High Fashion in your 50s

[Anonymous]

As I see it, the problem with dressing "young" is that when someone sees you they expect to see "young". When what they see is a 50-something woman, it is jarring and makes the woman seem older. The first time this happened to me I was sitting behind a woman with long hair partially pulled back in a clip. I assumed 20 something. Then she turned around and she was probably in her 30s. But it jarred my brain so much that I instantly thought She's old!

As I got to know her I realized she looked really good for her age, but initially my "expectations" weren't met, thereby jarring me.

I would rather dress high fashion, age appropriate (though certainly not "mom" clothes) than 20 something clothes that will only make people aware of the fact that I am not 20 something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As I see it, the problem with dressing "young" is that when someone sees you they expect to see "young". When what they see is a 50-something woman, it is jarring and makes the woman seem older. The first time this happened to me I was sitting behind a woman with long hair partially pulled back in a clip. I assumed 20 something. Then she turned around and she was probably in her 30s. But it jarred my brain so much that I instantly thought She's old!

As I got to know her I realized she looked really good for her age, but initially my "expectations" weren't met, thereby jarring me.

I would rather dress high fashion, age appropriate (though certainly not "mom" clothes) than 20 something clothes that will only make people aware of the fact that I am not 20 something.

Lol what? Long hair pulled back in a clip is now the purview of 20 somethings??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is she 55?

PP here - when I asked if she was 55 I didn't mean Cindy, I meant the IG model.

Grace Ghanem them is 56 years old. She is the Instagram influencer.

https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/grece-ghanem-interview

She looks way older than 56.

Yeah, I'm 58 and look way younger than her. Dressing like someone in your 20's does NOT make you look younger. It makes you look demented.

I agree. I'm 55 and no gray hair at all yet. Though even my 80 year old mother isn't 100% gray yet.

Agree. I think it's the gray hair. I think she looks great but she looks like someone in her 60s.

I personally think it looks ridiculous for a 50 or 60 something to dress like a 20 something.

[Anonymous]

She looks fabulous and I love the baggy jeans on her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She looks fabulous and I love the baggy jeans on her.

+1. me too!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is she 55?

PP here - when I asked if she was 55 I didn't mean Cindy, I meant the IG model.

Grace Ghanem them is 56 years old. She is the Instagram influencer.

https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/grece-ghanem-interview

She looks way older than 56.

This is what 56 looks like. She's aging naturally and we're not used to seeing celebrities, influencers, models, etc age like the rest of the population.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As I see it, the problem with dressing "young" is that when someone sees you they expect to see "young". When what they see is a 50-something woman, it is jarring and makes the woman seem older. The first time this happened to me I was sitting behind a woman with long hair partially pulled back in a clip. I assumed 20 something. Then she turned around and she was probably in her 30s. But it jarred my brain so much that I instantly thought She's old!

As I got to know her I realized she looked really good for her age, but initially my "expectations" weren't met, thereby jarring me.

I would rather dress high fashion, age appropriate (though certainly not "mom" clothes) than 20 something clothes that will only make people aware of the fact that I am not 20 something.

I get what you're trying to say but seeing Grace Ghanem in baggy jeans and a sweater holding a cassette bag isn't "jarring"!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As I see it, the problem with dressing "young" is that when someone sees you they expect to see "young". When what they see is a 50-something woman, it is jarring and makes the woman seem older. The first time this happened to me I was sitting behind a woman with long hair partially pulled back in a clip. I assumed 20 something. Then she turned around and she was probably in her 30s. But it jarred my brain so much that I instantly thought She's old!

As I got to know her I realized she looked really good for her age, but initially my "expectations" weren't met, thereby jarring me.

I would rather dress high fashion, age appropriate (though certainly not "mom" clothes) than 20 something clothes that will only make people aware of the fact that I am not 20 something.

Lol what? Long hair pulled back in a clip is now the purview of 20 somethings??

No, it was that her sitting in front of me with a Mary from Little House on the Prairie type (it was the years of Laura Ashley prints) look I expected her to be young. When she turned around I was so surprised by the wrinkles and not young that she seemed much older than she really was. I'm in my 50s and still wear my hair long.

[Anonymous]

I think the gray hair does age her but she is beautiful nonetheless. Women who look 60, 70, 80 can be beautiful. My grandmother never looked younger than her age but she was beautiful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As I see it, the problem with dressing "young" is that when someone sees you they expect to see "young". When what they see is a 50-something woman, it is jarring and makes the woman seem older. The first time this happened to me I was sitting behind a woman with long hair partially pulled back in a clip. I assumed 20 something. Then she turned around and she was probably in her 30s. But it jarred my brain so much that I instantly thought She's old!

As I got to know her I realized she looked really good for her age, but initially my "expectations" weren't met, thereby jarring me.

I would rather dress high fashion, age appropriate (though certainly not "mom" clothes) than 20 something clothes that will only make people aware of the fact that I am not 20 something.

I get what you're trying to say but seeing Grace Ghanem in baggy jeans and a sweater holding a cassette bag isn't "jarring"!!

I think if I saw her from behind and she turned around, that would be jarring.

Though frankly, I get it. It doesn't matter. To each their own.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is she 55?

PP here - when I asked if she was 55 I didn't mean Cindy, I meant the IG model.

Grace Ghanem them is 56 years old. She is the Instagram influencer.

https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/grece-ghanem-interview

She looks way older than 56.

Yeah, I'm 58 and look way younger than her. Dressing like someone in your 20's does NOT make you look younger. It makes you look demented.

I agree. I'm 55 and no gray hair at all yet. Though even my 80 year old mother isn't 100% gray yet.

It’s her grey hair. She would look a lot younger with blonde or brown hair

[Anonymous]

OMG. I'm obsessed with her. The SHOES!!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ck3l1UFA4H8/?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY%3D

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Anonymous wrote:She looks fabulous and I love the baggy jeans on her.

+1. me too!

She looks ridiculous

[Anonymous]

I like the Insta lady's style, it shows verve and spunk. Personality. I appreciate that she likes to express herself through fashion.

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Anonymous wrote:She looks fabulous and I love the baggy jeans on her.

+1. me too!

She looks ridiculous

To you, who is probably in the same Tevas you bought 20 years ago paired with some stretched out pants that with stains