I just turned 50, help me not descend into frump town.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been using the outfits at Halsbrook.com as inspiration. Their price points are all over but I find that the looks can either be gotten by rethinking stuff in my closet plus buying something from them plus supplementing from the gap (especially jeans). I like the nice priced classic handbags on their site that are both age appropriate and look classic. If you look at enough of their clothes/outfits, you will begin to see that they are careful to mix in some dresses with flats, long sleeves to hide arms, knee and midi lengths, scarves, ponchos and all with coordinating jewelry.

Here are some links so you can see what I mean:

https://www.halsbrook.com/catalog/product/25694

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/fatima-midnight-blue-silk-dress-29652.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/navy-belted-dress-29452.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/navy-tweed-dress-with-white-multi-fringe-trim-30876.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/handbags/paley-midnight-navy-satchel-24638.htm

I'm on there email blast list. The emails are great -- they have outfit suggestions, sometimes tied to a particular destination (wedding, NYC weekend, beach party, etc).

HTH

This stuff is nice but screams, "I'm 50+"

I’m 48 and couldn’t be bribed to wear any of these outfits. Horrid is the word, not “nice.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not:

Pluck your eyebrows and draw them in
Wear a heap of foundation
Wear extremely bright lipstick

The most attractive older women wear less or no make up

Counterpoint:
Iris Apfel
Linda Rodin

Bright lipstick can be incredibly flattering. No one's going to be fooled into thinking you’re not middle aged with anything, os just go for looking great. And for the love of god, don’t think fillers, injections, tugs or pulls will really fix you. There's a florist I see on Instagram and she looks kind of spooky. Best of the best, but she looks nuts.

This is your counterpoint:

https://www.google.com/search?q=iris+apfel&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqst2B1eHaAhUEmuAKHZorBpMQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1440&bih=769#imgrc=yu57CSmyHuqHvM:

Really??? Really?????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been using the outfits at Halsbrook.com as inspiration. Their price points are all over but I find that the looks can either be gotten by rethinking stuff in my closet plus buying something from them plus supplementing from the gap (especially jeans). I like the nice priced classic handbags on their site that are both age appropriate and look classic. If you look at enough of their clothes/outfits, you will begin to see that they are careful to mix in some dresses with flats, long sleeves to hide arms, knee and midi lengths, scarves, ponchos and all with coordinating jewelry.

Here are some links so you can see what I mean:

https://www.halsbrook.com/catalog/product/25694

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/fatima-midnight-blue-silk-dress-29652.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/navy-belted-dress-29452.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/navy-tweed-dress-with-white-multi-fringe-trim-30876.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/handbags/paley-midnight-navy-satchel-24638.htm

I'm on there email blast list. The emails are great -- they have outfit suggestions, sometimes tied to a particular destination (wedding, NYC weekend, beach party, etc).

HTH

This stuff is nice but screams, "I'm 50+"

I’m 48 and couldn’t be bribed to wear any of these outfits. Horrid is the word, not “nice.”

47 and I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do not:

Pluck your eyebrows and draw them in
Wear a heap of foundation
Wear extremely bright lipstick

The most attractive older women wear less or no make up

they wear makeup that you can't see. with the final effect being something that translates into "I just took off 10 years." Here are some examples:

gel mascara applied lightly to hide GREY EYELASHES.

moisturizer spiked with a couple drops of tinted moisturizer for evening tone and also spiked with one drop of luminous highlighter

concealer in the exact shade of your skin patted on the inner eye socket

brow powder (not pencil) only inbetween the patchy areas of the natural brow (no creating fake long huge triangle brows)

[Anonymous]

I’m 48 and couldn’t be bribed to wear any of these outfits. Horrid is the word, not “nice.”

I'm 49 and while I really dislike half of it, I can't take issue with plain jeans and a white blouse or a plain navy blue dress (not the one with the awful collar and trim). But to me, that's just basic stuff, not anything special.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been using the outfits at Halsbrook.com as inspiration. Their price points are all over but I find that the looks can either be gotten by rethinking stuff in my closet plus buying something from them plus supplementing from the gap (especially jeans). I like the nice priced classic handbags on their site that are both age appropriate and look classic. If you look at enough of their clothes/outfits, you will begin to see that they are careful to mix in some dresses with flats, long sleeves to hide arms, knee and midi lengths, scarves, ponchos and all with coordinating jewelry.

Here are some links so you can see what I mean:

https://www.halsbrook.com/catalog/product/25694

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/fatima-midnight-blue-silk-dress-29652.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/navy-belted-dress-29452.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/navy-tweed-dress-with-white-multi-fringe-trim-30876.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/handbags/paley-midnight-navy-satchel-24638.htm

I'm on there email blast list. The emails are great -- they have outfit suggestions, sometimes tied to a particular destination (wedding, NYC weekend, beach party, etc).

HTH

This stuff is nice but screams, "I'm 50+"

I’m 48 and couldn’t be bribed to wear any of these outfits. Horrid is the word, not “nice.”

47 and I agree.

i like the halsbrook looks. nothing screams "i'm getting old" like a 50 year old trying to look 30.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not:

Pluck your eyebrows and draw them in
Wear a heap of foundation
Wear extremely bright lipstick

The most attractive older women wear less or no make up

Counterpoint:
Iris Apfel
Linda Rodin

Bright lipstick can be incredibly flattering. No one's going to be fooled into thinking you’re not middle aged with anything, os just go for looking great. And for the love of god, don’t think fillers, injections, tugs or pulls will really fix you. There's a florist I see on Instagram and she looks kind of spooky. Best of the best, but she looks nuts.

This is your counterpoint:

https://www.google.com/search?q=iris+apfel&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqst2B1eHaAhUEmuAKHZorBpMQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1440&bih=769#imgrc=yu57CSmyHuqHvM:

Really??? Really?????

Yes, dear, a fashion icon is my counterpoint. She’s also well into her 90s, so her look is obviously going to be different than OP's. Now find Linda Rodin and try to tell me she looks bad, too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not:

Pluck your eyebrows and draw them in
Wear a heap of foundation
Wear extremely bright lipstick

The most attractive older women wear less or no make up

Counterpoint:
Iris Apfel
Linda Rodin

Bright lipstick can be incredibly flattering. No one's going to be fooled into thinking you’re not middle aged with anything, os just go for looking great. And for the love of god, don’t think fillers, injections, tugs or pulls will really fix you. There's a florist I see on Instagram and she looks kind of spooky. Best of the best, but she looks nuts.

This is your counterpoint:

https://www.google.com/search?q=iris+apfel&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqst2B1eHaAhUEmuAKHZorBpMQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1440&bih=769#imgrc=yu57CSmyHuqHvM:

Really??? Really?????

Yes, dear, a fashion icon is my counterpoint. She’s also well into her 90s, so her look is obviously going to be different than OP's. Now find Linda Rodin and try to tell me she looks bad, too!

DP. Looked at Linda. She does not look good, just quirky. Very few older women can pull off quirky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly feel like it is the sensible shoes. If you take the same outfit and where heel you look better/younger/hip. I can't wear heels so I don't know what the solution is.

Pointy-toed flats is the solution.

Totally agree with the pointy toed shoes, instant chic.

Don't they hurt your toes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been using the outfits at Halsbrook.com as inspiration. Their price points are all over but I find that the looks can either be gotten by rethinking stuff in my closet plus buying something from them plus supplementing from the gap (especially jeans). I like the nice priced classic handbags on their site that are both age appropriate and look classic. If you look at enough of their clothes/outfits, you will begin to see that they are careful to mix in some dresses with flats, long sleeves to hide arms, knee and midi lengths, scarves, ponchos and all with coordinating jewelry.

Here are some links so you can see what I mean:

https://www.halsbrook.com/catalog/product/25694

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/fatima-midnight-blue-silk-dress-29652.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/navy-belted-dress-29452.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/navy-tweed-dress-with-white-multi-fringe-trim-30876.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/handbags/paley-midnight-navy-satchel-24638.htm

I'm on there email blast list. The emails are great -- they have outfit suggestions, sometimes tied to a particular destination (wedding, NYC weekend, beach party, etc).

HTH

This stuff is nice but screams, "I'm 50+"

I’m 48 and couldn’t be bribed to wear any of these outfits. Horrid is the word, not “nice.”

So what would you wear? It is sooo easy to insult other people. A dog can do it. But to actually try to make a constructive comment: that requires an actual human being.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not:

Pluck your eyebrows and draw them in
Wear a heap of foundation
Wear extremely bright lipstick

The most attractive older women wear less or no make up

Counterpoint:
Iris Apfel
Linda Rodin

Bright lipstick can be incredibly flattering. No one's going to be fooled into thinking you’re not middle aged with anything, os just go for looking great. And for the love of god, don’t think fillers, injections, tugs or pulls will really fix you. There's a florist I see on Instagram and she looks kind of spooky. Best of the best, but she looks nuts.

This is your counterpoint:

https://www.google.com/search?q=iris+apfel&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqst2B1eHaAhUEmuAKHZorBpMQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1440&bih=769#imgrc=yu57CSmyHuqHvM:

Really??? Really?????

If you are over 90, you are by definition beautiful no matter what you wear. But OP is only 50.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been using the outfits at Halsbrook.com as inspiration. Their price points are all over but I find that the looks can either be gotten by rethinking stuff in my closet plus buying something from them plus supplementing from the gap (especially jeans). I like the nice priced classic handbags on their site that are both age appropriate and look classic. If you look at enough of their clothes/outfits, you will begin to see that they are careful to mix in some dresses with flats, long sleeves to hide arms, knee and midi lengths, scarves, ponchos and all with coordinating jewelry.

Here are some links so you can see what I mean:

https://www.halsbrook.com/catalog/product/25694

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/fatima-midnight-blue-silk-dress-29652.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/navy-belted-dress-29452.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/dresses/navy-tweed-dress-with-white-multi-fringe-trim-30876.htm

https://www.halsbrook.com/shop/handbags/paley-midnight-navy-satchel-24638.htm

I'm on there email blast list. The emails are great -- they have outfit suggestions, sometimes tied to a particular destination (wedding, NYC weekend, beach party, etc).

HTH

This stuff is nice but screams, "I'm 50+"

I’m 48 and couldn’t be bribed to wear any of these outfits. Horrid is the word, not “nice.”

So what would you wear? It is sooo easy to insult other people. A dog can do it. But to actually try to make a constructive comment: that requires an actual human being.

NP. Um...I don't actually think dogs can insult people. Unless you mean Triumph the Insult Dog? You know he's just a puppet, right?

[Anonymous]

Comfy pointed toe option: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XKPF5HG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Anonymous]

I am 52. I wear whatever the hell I want At this age, I know what looks good on ME. I always wear dark red lipstick. Have naturally full lips that are still full without help. I have very pale skin with black hair so the contrast looks good on me. Yup, even at my age. I keep my roots in check by going to my hairdresser every 3 wks.

Very fit and slim. Usually wear heels unless I am exercising. I wear mostly European designers and Splendid and Nike/Under Armour for leisure. At my age, it is worth it to invest in beautiful clothes and a good tailor. Also, a personal trainer if you have not been exercising and need help with a workout routine. The best clothes are not going to hide a dumpy figure.


I have a dear friend a little older who has been wearing leggings and a tunic top since her forties. Not an attractive look but she does not care! That's an option too.

[Anonymous]

Brigitte Macron. While she is tiny and wears heels, she picks all the right cuts. You can do same with lower heels and a wider shape.