Are we looking younger than our mothers/grandmothers did at the same age?

The reason most of us do look better than our mothers at the same age is down to better health, nutrition, dental, eye and skin care and hair dye!

I don't actually care how old I look. Never have. Never will.

My mother died before she reached my age and yes she did look older back then. I wear tight trousers and tunic tops, she never wore a pair of trousers ever.

We have the benefit of make up and good skin care which our grandmother certainly did not have( or hair dye)
Also, they did not have the benefit of washing machines and hoovers, and other labour saving devices
I think our grandmother‘s worked so hard the last thing they thought about was how they looked..

I think women have refused to be pigeon holed because of their age. Can you remember the beige trouser shops with the elasticated waist dresses (which seem to be in fashion now!)? There was a certain way women were advised to dress. Maybe fashion retailers have realised that those with higher disposable incomes to spend on clothing are those who are older, paid off their mortgages etc and are now marketing their goods at this age bracket

I was blessed with two stylish Grandparents and a glamorous Mother.

My darling Mum was so concerned about her grey showing that in the week before she went into a Hospice I took her to the hairdressers for a colour and cut, then we went shopping (I hired a wheelchair) for new slippers and knickers, stylish to the very end 💔