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Style Tips Over 60

teganslaw — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:54:54 GMT

Microsoft has several articles about style after 60. examples how to style blazers, how to style flannel, how to style blouses, etc. after the age of 60. I read a couple of the articles, not all of them.

I have no idea who writes this stuff, but I think they're useless .The writers must have had timelines to meet. Why focus on over 60? It's like people never knew what to wear until the internet came along. Everyone has their own style, no matter their age. Articles like these don't define the general public.

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ALRATIBA — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:56:02 GMT

Agree! Those articles are a complete joke!

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 20:09:15 GMT

If it's Microsoft, MSN, MSNBC it's likely now written by AI. Garbage in, garbage out. No need to pay real people.

Sports Illustrated just got caught posting two stories about pro players that don't exist and events that never happened. Written by writers with fake images that don't exist, either. SI scrubbed the articles.

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chrystaltree — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:19:29 GMT

Those articles are only good for laughs. I think they are written by 24 year old assistant fashion editors.

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ECBG — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:45:16 GMT

@teganslaw

On youtube, you might enjoy "Dressed For My Day" by Kay Harms, a minister's wife. She is quite enjoyable.

Also youtube Beth Dajali, she is wonderful.

I am well over 60 if you want to check out "Outfit of The Day". We share a little about ourselves and talk about clothes.

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SaveTheTurtles — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 01:19:34 GMT

Um, I think the style tips should be for those under 25! The ones who wear there pjs everywhere. Those of us over 60 don't need the tips! Haha.

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Allthingsgirly67 — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:41:11 GMT

Unfortunately the ones who should be reading it aren’t.

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PINKdogWOOD — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:18:39 GMT

Gee we who are of this older age group, I'll add in 50s, 60s, must have looked like tattered ragdolls from our 20s and beyond.

I'm here to say, NOT ME!!!!! I've always looked stylish at low price tags too. I'm the one who looks for great fashion items on sale, rarely did I nor do I pay full price. I'm a bargain shopper with well named brands in my closets. I still do this only on a much smaller scale as I am retired. I still have great things because so many items I still love and still look like the day I bought them.

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wilma — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:00:25 GMT

I've seen those articles too., I watch YouTube videos on fashion now and then. They all seem to focus on how we mature ladies should dress to look "better", "more youthful", "less frumpy", etc.

Sometimes I get a good idea for an outfit or styling tip, and other times I get a really good laugh. I use what works for me and disregard the rest. Fashion is very subjective and personal style is just that, personal. There are lots of clothing choices out there.

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Sooner — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:51:14 GMT

@wilma I agree Wilma! If you are over 60 and can't dress yourself, I'd say get another hobby. Honestly? You don't have that covered by now? I think most of us wear what we think looks good and therefore are comfortable in.

By that time, we sort of have our "uniform" worked out and stray little from it.

Sixty is way too old to be fretting about what you wear. Too many other things to bring joy at this stage of life--at least I hope for us there is! . Certainly not what some unknown internet source thinks.

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Squirrels Are Trash — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:54:53 GMT

@teganslaw wrote:
Microsoft has several articles about style after 60. examples how to style blazers, how to style flannel, how to style blouses, etc. after the age of 60. I read a couple of the articles, not all of them.

I have no idea who writes this stuff, but I think they're useless .The writers must have had timelines to meet. Why focus on over 60? It's like people never knew what to wear until the internet came along. Everyone has their own style, no matter their age. Articles like these don't define the general public.

"Why after 60?" Reader demographics.

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sandy53 — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:38:08 GMT

First you have to care, no matter how old you are. So to me the question is, why don't women care how they look? Don't tell me comfort, because you can be comfortable and look nice. Do women have such low self-esteem? Or are women just too busy to care?

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MoJoV — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:49:58 GMT

Hey, don't tell me what to wear. I'm very happy in my ripped jeans and midriff crop tops I'm only in my 70's after all. Well, not really. 😄😄 I try to look my best without getting too caught up in it.

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Oznell — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:35:31 GMT

I think it's fun to see the varieties of what other people wear, as a sort of spectator sport. It's not something I pursue much -- I'm much more interested in looking at rooms and houses than fashion. But I understand the enjoyment that some get from viewing others' style sense.

Sometimes, not often, I'll get on a brief jag of royal clothes watching. That's because in general, their clothes have more refinement and discretion than much of what you see out there. Sometimes I like to see what somebody like Cindy Hattersley, as she says about herself, "well over 60", is wearing. Hers is not my style, but it's vibrant, and I still enjoy seeing what she comes up with. Maybe I'll even get an idea or two-- my default style is "unimaginative-aging preppy-frump", which mostly I'm quite OK with...

Mostly, I like that she seems to know and be comfortable with her own style--

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Hazelfaye — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:27:13 GMT

Really am sick of these so called tips for older women, I wear what I like when I feel like it.......we all have to dress for our builds and heights and tastes not our age as long as we are not being outlandish and wearing something for a teenager

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tansy — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:10:45 GMT

I enjoy Cindy Hattersley's blog, too, @Oznell, and her bohemian style.

You might like Une Femme D'un Certain Age. She is more gamine in her styles. She is pushing her new color analysis services more and more though.

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ALRATIBA — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:07:26 GMT

This topic came to mind as I was getting dressed today.

I'm well over 60 ... and what I'm wearing today is just like what I was wearing in 1963 after I "discovered" turtleneck shirts.

Today ..... Jeans, sneakers and a striped turtleneck shirt.

I checked some old photos .... my hair style is about the same also!

If it ain't broke .... don't fix it!

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GinaV24 — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:20:41 GMT

Sounds great @ALRATIBA When you find a style that works for you, that's what a person should wear.

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Snicks1 — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:33:12 GMT

If we are "over 60", don't we know how to dress ourselves? Don't we know what our lifestyle is, what is appropriate, what we are comfortable wearing, what styles, patterns, colors look best on our own bodies? What I don't know is...if we don't know by now, why not?

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Thats Me — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:08:22 GMT

I agree with these comments. Hopefully by now we know what we like, what looks good on us, what is comfortable.

i haven't seen these articles.

But one thing that occurs to me is: these are also the ages where lots of women who've had careers their whole adult lives are retiring. Maybe some of these women focused on dressing for work but aren't as secure in suddenly having freer days and knowing how to dress for their new and different lifestyles?

Clothing needs are certainly different in retirement. I've been dealing with sorting through my work wardrobe, what I want to keep and what I don't.

So I'm still figuring this out. I've been retired for almost a year. And I can understand the challenge being an issue for some. Just a thought.