skin. No need for skin when you know what to do with accessories. :-)<br /><br />Hair? I've been greying since my twenties too. Some of friends have started to let their grey show--they look great too. I'm not there yet, though. Interesting the fad for dying hair grey, don't you think? <br /><br />Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19925240921469363262016-10-24T12:58:37.617-04:002016-10-24T12:58:37.617-04:00And Roberta, I love your dress for the wedding -- ...And Roberta, I love your dress for the wedding -- it looks PERFECT, and you are glowing, which is always the best look!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74902258390759272452016-10-24T12:57:31.846-04:002016-10-24T12:57:31.846-04:00Oh, that moment -- we've all had it -- when we...Oh, that moment -- we've all had it -- when we're looking through a rack and a sales clerk asks how old our daughter is. < sigh ><br /><br />My interest in clothes has ebbed and flowed over the years. Right now, I'm reclaiming summer dresses -- I'm up to 7, so watch out, Catriona! And if anyone looks closely enough at my R knee to see the 40 y.o. surgical scar, that's their problem. I got it honestly, testing myself on a ski slope. And I'm falling for pendants again these days -- just bought one in Seattle as a post-book launch prize, a swirled lime green glass marble flattened and circled in metal. Lime green is the new neutral!<br /><br />There is nothing quite so beautiful as an older woman who owns her life and her look, as so many of you do. Brava! Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48448208329728556732016-10-24T12:51:37.546-04:002016-10-24T12:51:37.546-04:00I grew up in NYC/Long Island with a mother who wor...I grew up in NYC/Long Island with a mother who worked for Saks - first at 34th St. and then when that store closed at Saks 5th Ave. So it was all about what "they" say to wear. I have never figured out who "they" are and I no longer care.<br /><br />I'm lucky to work out of our home so I pretty much live in jeans - I love the boyfriend jean which is not skin-tight - and Life is Good shirts - so comfortable and such neat designs. When I need to be seen by colleagues or clients I am dressed by Chico's and I wear pants or ankle-length skirts - and flats. I can't wear heels. I wear sandals as much of the year as I can and show off my polished and decorated toes. And Hallie, my feet sweat too. They say it's hereditary but since I'm adopted I wouldn't know. <br /><br /> Jaynanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5162287627477102442016-10-24T12:36:33.066-04:002016-10-24T12:36:33.066-04:00Like Julia, I had issues with my hair at a fairly ...Like Julia, I had issues with my hair at a fairly young age. We have early gray in my family and I got SO tired of fighting it. When I stopped coloring it, it was kind of blonde/white at first (I was originally a red-head) and then turned completely white. It's funny because i can't even tell you the number of people (including one guy who owns a Paul Mitchell salon) who have told me I have beautiful hair. Huh? I still don't really get it because I would just love to have a hair color other than white, but it does make me feel better about not coloring it. I used to hate it when someone didn't look at me closely and offered me a senior discount, but now that I'm in my upper fifties, it doesn't bother me so much! <br /><br />When I was younger, I loved wearing dresses and skirts. Now. I rarely wear them. I've always had heavy thighs (another great heredity trait from the family!), so I've usually covered them up with tights or panty hose, but it just seems like too much trouble these days. I think that's the biggest difference, other than not going in for fads. I favor dressier t-shirts and colorful cardigans with dress pants for work and jeans for casual. It feels like a uniform, but that's okay these days. It's comfortable and it's me. MaryChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410779359733661454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45033700515697821962016-10-24T12:10:49.920-04:002016-10-24T12:10:49.920-04:00Kaye, you looked especially fetching in NOLA, too....Kaye, you looked especially fetching in NOLA, too. You know what looks good on you, and you stick to it; I admire that! Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63401143351440774422016-10-24T11:29:41.107-04:002016-10-24T11:29:41.107-04:00I love this discussion. 'Course, I also love ...I love this discussion. 'Course, I also love clothes, so talking about clothes makes me a happy girl. Dresses - I LOVE dresses. So many cute ones out there right now. Dresses were all I wore while in New Orleans - it was SOOOOOO hot, so little summer dresses and a little straw hat and I was comfortable. And comfort is what it is all about, I agree. If you feel good in what you're wearing, you're going to look good, plain and simple. I am a firm beiever. And tights - oh how I love tights. And boots! oh, my I love boots. Hank, I remember the outfit you're talking about - the dress with the leather jacket and it was dynamite. I love mixing it up like that and have a long(ish) ecru lace skirt that I wear with a Ralph Lauren button up the front denim jacket. I love that outfit to the moon and back. I have, of course, had a moment of knowing, and knowing without a doubt, that I had tried on something that was way too young for me. I was shocked and appalled when I looked in the mirror, maybe a little sad for a few minutes, but I KNEW I was not going anywhere wearing this outfit that had me looking like Minnie Mouse.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1853127632525203712016-10-24T11:14:28.956-04:002016-10-24T11:14:28.956-04:00Hank, I know right? That outfit on Helen Mirren is...Hank, I know right? That outfit on Helen Mirren is to die for! And you'd look fabulous in it.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61388735740102917012016-10-24T11:11:13.038-04:002016-10-24T11:11:13.038-04:00As long as we don't end up looking like the &q...As long as we don't end up looking like the "Don'ts" in the Glamour articles (do they still do that?), or a horror story from "People of Walmart", what's the difference? I do prefer to look as chic as possible on the rare occasion I escape my home uniform of jeans and tee or jeans and turtleneck, but that's my personal preference. It's more fun to dress up a little after days on end of the same old thing. <br /><br />It IS hard to find clothes that flatter, though! Why is that? I really like dresses, especially if I can pair one with a jacket, but it's nearly impossible to find one with sleeves. My untoned upper arms are one of my least favorite areas to bare, and I resent manufacturers saving money by leaving off the sleeves. So annoying. <br /><br />Rhys, you were smashing in NOLA in that gorgeous navy silk top and pants. Very elegant. <br /><br />Debs, love the mauve boots. London is the best place to buy boots, I think. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64886348776014972382016-10-24T11:10:58.473-04:002016-10-24T11:10:58.473-04:00I was so thrilled to see a picture of Iris Apfel h...I was so thrilled to see a picture of Iris Apfel here. She's my fashion idol!<br /><br />I think that it has nothing to do with age, but more with body changes. I never had trouble with my weight until menopause. I was always 36-26-34 with great (dancer's) legs. I wore everything that was in fashion, including bared midriffs, micro miniskirts, 4" heels, and the lowest hip huggers I could find. I miss those days......<br /><br />Alas, the only part of my body that's still great is my lower legs. Not the knees, unfortunately (I HATE the bare-legged fashion these days!), but the rest of my legs are still slim and well-toned. Because I gained 45 lbs. since menopause, I wouldn't dream of showing my tummy! I can't even imagine wearing micro minis now; my hips and knees are so stiff I can hardly bend over, much less squat daintily enough to avoid giving the world a show. A horror show!!! And heels? See the previous mention of hips and knees! I've discovered that my favorite look is oversized men's shirts in fun patterns, with leggings in a matching color, and a cute pair of ballet flats or kitten heels. My absolute favorite outfit is a pink pin-striped shirt with white leggings and a pair of white sandals. And I love to accessorize with lots of sparkly costume jewelry, ala Ms. Apfel!<br /><br />I guess my philosophy is: If you're comfortable showing what you're showing, if it doesn't physically hurt, and if you won't look back at pictures from your niece's wedding and say, "What WAS I thinking!", then by all means, wear it!!!Donna Frankenbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84272734209013095462016-10-24T11:10:53.619-04:002016-10-24T11:10:53.619-04:00Mary! SO fabulous. And oh, my gosh, Helen Mirren. ...Mary! SO fabulous. And oh, my gosh, Helen Mirren. I want that outfit. I would wear it right now. xoxooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7659441988279014552016-10-24T11:04:12.627-04:002016-10-24T11:04:12.627-04:00In this vein, I give you this article (profanity w...In this vein, I give you this article (profanity warning).<br /><br />https://warningcurvesahead.com/2016/06/04/24-things-women-over-30-should-wear/Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90506394885406921752016-10-24T10:54:23.578-04:002016-10-24T10:54:23.578-04:00Last spring I purchased the perfect straw hat to w...Last spring I purchased the perfect straw hat to wear to an outdoor college graduation and during the month I spent in New Orleans. Best investment ever, except for a perennial case of hat hair. I've become Miss Daisy.Margaret S. 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