Age-Appropriate Fashion You Could Be “Too Old” to Employ Something

Can a girl ever be too old to wear something?

Sigh.

Usually, I’m a”who says you can not?” Gal held fashion beliefs. White after Labor Day?   Who says we can’t? A patent leather purse with patent leather sneakers? Who says we can not?   However, my 38-year-old self has one exception in regards to certain styles: Age.

Sorry, but there’s a point when a girl is”too old” to wear certain styles. Something about a woman over a certain age wearing a cat-ear headband that renders her credibility as a paralegal not plausible. The fix?  Age-appropriate clothes .

By this I do not suggest developing a wardrobe that is tweed-n-turtleneck-only instantly. By all meanswe ought to flaunt our figures (and hair, and fingernails… ) while staying on-trend, age be damned.  Well, within reason.  What I am speaking about are ladies in their mid 30s or older who:

1. Regularly sport picture sleeves with images of a giant M&M, Smurfette or retro Chuck Woolery confront
2. wear sweatpants with suggestive wording sprawled across their rears (good at no age)
3. think images of kitty cats (cartoon or real ) on sweaters, totes and scarves are rockin’
4. insist on trying on clothes as they groove to beat of One Management at the Junior Section
5. regularly wear an off-the-shoulder, mega-high slit dress (think: Jennifer Lopez in the Grammy Awards)

If cutesy or the the urge to go overly tight yells at our cupboard door Things to do then?  Proceed, just tone it down a notch (or three).  Here is the way we could show our side while still appearing stylish and sassy:

Age-Appropriate, Stylish Looks

The Not-Too-Little LBD

“Little” does not have to imply teeny.  If we can knock’em dead in clothing that are tight, some serious unprofessional and hoochie vibes get in the way of being taken.   Wear the LBD, but do not seem heading with these numbers that are trendy on 20.

With Our Head

Trade hard skater girl or that the panda hat cap for all these head-turning toppers.  They’re fashionable and still fun, and no one will think when we wear them we lost our Mommy.

Say No Longer Getting High

Sigh.  I love heels (who knew?) This is hard.  Really hard.  But high is too large.  Heels are OK, but pass on the sky-high ones that have the potential and our ankles on ground.

That’s Pretty Graphic

Jump the Kool-Aid Man crude wording and top that is cluttered designs and opt for patterns.  Interesting or abstract styles appearances that turn heads for all the right reasons.

Be Kind to Animals

Kittens and puppies are adorable, I do not care how old you’re.  But declaring your fondness using a feline-embroidered knapsack (in the office ) prevents us from cute to kitschy (bad kinda kitschy) in a heartbeat.   Goodbye, Hello Kitty.  Adopt that animal instinct with subtly.  It’s the Year of the Snake, so why not pay homage to phyton-esque textures?

Pretty in Punk (ish)

Ditch bad-ass edge and the spikes.  We’re grown, not Goth.  Trade it for something that maintains a feeling of fierceness without appearing like tough gal Abby on NCIS.

See more tips on being trendy following 60.