If you are over 45, how do you stay fashionable?

[Destinysdaughter]

Or do you? I love fashion but tend to just wear clothes that suit my shape/colouring these days. I feel quite confident in my look and as I've always been quite busty, I've had to accept that a lot of fashionable clothes are cut for a completely different body shape and would look ridiculous on me.

So I try and stay current with accessories, shoes, jewellery etc. Wondered how other pp deal with this...?

Something that pisses me off about getting older is that just as everything is heading south, I finally have the confidence to wear anything I fancy and genuinely don't care what anybody thinks - or rather, I've finally realised that nobody gives a monkeys...

When I was in my teens/twenties, pre- DC, tall, skinny and everything perky, I was so shy and self conscious I wore long skirts, loose jeans and floppy tops. I would love to be able to go back and give myself a slap - and a pair of skinny jeans and some mini skirts

But more on subject - I keep my hair long because I think it still suits me that way. And I refuse to go grey, ever. I still have skinny-ish legs, so I wear skinny jeans/trousers or shortish skirts (with thick tights). And I keep to the rule of legs out or cleavage out, never both, because I do think you have to be young to get away with that.

I also realised a while ago I had drifted into the trap of still shopping where I had 20 years ago - Next, Dorothy Perkins... and hadn't realised that the clothing ranges there had aged with me, and not in a good way. So now I go in H&M, New Look, Top Shop, etc. You have to be a bit careful as some items scream teenager, but their basics / jeans, jumpers, shirts etc, are just cut in a more modern, young style, which helps me to not turn into the dreaded 'frump'

Thanks mumsoftwins.

No worries. I have no idea how to link on these things!

I love Allsaints too- although I rarely pay full price! I got a lovely pale blue simple sweater for Christmas, so its not all black and grey. I think the sewing machines ( which seem to be in all their windows) are meant to harp back to their roots in the east end design and sewing work shops. The changing rooms look rather rough ( deliberately so) with older fittings. I think I wear funkier things now than when I was young. DH bought me some Jeffrey Campbell Lita platform heeled boots in black with silver buckles which are rather funkier than I would have bought but I am getting to like them( and feel confident I can stay upright!) - and they are surprisingly comfortable. I would never have even tried them on in my young years (DH would have been told to take them back). I may look silly to some but I don't care (as much) now!
I have just got to the point that I have to cover my upper arms now as they look 'old' and a bit scraggy.

I think knowing what suits you. Going for classic looks and not hot trends.
I follow an amazing group on Facebook called the beauty collective that is run by stylists. I think it really helps. The girl does live video things were you can ask questions when she shows you outfits. It's been really useful for someone like me

I'm really not a fan of All Saints. They make too much of an effort to be cool... I love marks and Spencer's and Mango at the moment.