Ask me how I feel about it!
Because there are so few fashion blogs featuring clothing
and styles for women over sixty, I find myself looking at a ton of fashion
pictorials from younger women who are in their 20’s, 30’s and even 40’s. The majority of whom can still wear the
latest styles and look good.
Although I have NO desire to be that age again, I do feel a certain
sadness sometimes because I would
really like to be posting myself wearing some of those fabulous clothes, in the body I used to have.
OK, I know it was a couple of weeks ago that I said I was
mourning the loss of my old body, and maybe you think that I should have
snapped out of it by now, but, I’m not gonna lie. It can be very hard!
With this youth obsessed
culture, I think that a fair number of women who say they are happy with the
way they look, after 50 or 60, are not really telling the truth. Sorry, but that’s my opinion. I’m not saying they aren’t happy in
their lives. I’m just saying I
don’t think a lot of them are happy/satisfied with their bodies or their
faces. It’s difficult. This is one of the reasons I get so
upset about ageism in the fashion industry. When we are only subjected to
fashions for a certain age and the media portrays only air-brushed models and celebrities, it begins to feel like
your aging body is not acceptable.
Of course nothing should be further from the truth.
With the number of baby boomers today there is NO
reason for the lack of depiction, on TV in magazines and even fashion
shows featuring women in our age group. If there were more role models of women in
their 50's and 60's, dressed well,
healthy, of course, but without all the tedious prep that make-up and
hairstyling bring we could begin to break the cycle. It is unfortunate that the
majority of older celebrities who could be role models have chosen to have
cosmetic surgery, lied about having had it and then proceeded to tell us that
their "look" is due to a healthy diet and exercise regimen. They make
getting older a disease to be avoided at all costs – and rather expensive costs
if we opt for plastic surgery.
But now that I’m back to my senses, I already know aging is
not a disease. It’s a normal process and it should be a time when we can accept
who we are, love our bodies and use the time available to us and enriches our
lives. We’ll need to begin modeling this acceptance of the aging process for
those women now in their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s or someday they will face the same
challenges.
That's it :)
Movin on
That's it :)
Movin on
This is actually where today’s post
Style after 60
was supposed to start
To dress this outfit up and go from day to night, here is the same poppy plaid blouse I pattern mixed last Monday worn with a black full skirt from Ann Taylor ( I got it on the sale rack for about $12)
You are a very wise woman. I was reading this and nodding my head the entire time. So very true. Thank you for this post and for your honesty. And yes, those of us over 60 DO feel just as you described! (At least I do!)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment,I was hoping I was not alone! :)
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