What not to wear...

What on earth is the woman in black doing to the woman in grey?!

Still, the woman in grey looks quite happy about it!

High street lace - a no no?

Does she get hers handmade in Bruges?

Clean trainers can look good.

I would add polo style t-shirts, even though they are very comfortable (Sigh! Gone are the days - too much of me now!)

Trainers are good for walking in. Easier to look after than expensive leather walking shoes too. We don't all live in paved cities.

jingl! I really did laugh out loud when I saw the picture...
I agree with most of the Blog - especially the bit about not displaying Too Much Cleavage, and had a sigh of recognition when it mentioned knee wrinkles!

Don't agree about heels though - do they expect us all to wear flats (but not trainers!) all the time?

I wear flats all the time. Always have. Always will. Never a problem. Known for smart appearance even when casual.

I'm sure many women do, bagitha. Just not all of us!

It reminds me of the description" 1881"
18 from behind, but 81 from in front! (No offence to gorgeous 81 year-olds intended)

I would add beige or pastel 3/4 length raincoats, pleated or flowery skirts, "slacks" of any description, (as opposed to trousers) any combination of beige/lilac/pastel green./pink. But that is looking at it from the other end of the spectrum.

Trainers essential wear for jogging, walking fast, running after grandsons and so many other occasions.
I think the technical term for what cartoon woman is up to is "goosing" isn't it - or checking to see how many centimetres dilated...?

Yes, quite, anagram. I was merely pointing out that one rule for all doesn't work, so we're agreed on that. I think that's the trouble with this kind of list. What may not work for one person almost certainly does work for someone else of the same 'vintage'.

Flowery skirts, for instance. It depends.... on the skirt and on the flowers as well as on the person wearing the skirt (or the flowers ).

Oh well thats it I failed miserably,

1. I have a gypsy top, yes I used to singalong with Bananarama.
2. Wear trainers and heel.
3. Got a couple of pairs of jeggings.
4. Love my cargo pants.
5. 2 wrap dresses.

You get the picture dont you I've got no style!!!

Jingle

Well she has just slagged off every piece of clothing I possess, and what is wrong with peplums ? I wore a very expensive suit to the palace that had a peplum. We might be getting older but we can still wear heels and trendy clothes.

This'll teach 'em to blog on Gransnet!!!

I rather like their website (http://www.thewomensroomblog.com) - I do agree that it is difficult to generalise and what works for some will not work for others but I do agree with quite a lot of the things on the list. And while there are some things on there that I quite like in principle I am forced to agree that they look far better on the younger generation than they do on me these days. Sigh - sometimes I forget about the middle-aged spread and wrinkly bits and catching sight of them in the mirror is a bit of a shock. Still - I like to think I am young in mind if not in body and while I can't carry off a crop top any longer (ok - if ever) at least I am old and wise enough to realise this (just saw one on the high street with the biggest, wobbliest tummy hanging out underneath and it quite put me off my lunch)

oops - www.thewomensroomblog.com

I thought 'goosing' was from behind? Perhaps you can have 'front goosing' as well...
Or she could be trying to cover up an unmentionable stain!

Why would any mature woman be bothered by what some other woman thinks she should wear?

Jings that made me laugh out loud

I always wear flat shoes as I have titanium pins in one toe, if I didn't I would be in high heels.
I've never had much of a bust until now and my decolletage(sp?) is envied by my friends as it is smooth and not wrinkly, so I wear lowish but not tarty tops!

If you've got it......

I am off to look after my 18 month old GS tomorrow and I plan to take him to the park so I will be wearing trainers, a polo shirt and jogging bottoms so I will not be getting any awards for fashion sense but I will be comfortable

Polo shirts are alright if they are fitted in a bit. The straight up and down ones make me look even wider a bit wide.

Oh look. They don't trainers, but they like these! scroll down for the ^really^ awful ones

I'm a big failure! Love wrap dresses, wear trainers sometimes, love heels, but do wear flats, and have two skirts and two dresses with flowers on them. OOps, I forgot , have 1 pleated skirt,knee length. I do think gypsy skirts and anything too beige should be added to the list. However I'm a believer in wearing what you like and relying on very good friends and family to tell you, kindly, which are the worst offenders, the things they'd rather you didn't go out in

Have just seen the shoes they like*wotsup*, they are truly horrible, I don't think I will take these ladies too seriously.