what to wear at 60 plus?

What I wear now is exactly the kind of clothes that most under 60s wear, I shop in the same shops as DD and DDiL, and, even, DGD. I see no reason to wear any particular style just because I am now in my 70s. If I like the look of myself in something I wear it. DD would be quick enough to warn me off if I was unsuitably dressed.

I think the biggest danger to older women is the tendency to not change their style once they reach their late 40s. I was that age in the 1980s. The number of my friends and acquaintances around my age who still like floral mid length skirts with a smart jacket over is too many to count. I stopped wearing them aorund 1989.

Wear whatever you feel comfortable in. Most days I wear jeans and jumper or t-shirt . Your age should not dictate what you wear

I think classic well cut pieces such a good trousers, a good coat, comfortable but smart shoes are wardrobe staples. Personally I wouldn't wear anything glitzy in day time or primary colours which can be very harsh on the skin. Good grooming is the key - a good haircut & re think your make up with the help of someone on a good make up counter in a large store or in a spa. Use accessories to complement rather than disguise. Good luck with buying your new clothes.

Wear what you like pennyb, it's your life. Personally, I'm trying to develop eccentricity in my attire, which is quite difficult if you can only be bothered to shop at (and moan about) MandS! I'm 72 but I pretty much wear the same as DD except hers is usually the designer version.

MOnica I've often wondered where they buy those skirts. You never see them in shops, do you? And what is the obsession with mauve and lilac, I see a lot of old people in these two colours.

They have hoarded those skirts since the 80's?
I will now look around and see if anyone is wearing lilac Petra

Of course, we should wear whatever we personally like , what shapes and colours suit us.

Yes, there's no rule about what we should wear once we reach 60, 70 or 80. Personal taste and preference is the key - be your own woman!

A nice elasticated beige skirt with a nice lilac blouse with a broderie Anglaise collar. Oh and a beige cardi.
Then some metallic hovercraft comfy shoes and thick tights/stockings à la Nora Batty. A nice tight perm will just complete the look.

Alternatively wear what the heck you like and enjoy it!! Go jeans, boots, big sweaters, bright colours,leather jackets, denim, trainers, lippy and an edgy hair cut.
Go girlfriend!!

Alea are you turning into Gok?
Don't forget the tattoos!
personally, I like to drift about in an old parka with a fur edged hood, slightly baggy and badly cut black trousers and my hair pulled back anyoldhow....oh wait, that's not me, it's Marcella.

Didn't realise she was that old!

Oh yes, it's all plastic surgery, she is really 83.

Midi length skirts are in fashion this summer, but they are more Marilyn Monroe than granny!

roses, I did wonder...!

I seem to wear much the same as DD. I've even got a pair of jeans she wore when she was pregnant. Some of my tops are more colourful and my jewellery tends to be more exotic - and I wear more make up. Winter uniform tends to be black jeans and summer uniform is linen trousers with an occasional skirt if it's really hot.

I just want to wear whatever makes me look best i.e. hides the lumpy bumpy bits and accentuates the best bits...can't be sure what exactly the latter are so can't be more specific on that! I think I've always updated my style as I've gone along so I've never felt the need to suddenly change. Besides my daughters would soon tell me if they ever thought I was stuck in a timewarp. They know I have a dread of turning into a beige old lady!

DDs are very useful.Mine can be brutal. Have had to promise never to wear beige or those peculiar shades of light blue and green that ' old ladies' favour .And ugly shoes(though dodgy knees mean I rarely wear heels)
I wear jeans and really nice,expensive sweaters in winter and jeans or cut-offs and t shirts or pretty tops in summer
I very rarely wear dresses.
I love bright colours
I am 65

Absentdaughter's sixth baby was one year old in April and, as five births were Caesareans, she has a slightly lumpy tum. (I have too from other surgery.) However, I am slimmer than she is and she reckons that she won't be losing much more weight – as she is utterly lovely, why should she? Consequently, I have benefited from a selection of lovely size 8 skirts, jeans, trousers, etc. Now she is only breast-feeding occasionally, our tops halves are pretty much the same, so I have to buy my own shirts.

I did make a conscious decision in my fifties not to wear very short skirts, although I reckon my legs are far and away my best physical feature, so the hemline is on or below my knees. I haven't worn a bikini for many years owing to the aforementioned surgery – the tummy is bit like the tube map of London. Otherwise, I don't feel that there any rules and am restricted only by own taste – I don't have teddy bears on my nighties – and budget – limited.

I also hate shopping, except for books and toys.

pennyb if an article of clothing makes you feel as though you look like mutton dressed as lamb, then you probably do.
Wear things that make you feel attractive, competent, elegant, intelligent, relaxed or however you want to feel on that particular day at that particular time and to suit your mood at the time. Sometimes I wear nice clothes and sometimes I feel
like slobbing out in ancient baggy trousers and a sweater I bought in a discount shop more than 25 years ago. At other times I enjoy getting dressed up to go out.
Be aware too that clothes can change your mood, as well as enhancing it.
It's nothing to do with age, or what you think other people think you should wear, although of course there are certain conventions such as funeral attire that it's probably best to respect.

If Mary Beard can get away with what she wears why should anyone worry.

I continue to live in leggings and jeans during the day. I shop in the same shops asy daughters and must admit I love buying clothes. I still bare my stomach in a bikini!! When I look at others on the beach I realise I don't look too bad for an old bird!! 62. Twisted my ankle recently so shoes are a real problem at the moment. Really don't want to wear old ladies shoes.

I love the saying of a friend of mine "Better to be mutton dressed up as lamb than mutton dressed up as mutton!"

Please can someone tell me what the abbreviations you all use mean ? I can't irk them out !!!

This is such a fraught subject for me. I struggled with it during my 60s and now at 70 I know it is all in my mind as I haven't suddenly changed my appearance. I don't feel that age at all and am fit and slimish. It is fine if you have the confidence to wear outlandish things and not care whether you look like mutton dressed as lamb, but I would hate to be noticed because of that. I do wear a lot of similar things to my daughter and she likes my clothes, but I won't wear tight or short clothes, even though my legs are my best feature. I haven't worn jeans except in the house and garden for years. I've never really liked them or found them comfortable. I do look at some people of my age and think they are dressing a bit young, but that is entirely up to them if they are happy. I would much rather be elegant than trendy. Can't stand tight leggings on my age group either. Why people want to show every lump and bump I don't know!