current trends - help me shop

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Anonymous wrote:If you are 55, and large and soft, you don't need to worry about trends. Find some good jeans, avoiding the skinny ones for multiple reasons, and tuck your shirts in.

This and buy cute tighter fitting tops - we have to go with the shape we’ve got. I’m in a similar boat - 50, size 4, 130lbs, 5’3”. I was always 115 and muscular until perimenopause struck me in the bottom - which suddenly has cellulite despite doing weights. Opposite to you I’ve decided to do the best with what I had and maintain instead of fight the uphill battle - so I spent a lot to buy a wardrobe to fit my new body. I have great jeans and some large leg wool pants that I LOVE. I pair them with very nice tops, some of which are sleeveless- because my arms are still muscular (I have small boobs - so for you get tighter tops). Get a really nice haircut and don’t forget to wear your smile. You’ll look great - embrace the changes in the best way possible. Nothing is worse than a 50+ trying to look 20.

Where do you get your tops? I'm 5'1" and also have muscular arms and a small chest, but shorter tops are in right now and I'm having trouble finding anything shorter than hip length on me. Pants are hard enough!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You seem like a good candidate for the classy cotton shirt maxidress in blue/beige/black with a gorgeous big stones necklace and good flowy shiny hair. Think Nigella Lawson.

Love this suggestion, and the underlying idea to dress for body type rather than trend.

Late 60s, 5'1", have morphed from flat chested and thin to busty and curvy, and wear shirt dresses from many brands as a daily uniform. For example : Marimekko and Eileen Fisher. Both run 50% off end of season sales. I also buy from more expensive and less expensive brands. You can find 100% cotton, linen, silk, wool. Shoes change the look from fun and casual to dressy and sophisticated. While I like the chunky necklace look a lot, It's too busy and overpowering on me.

This signals "elderly."

It's ok for someone in her late 60s to wear high quality clothes that aren't youthful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does a shirt dress from Max Mara or The Row signal elderly?

Is Ina Garten your style icon? Unless you’re a size 2, they’re not going to be flattering, they’re going to look like you’re wearing your Jammie’s outside. Plus you have more money than sense.

LOLOL not the PP but I'm a size 2/4 and totally ok with being perceived as wearing my jammies outside and having more money than sense. Also, I own several shirts dresses.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You seem like a good candidate for the classy cotton shirt maxidress in blue/beige/black with a gorgeous big stones necklace and good flowy shiny hair. Think Nigella Lawson.

Love this suggestion, and the underlying idea to dress for body type rather than trend.

Late 60s, 5'1", have morphed from flat chested and thin to busty and curvy, and wear shirt dresses from many brands as a daily uniform. For example : Marimekko and Eileen Fisher. Both run 50% off end of season sales. I also buy from more expensive and less expensive brands. You can find 100% cotton, linen, silk, wool. Shoes change the look from fun and casual to dressy and sophisticated. While I like the chunky necklace look a lot, It's too busy and overpowering on me.

This signals "elderly."

It's ok for someone in her late 60s to wear high quality clothes that aren't youthful.

LOL. Thanks.

I'm the late 60s poster. No clothing will make me look young. I'm old. That's just a fact, not a problem. It is still possible to be well dressed, though it doesn't necessarily follow I'm well dressed and I'm certainly prepared to be disabused of any such idea. I was trying to think what would work for the much younger OP and thought the poster recommending shirt dresses was genius, because they really are timeless. They've been around since the 1950s. Available in so many versions from classic to avante garde/edgy. You can belt them or wear loose. It's an incredibly versatile garment. An easy silhouette.

It was surprising to me it read elderly to some, so thought maybe it was the brands that seemed elderly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Beige, brown, gray
Any jeans except skinny
Tuck in your shirt
Wear a belt

i’ll take skinny jeans over the current trend of the weird jeans with the gigantic open bottoms that also stop right before the ankle. They look ridiculous and I have yet to see a single person that they look flattering on. Barrel I think they are called? The worst ones yet.

Barrel legs are The Worst.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does a shirt dress from Max Mara or The Row signal elderly?

Is Ina Garten your style icon? Unless you’re a size 2, they’re not going to be flattering, they’re going to look like you’re wearing your Jammie’s outside. Plus you have more money than sense.

Np - a size 2 can wear anything. When you are tall and curvy dressing for trends will not help you look younger or cooler, but you CAN look like a beautiful lady and shirt dresses are a simple way to achieve that. The key is that the dress should be tailored properly and accentuate the positive.

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Shirt dresses don’t work for most large busted women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shirt dresses don’t work for most large busted women.

Not trying to be argumentative, but wondering why not? It's possible to belt them to create a waist line ( using different width belts) and unbutton at neck to create a V neck if desired. What type garment do you think is best for busty women?

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Adding: if the problem is button gap, it's possible to add a hook and eye, or just use a safety pin.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Shirt dresses don’t work for most large busted women.

Not trying to be argumentative, but wondering why not? It's possible to belt them to create a waist line ( using different width belts) and unbutton at neck to create a V neck if desired. What type garment do you think is best for busty women?

Because your boobs don't allow for button-ups -- they cause gapping which looks terrible (or they literally bust open which is worse). Before my breast reduction, I hadn't worn a button-up shirt in over a decade. Sure, you can wear them with a cami underneath, but I think that looks awful as well. It's a fix for something that doesn't fit. And a real "shirtdress" is going to be a button-up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shirt dresses don’t work for most large busted women.

Shirt dresses make me look matronly! I age about 10 years as soon as I try one on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At 55 you should really have your own style and not need to follow trends. You'll look insecure, or like you are trying to recapture your youth (pathetic).

Oh come on, what does that even mean? Very few people have their "own style." And whats's widely available st retail is dictated by trends anyway. I can't imagine judging someone for trying to look current at any age.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Shirt dresses don’t work for most large busted women.

Not trying to be argumentative, but wondering why not? It's possible to belt them to create a waist line ( using different width belts) and unbutton at neck to create a V neck if desired. What type garment do you think is best for busty women?

Unless the dress is specifically made for larger busts, it will not work ~

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