Older "Cool girl" women at work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s probably me.
My kids are adults and I simply have time & energy to keep myself together.

I go to the gym, eat balanced meals, pay attention to trends and avoid stressors.

This! At my work it’s the 50 year olds that have kids in college or who don’t have kids who look great. The 50 year olds with kids in middle and high school (me) look either like we are not trying at all or are trying too hard.

I've never looked better at 52 with two kids in college. It's about weight management and leaning into the styles that look best on me. I spend $$ on shoes and hair color. The pants I wore to an event today were 25 years old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Be skinny. Have good skin and hair. Shop at Bloomingdale’s/shopbop, etc.

+1 not necessarily skinny but appropriate weight for your body type, invest in a great haircut and skin cream/makeup (Chantecailles, Lancome, etc), and buy well cut/styled clothes (I look for sales regularly).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I’m one of these women, and I work in fintech surrounded by them, so I’ll share a few ways I got here—

First, I owned the fact that leveling up my look was part of my job once I got to the exec level. So I used to like really chase sales or put off Botox and although YMMV, once I just embraced that this is part of the deal in the dumb world we live in, I sort of relaxed into it and just added looking “executive” or “powerful” or “totally competent” is part of the JD.

My secret is that I wear the same proportions and five or so colors everyday. I’m tall, so a high rise pant that shows my waist is good. I have about nine pairs. Jeans, trousers, actually a lot of “soft” pants from Cos that look chic. Then I pair it with a body suit or a high quality tee. Then I add a jacket. Go-to jackets include a white blazer w gold buttons from Veronica beard, a cropped camel wool number from sezane, or an oversized plaid blazer from Zara.

Shoes are often either a Gucci loafer (if you know you can tell, but there’s no logo on it), or a white platform sneaker, or a brown bootie from Dior (also no labels)

Then medium gold hoops, one or two chains, and friendship braclets from my daughters. I also ADORE a silk scarf and it’s a chic and underrated accessory. I have a handful of twillys from Hermes but also love a few of the impulse purchases for like $15 I’ve made on Amazon.

I’ll also throw on a bottega tote (no label) for the days I need to look really tight, but honestly normally running around w a company logo backpack from a retreat.

I just got back from a trip where I was surrounded by the millionaire girlies and the most killer accessory everyone had was sleeveless, high cut tops with absolutely ripped arms. So that would be fun to figure out how to get.

My monthly/yearly spread on my body feels insane right now for me but I do think it’s common….? Botox every four months, then once a year I do lasers or micro needling. I’m also probably spending $260 a week on a personal trainer and my yoga practice.

For context, I make about $800k a year, I’m one person removed from CEO at a 15,000 person company.

My energy is very bright and positive and confident at work. For better or worse, I believe at this level vibes are v important.

You sound amazing. Seriously.

Where are you getting the body suits and tees?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I’m one of these women, and I work in fintech surrounded by them, so I’ll share a few ways I got here—

First, I owned the fact that leveling up my look was part of my job once I got to the exec level. So I used to like really chase sales or put off Botox and although YMMV, once I just embraced that this is part of the deal in the dumb world we live in, I sort of relaxed into it and just added looking “executive” or “powerful” or “totally competent” is part of the JD.

My secret is that I wear the same proportions and five or so colors everyday. I’m tall, so a high rise pant that shows my waist is good. I have about nine pairs. Jeans, trousers, actually a lot of “soft” pants from Cos that look chic. Then I pair it with a body suit or a high quality tee. Then I add a jacket. Go-to jackets include a white blazer w gold buttons from Veronica beard, a cropped camel wool number from sezane, or an oversized plaid blazer from Zara.

Shoes are often either a Gucci loafer (if you know you can tell, but there’s no logo on it), or a white platform sneaker, or a brown bootie from Dior (also no labels)

Then medium gold hoops, one or two chains, and friendship braclets from my daughters. I also ADORE a silk scarf and it’s a chic and underrated accessory. I have a handful of twillys from Hermes but also love a few of the impulse purchases for like $15 I’ve made on Amazon.

I’ll also throw on a bottega tote (no label) for the days I need to look really tight, but honestly normally running around w a company logo backpack from a retreat.

I just got back from a trip where I was surrounded by the millionaire girlies and the most killer accessory everyone had was sleeveless, high cut tops with absolutely ripped arms. So that would be fun to figure out how to get.

My monthly/yearly spread on my body feels insane right now for me but I do think it’s common….? Botox every four months, then once a year I do lasers or micro needling. I’m also probably spending $260 a week on a personal trainer and my yoga practice.

For context, I make about $800k a year, I’m one person removed from CEO at a 15,000 person company.

My energy is very bright and positive and confident at work. For better or worse, I believe at this level vibes are v important.

You sound amazing. Seriously.

That's because she's a work of fiction.

[Anonymous]

Someone mentioned not outright copying, but getting ideas from those you admire. My kids are now teens, but when they were 4, at one of their activities there was a mom who always looked great. I think she was actually French, but at least gave her enough Frenchness in my mind that I refer to her at French Mom. Sometimes when I’m shopping (still! 10 years later) I ask myself “would French mom wear that?”. I still want to express my own preferences and dress for the occasion, but it helps me to have that image in my mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I’m one of these women, and I work in fintech surrounded by them, so I’ll share a few ways I got here—

First, I owned the fact that leveling up my look was part of my job once I got to the exec level. So I used to like really chase sales or put off Botox and although YMMV, once I just embraced that this is part of the deal in the dumb world we live in, I sort of relaxed into it and just added looking “executive” or “powerful” or “totally competent” is part of the JD.

My secret is that I wear the same proportions and five or so colors everyday. I’m tall, so a high rise pant that shows my waist is good. I have about nine pairs. Jeans, trousers, actually a lot of “soft” pants from Cos that look chic. Then I pair it with a body suit or a high quality tee. Then I add a jacket. Go-to jackets include a white blazer w gold buttons from Veronica beard, a cropped camel wool number from sezane, or an oversized plaid blazer from Zara.

Shoes are often either a Gucci loafer (if you know you can tell, but there’s no logo on it), or a white platform sneaker, or a brown bootie from Dior (also no labels)

Then medium gold hoops, one or two chains, and friendship braclets from my daughters. I also ADORE a silk scarf and it’s a chic and underrated accessory. I have a handful of twillys from Hermes but also love a few of the impulse purchases for like $15 I’ve made on Amazon.

I’ll also throw on a bottega tote (no label) for the days I need to look really tight, but honestly normally running around w a company logo backpack from a retreat.

I just got back from a trip where I was surrounded by the millionaire girlies and the most killer accessory everyone had was sleeveless, high cut tops with absolutely ripped arms. So that would be fun to figure out how to get.

My monthly/yearly spread on my body feels insane right now for me but I do think it’s common….? Botox every four months, then once a year I do lasers or micro needling. I’m also probably spending $260 a week on a personal trainer and my yoga practice.

For context, I make about $800k a year, I’m one person removed from CEO at a 15,000 person company.

My energy is very bright and positive and confident at work. For better or worse, I believe at this level vibes are v important.

You sound amazing. Seriously.

Where are you getting the body suits and tees?

Uniqlo

[Anonymous]

These posts are exhausting.

[Anonymous]

Uniqlo - what are you 10?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I’m one of these women, and I work in fintech surrounded by them, so I’ll share a few ways I got here—

First, I owned the fact that leveling up my look was part of my job once I got to the exec level. So I used to like really chase sales or put off Botox and although YMMV, once I just embraced that this is part of the deal in the dumb world we live in, I sort of relaxed into it and just added looking “executive” or “powerful” or “totally competent” is part of the JD.

My secret is that I wear the same proportions and five or so colors everyday. I’m tall, so a high rise pant that shows my waist is good. I have about nine pairs. Jeans, trousers, actually a lot of “soft” pants from Cos that look chic. Then I pair it with a body suit or a high quality tee. Then I add a jacket. Go-to jackets include a white blazer w gold buttons from Veronica beard, a cropped camel wool number from sezane, or an oversized plaid blazer from Zara.

Shoes are often either a Gucci loafer (if you know you can tell, but there’s no logo on it), or a white platform sneaker, or a brown bootie from Dior (also no labels)

Then medium gold hoops, one or two chains, and friendship braclets from my daughters. I also ADORE a silk scarf and it’s a chic and underrated accessory. I have a handful of twillys from Hermes but also love a few of the impulse purchases for like $15 I’ve made on Amazon.

I’ll also throw on a bottega tote (no label) for the days I need to look really tight, but honestly normally running around w a company logo backpack from a retreat.

I just got back from a trip where I was surrounded by the millionaire girlies and the most killer accessory everyone had was sleeveless, high cut tops with absolutely ripped arms. So that would be fun to figure out how to get.

My monthly/yearly spread on my body feels insane right now for me but I do think it’s common….? Botox every four months, then once a year I do lasers or micro needling. I’m also probably spending $260 a week on a personal trainer and my yoga practice.

For context, I make about $800k a year, I’m one person removed from CEO at a 15,000 person company.

My energy is very bright and positive and confident at work. For better or worse, I believe at this level vibes are v important.

You sound amazing. Seriously.

Where are you getting the body suits and tees?

Uniqlo

NP
I’ve purchased my most amazing bodysuits outta’ Marshall’s, TJM & Aritzia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These posts are exhausting.

Serious question .. Why ?

[Anonymous]

Ok I would consider my aunt a cool girl at 74, here are my observations:

1. Never married- apparently the lack of stress of dealing with a man can make you look 30 years younger, has 3 sisters who prove my hypothesis.
2. Knows how to sew and alter her own clothes.
3. Does not give a F what is trendy or what people think- wears what she likes and what looks good on her. Gets genuine joy from things she thinks are pretty and likes looking pretty.
4. Somewhat vigilant about her weight but not in a miserable way because she does not want to have to go out and buy new clothes.
5. Has never concerned herself with skincare but has really, really, insanely oily skin that I believe is the equivalent of a lot of good skincare. At 74 has very, very few wrinkles.
6. Knows the importance of good hair and accessories- girlfriend loves her jewelry.
7. Highly active, worked in an intellectually demanding job until 70's, comfortable in her own skin and really