the older i get the more interested i am in fashion

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and i have money to spend on fashion, so i spend lots on fashion

anyone else? before i pour my heart out?

Yes, same here. I'm 35 now and love it when people say I have 'such lovely clothes'. Never got told that in my 20s.

Yep me too. When you are young, you can get away with much more so as you get older, you need to be more choosy.

Yes, me too.

More money, and better figure too :-)

Haha, yes to the better figure too!

Definitely. When I was young I was all boho chic, charity shops, one pair of DMs for everything. I could chuck on a little indian cotton dress and be done. Any interest in fashion was too girly and conformist.

Now I have a bit more money, know what suits me, have had my colours done. The boho hippy look I used to rock isnt so good on the over 40s, you start to look a bit bonkers. Now I am so much more interested, to the point where I sit in meetings and look at what everyone is wearing rather than focusing on the agenda!

I've always been interested (though a late starter at 19ish) but I also think my figure/body/face are betternow in mid 30s than they were ten years ago. I was abit unformed then, i ate crap and didn't work out, and my skin and hair were bonkers. Don't know why there is such a focus on youth, not that many people look stunning at 17 IME!

I grew up knowing a lot about fashion as my mum owned 2 boutiques. But I can definitely say now at 36 I am sure of my own style. I know what suits me and I don't mind paying for quality. I love to keep a eye on trends but I also keep and wear clothes that are years old.

Also good idea for a thread op! I love to find a kindred spirit to talk clothes to

Same here OP. I adore clothes and it took me until age 30 to be able to buy anything half-decent. Now at 34 I take so much pleasure from my clothes and from looking at what other people are wearing. Sadly my figure is 3st heavier than 10 yrs ago, which is a ball-ache, but nice clothes are nice clothes whatever their size.

Me too...also I've just emerged from the baby years and I've lost a bit of weight. A few months ago I wandered in off the street to a random hairdresser for my annual visit - she gave me a fantastic cut, easy to manage and flattering. I think for the first time I am pleased with my looks and keen to make the most of them.

(Paradoxically?) I have been spending a lot of time of the fwr boards and feel like looks are a nice thing to have but not essential. I can feel I can enjoy them more without fretting that this or that imperfection trashes the whole lot.

fwr?

The Feminism / women's rights topic on here!
I found it helpful to come to terms with my looks - gave me perspective. I'm perfectly average and actually, that's good enough. I know S&B and FWR are not natural bedfellows but I lurk on both.

Just now at 36 I started to take an interest on shoes
Shoe shopping never was so difficult before
I am so fussy now, I can't find a decent pair for my holidays

Ah gotcha sinister :)

Me too! I dressed really badly at school/college/uni/first job and look back at photos of me then and groan. For a few years now I've been really interested in fashion and have also been discovering the styles that suit me. I read fashion blogs and love looking at what others wear.

Loving this thread.

I jumped ship from a finance based job to a fashion job in January this year. There is no way I could have done my job in my early 20s, I know fashion now, not just the top 5 top shop trends!

Once you own one decent bag, pair of shoes and watch I think you can be classed as on your way to stylish! That is impossible when young unless you are from money or ridiculously good at saving!!