Anyone 50 plus out there? How do you dress?

[fedupandfifty]

Just wondering what you wear when in this age group? I tend to wear pretty much what I'd wear if I were 20 years younger. I don't work in an office any more, so don't have the problem of having to dress formally.

What do you lot all wear?

this is descending into 'woe is mutton' territory right now.

wondered when it would. there's always one who shits on it all from a great height.put your confidence and joy for living away ladies, learn to know your place.

I really liked the idea of this thread.But now its starting to make me feel inadequate.I have now been told to stop using sunscreen,change your skincare,do facial exercises,go to superfacialists(not UK ones),have your brows shaped and dyed(but not the Scouse monobrow look).Plus a lot of chippiness from 'experts' on everything including Cancer and how to dress when your over 50.
Wearing today:am disgracefully still in my gym kit as feel diabolical after this mornings class.

How is it desending into "woe is mutton" territory ? The ladies on here all seem to be embracing their ages and enjoying clothes more than they possibly have for years. That's a good thing, isn't it?

The only thing that crossed my mind Milly was that your most recent posts seemed like lightly-veiled self-promotion /advertising yourself as a style consultant. But tell me to bog off if that's way off the mark.

Well all in all I think its been a brilliant thread and I for one have learnt a lot from it.....not that I will use all the information but will take from it what I want.

I take from it that Ladies over 5o are enjoying life more than ever and comfortable in their own skin but are open to new ideas and still interested in makeup, fashion, style, clothes, exercise etc which is great.
And there is nothing wrong with a bit of debate and discussion is there.....that's what these threads are about.

Bog off......lol!!!

One post saying what I do doesn't make me trying to self promote does it? What am I promoting? My post was in response to Hellos post about her lovely Mum and the amount of ladies whom I help. I don't offer my services to anyone on the internet.

BTW my name was just Milly then a lady on a thread said that her cat was called Milly and he rules their house so she suggested I call myself MillyRules in honour of her cat....

That was for Jaffa who suggested that she knew why I called myself MillyRules. It wasn't very nice really.

I think this is a great thread too and was fun to read although this is my first contribution.

So anyway... I am 54, and definitely dress better than when I was in my 20s. Obviously I have a pair of biker boots - so comfy - but I also have ballet flats, Ash buckle boots, and high heels. I do tend to wear heels just in the office though, as I have a walk down/up a steep hill to work. I am almost the same size (8), and shape (straight up & down) as I was when I was in my 20s, and still wear a skirt from then. Because I am slim, I do wear wide belts with skirts or dresses.

Looking round the office the only thing that younger women wear that I don't is skater dresses, and the only thing I wear that they don't, is colour- I love colour. I do wear black, but I am so bored by the sea of black that is London public transport that I have resolved never to buy another black garment. Ever.

Milly- this sounds terribly patronising and seems to show you aren't one of the 'older ladies' you mention but are saying you help them- as well as being an expert on skin cancer.

Hello yes the older ladies definitely have lots of money to spend BUT they spend it carefully. Always making sure that what they buy will go with other things. Im a Personal Stylist and love helping ladies find clothes that suit them. Such a honour that I am entrusted to help them feel better about themselves

Jaffa I was referring to Hello mothers age goup in their 70s as older ladies.

Its not patronising. Its the truth. You are accusing me of an awful lot of things and really having a go at me throught this thread.

You really seem to have a problem with me don't you. Im sorry you feel that way. I shall bow out know

Milly I don't have a problem with you at all but the thread was supposed to be supportive for women over 50 and you don't seem to be in that group, but came long to add your bit about the possible dangers of sunscreen. And your comments about the over 70s were still a bit well..patronising. I know of lovely stylish 70 yr olds who are still working and would be really insulted to hear themselves spoken about in the way you did. I am sure you didn't mean to sound like that but i's how it came over.

Your posts about Milly do seem a bit nasty Jaffa. [sceptical]

I personally would never go to a stylist who refers to their clients as 'ladies' not 'women' -let alone 'older ladies'! Sounds patronising to me and really sets my teeth on edge. But each to their own.

Otherwise some good stuff on this thread.

Bonnie Maybe you hadn't read all of Milly's posts about how Cancer Research.org has no credibility and no real desire to find 'cures' for cancer, but exist only to line their own pockets. If I was nasty ( I prefer to say I was critical ) it was because unfounded posts like that really annoy me especially as some people in my family worked very hard to find ways to treat cancer.

To be fair Jaffa your posts are quiet patronising too. You don't seem to be able to accept that other people have different views on subjects. Not just Milly but other posters too. Her posts have not just been about sunscreen either.

Definitely not older "ladies". Some of us were actually involved in developing the Women's Movement in the seventies, you know. I find the ageism of places like M and S appalling. When their last set of poor figures were announced they actually said something about relying on "little old ladies". If they recognised that many older women have money to spend and wouldn't be seen dead in their ghastly prints / pastels / classic range, they might do a bit better.

I am all for people having different views- what I object to are people posting unsubstantiated claims be it about cancer, sunscreen or whatever, and yet not being able to link to evidence , and getting huffy when people challenge them. When posters have talked about fashion or make up then I've been supportive and I hope helpful.

There are a lot of us out there who don't go along with everything that we are told is good or bad for us. Some of us think outside the box and have different ways of seeing things. Doesn't make are contributions unfounded. There has been a lot of bad press regarding people in research with cancer whom have falsified findings to their own ends. There has also been a degree of untrustworthy with regards to some charities whereby their top dogs take huge pay packets and when you look at the amount of money raised how little of it actually goes towards helping the very cause they are raising money for.

I agree entirely Bonnie, couldn't agree with you more in fact - but the statements made here were rather sweeping and I think were treading on dangerous ground re. libel/slander for that matter too re. certain organisations.

Then why have you slated Milly-Rules and Bonsior for their view which are the same as what I have just said? You have disregarded their views as nonsense and said that what they say is "despicable".
You seem to have also attacked most things Milly-Rules has said from then on.

Fair enough Jaffa I shouldn't have maybe had a go at specific cancer charities so sorry if I have offended you there. It was in response to you telling me that if I needed proof of the information you were giving that I should go to the said website to see it for myself. My views are different to yours and I don't agree with what is written on a lot of these sites.

I'm totally with Emilyalice on feminism and also on M and S - just what I think every time I go in.

I'm also with Jaffa on the need for views on scientific matters to be based on proper, rigorous evidence.