When you see quirky fashion on 50+ women do you think saddo or wowzers

[BobLobla]

Or neither?

I'm 56 and really want a Rocket St George bomber jacket. Mutton dressed up as mutton?

I look at some of my friends in their 50s/60s who wear Toast and Cos and they look super-stylish and classy but that's just not me. Does it look a bit try-hard to wear stuff that's a bit out there?

I don't know what's made me ask really - I usually don't care but maybe it's bc I've changed jobs recently and am meeting a lot of new people. Im thinking what their first impression of me might be.

If I see someone turned out well, in whatever style, I admire their style. Age doesn’t come into it. Younger or older. Gender doesn’t come into it for me either. I’m think specifically about a young man near me who wears linen suits with a Panama hat in summer. One day if I pass him when I’m not in the car I’ll tell him how fab he looks.

To be honest, this is a non question. The jacket in question is not remotely anything that has an age limit. In fact, Esme (Sewing Bee) frequently wears bomber jackets and she's much older than OP.

OP could I point you in the direction of Never Fully Dressed too. Watch their styling videos on a variety of models. It’s a delight.

Just remembered that they styled Mary Berry in a lot of patterned and/or embroidered bomber jackets in various GBBO. Make of that what you will 😂

I liked Frankie's style more than Grace's.

Good.

You'll look fabulous.

Get it and match it with some really funky footwear, platform boots with a heft sole and cropped wide leg pants
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Ageing is a gift and life's far too short to spend worrying what other people might think of us. Wear the jacket with the love and enjoyment it brings. You deserve to wear clothes that make you smile 😊

That’s a gorgeous jacket!😍

Mary Beard is my muse. She loves her spangly trainers. She’s ace. I strive to Be More Mary.

I love seeing men and women of all ages dressed with personality. So many people shrink and hide with age, I love seeing women who are full of life.

Exactly... I admire anyone wearing something a bit different whether I'd do it or not. Makes the world a more interesting place. And when it's someone my age (47) or older, even better.

Id think you’re cool. But then I’m 53. I love seeing style and fashion on all ages. The only fashion crimes for me are having no interest in style at all!

Not sad at all. I'm 41 and admire women who dress a bit quirky. The only style I'm not keen on is athleisure type clothing. And even then, I don't recoil in horror, just think that isn't my taste. Probably something to do with me not liking the gym very much tbh 😂

I love it as long as it's decent quirky fashion!

IMO the best thing about being 50-odd is that you’ve earned the absolute right to wear whatever the fuck you like. X

The same way I’d look at quirky fashion on a woman of any age - wowzers if she pulled it off

I wear whatever I want. Often jeans and a band t shirt and a S.O.P.H.I.E hoodie .

I'm 62.

I love the brand! You only live once! Go for it! Who cares what anyone else thinks!

Depends on how quirky, honestly.

Wearing interesting colours, styles and patterns that work well together = love it, fantastic.

Looking like you've fallen through a charity shop rail and picked up random creased clothes that don't fit well along the way, I'm not so sure.

There was a lady in her late 70s who used to have her haircut at the same place as me. She had this uncanny knack of buying accessories which were both stylish and on trend: shoes, handbag etc. She didn't go over the top and her nods to fashion made her look cool.

I've changed my style every decade. I am early, 60s. I wear grunge/punk with splashes of boho colour and rock vibe. There is plenty about to mix it up. Granted, i can wear it and live it. However, there is no reason to look old before your time. You wear what you wish

I'm 58 and with every passing year I get more eccentric with my 'style'. I am having a ball with clothes. Only today I purchased a soft pink oversized cardigan with appliquéd 3 dimensional cherries on them and a long silver pleated midi skirt! I have many pairs of chunky boots in all the colours of the rainbow!

Wear what you want. Ignore other people's opinion.

Unless you are going for a job interview 😀

I think the main perk of being a 50+ woman is you don't give a stuff about what anyone thinks of your style choices.