High Fashion in your 50s

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Anonymous wrote:I love them all - Grace, Carla…

I hope that my style gets more eccentric and fun as I age. I spent my 20s, 30s and 40s in high-pressure jobs dressed older than I am.

I would hope that with age, you get to care less what people think and finally have fun with fashion.

Absolutely!

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Anonymous wrote:OMG. I'm obsessed with her. The SHOES!!

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

One of them copycats the other?

https://www.accidentalicon.com/

Elephant fit pants are HUGE right now in Paris.

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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

That was OP point. She is not fighting aging but also embracing high fashion.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG. I'm obsessed with her. The SHOES!!

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

One of them copycats the other?

https://www.accidentalicon.com/

Elephant fit pants are HUGE right now in Paris.

....literally

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They have ALL had plastic surgery, even Paulina who appears to have stopped doing so.

Paulina never had any surgery. What makes you think she did and when?

She hasn't and she has been very vocal about it. She is inspiring.
https://pagesix.com/2022/10/25/paulina-porizkova-on-aging-wrinkles-dont-make-me-ugly/

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Anonymous wrote:OMG. I'm obsessed with her. The SHOES!!

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

One of them copycats the other?

https://www.accidentalicon.com/

Elephant fit pants are HUGE right now in Paris.

Check out what people are wearing - HUGE PANTS are in:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkvJ7-PA-fU/?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY%3D

[Anonymous]

I like the idea of wearing what you like as you age, and having fun with it -- but I don't think the purple dress posted above is flattering. It's not a great color for her, the fit is weird across the chest and makes her look more flat chested, and it does have more of a juvenile vibe than a fun-confident vibe. I do think there's some looks that just look odd on an older woman -- things like peter pan collars that look ironically old lady on a 20-something just look old lady on a woman in her 50s. And the shapeless bag stuff that looks "I don't care" as a 20-something looks a different kid of "I don't care" as a 50-something. The granny-chic that some of the 20-somethings wear just doesn't read the same if you actually are granny-aged (although some of it can work, but I think it's harder).

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Anonymous wrote:I like the idea of wearing what you like as you age, and having fun with it -- but I don't think the purple dress posted above is flattering. It's not a great color for her, the fit is weird across the chest and makes her look more flat chested, and it does have more of a juvenile vibe than a fun-confident vibe. I do think there's some looks that just look odd on an older woman -- things like peter pan collars that look ironically old lady on a 20-something just look old lady on a woman in her 50s. And the shapeless bag stuff that looks "I don't care" as a 20-something looks a different kid of "I don't care" as a 50-something. The granny-chic that some of the 20-somethings wear just doesn't read the same if you actually are granny-aged (although some of it can work, but I think it's harder).

50s is NOT "old lady" yet!

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I love the elephant leg pant on these older gals (I'm 56 myself) but I'd look big all over if I wore that because I'm so big on top.
Grece's style is fabulous - she's colorful and comfy.
I aspire to dress like her.

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I love Grace Ghanem’s gray hair. It’s so striking! And I love her fearless style as well.

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To answer the original question, 55 is not the new 30. And 30 is not the new 25.

Just age gracefully and don’t fight it

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Anonymous wrote:She was also one of the top iconic models of her time, why wouldn't she look beautiful at 55?

She's also had access to the best skincare, best quality foods, and best quality of life in comparison to 99.9999999% of the rest of the world. So she is not a fair comparison.

And lots of fillers/lifts/botox/etc. She looks good in pictures but when you see her on TV or in candid shots it's clear that she has surgery-face

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love the elephant leg pant on these older gals (I'm 56 myself) but I'd look big all over if I wore that because I'm so big on top.
Grece's style is fabulous - she's colorful and comfy.
I aspire to dress like her.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:She was also one of the top iconic models of her time, why wouldn't she look beautiful at 55?

She's also had access to the best skincare, best quality foods, and best quality of life in comparison to 99.9999999% of the rest of the world. So she is not a fair comparison.

And lots of fillers/lifts/botox/etc. She looks good in pictures but when you see her on TV or in candid shots it's clear that she has surgery-face

Cindy or Paulina?

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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.

I know what 56 looks like, I'm 53. She looks old to me.