60 is the new 40

On the other side of the coin, my almost 38 year old daughter said the other day 'Well, I'm almost middle aged now!'

Personally, I prefer Liam Neeson's view. In fact, I just love Liam Neeson!

How wonderful thats 20yrs that I have just lost back to 42 now amazing,its a pity the mirror doesn't tell the same story !!!

I think I've got a more youthful attitude than I did when I was 40, and I'm 62!

I wish! If only!

You can tell a lot about a person by looking at the length of their trousers/jeans.

Marelli you're a marvel. I swear you are a born-again ballerina.

Nanadog You've hit the nail on the head there
I make sure mine are nearly trailing on the floor after some of the sights I've seen lately!

Of course, life only began at 40 if you'd been a (Vestal) virgin until then.

ella I was walking behind a woman in town today with her black trousers flapping somewhere around the top if her ankle bone and an expanse of fish-belly white flesh between there and the top of her shoes.
Not a good look

But if you look at some of the new skinny jegging pants they are short - I don't like them short above the boots - did manage to find a pair which were long so will fit into the boot tops OK. Socks with Capri pants is not a good look either.

Socks with Capri pants can only be worn by skinny teenagers with Docs and spiky dyed hair.

Nanadogsbody If you wear a pair of tan pop socks, they don't look too bad. Though like you I dislike short jeggings with short boots. They look lovely with pumps, heels or long boots.

soop! That's very kind of you - but I was always known as a 'baby elephant' when I was young and then I grew up to be 5'10"....a bit big for a ballerina! I have shrunk to 5'8" though, so maybe I'll to a quick entre-chat through to put the kettle on, just to see.....no - the only entre-chat is Daisy through the cat-flap!

Go for it, twinkle toes...

Thud, thud, thud.....

'Janthea* no way am I ever wearing pop socks and certainly not in tan. Skinny jeggins are fine worn short, as are capri pants ...that's a good look providing your size 10 or less or tall like Marelli
It was bez who said she didn't like them short with short boots.

The nice thing about being 62 and not 42 is that I don't have to go to work.......
Can I ask the advice of any jegging wearers here - do you wear them with flat shoes and no socks? I find that uncomfortable and don't like popsocks either.

Just remembered I'm 63

62? 63? They're just numbers janeainsworth. Who cares?

janeainsworth I wear them with flat shoes and no socks usually but this time of year I wear them with boots - and again no socks unless it is cold. I wear popsocks with proper trousers though and in winter socks with jeans and trainers - not particularly elegant but my jeans are long enough to cover; it's sitting down that's the problem the legs go up and reveal white legs - ugh!

Does that mean I've now got to work for another 20 years?

Well. You're fit enough!

..and I've got to wait 20 years for my bus pass? Not that I'm getting paranoid about it...[me; paranoid ]

well if any other ladies on here born in 1954 then join my boat I have to wait until about 66 I think for pension and any other perks, my husband is 10 years older than me so he has his state pension now but I am not worrying about it just enjoy each day!!