Style inspiration 70+

I don’t see why clothes which suit 50 year olds should be deemed unsuitable for 70 year olds.
Dress for your body shape, dress for the relevant occasion, dress for your colouring, but most of all, wear what makes you feel good.
My now 48 year old D was horrified to find we had each bought the same “snowflake” jumper a couple of years ago
It didn’t stop me wearing it although I had to admit she looked better!

Wear whatever you like. M&S has improved dramatically over the last couple of seasons and sell other labels too. I like Uniqlo for cashmere and White Company as the items are understated and nice fabrics (although the quality of materials used is not as good as previously). The design is still good however.

www.countrycollection.co.uk/ladies?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3aWq_Jn9gQMVDklBAh1xfQMdEAAYAiAAEgKL5fD_BwE

Oh dear, dear, dear

No way!

But that’s what some clothing companies seem to think that’s what we want / that’s what we should be wearing

I have bought from them .Clothes are good quality and
customer service second to none.

Sorry,I am referring to Lighthouse.

I like clothes from most of mentioned places but I’m quite mean about buying. Tending to trawl sales for things that I like rather than what I feel is age appropriate.
Masai is a favourite brand of mine. They always seem to have something I like and Fat Face too.

Tartangrannie

Sorry,I am referring to Lighthouse.

Phew 😂

A lot of clothing is so long now. I was always 5 feet 8 inches but have recently lost 2.5 inches. I am looking for a new winter coat and found a lovely one in Next but it is nearly down to my ankles. Perhaps I should be looking at Petite ranges but I am quite long in the torso and arms so I don’t think that is the answer.

I am 73 but feel 50 ( but not today as I have a virus)
However, I have had a shopping free year as I realised in January that I had far too many clothes, some never worn. So all I have bought this year is one bra, liberating!!!!
My go to shops are Next, White Stuff ( sales only) Phase Eight ( sales only) Tu at Sainsbury’s , M&S sometimes , John Lewis sometimes. I wear what I like and what I feel comfortable in . My daughter bought me a pair of denim dungarees for Christmas last year!!! Brilliant. I don’t wear heels due to netball ankle injury, love my black patent doc Martin boots. Have no intention of dressing as an old lady

I have a friend for whom Country Collection is just her style but as long as we have known her and her late husband we have always thought them born a generation too late and having more in common in life style with our parents than us - and we have known them since the 1960s.

Mind you my mother would never have worn CC, she was far too stylish a dresser!

I think it’s lovely!

Your new look should be the stylish clothes that are geared for 50’ish women on GN and other sites.

They will not make you look like a teenager. Find colors, garments that fit your body (even plus sizes) and give it a try. It’s going to give you a lift! 😃

Why look for “old women’s clothes?”
I would never do that.

I'm 5'2"- short and round. I hate neutrals and pastels although I like a soft grey. Tend to wear dark jeans / chinos, usually from Cotton Traders or M&S, with loose bright tops. I do have a real weakness for cardigans and jackets. I like to feel comfortable and try to always dress appropriately for whatever I'm doing and am happy to buy clothes from wherever. Some favourite tops have come from Asda and Sainsbury's. Can do smart if needed. Online sites I've used - Box 2 -when they have a sale, Taking Shape, Evans and Lagenlook - quirky oversized. It really depends on your outlook and size. When I was working, I always had to look a bit smart, now it's whatever I fancy. Some great ideas in comments.

Sleepygran

I think it’s lovely!

Do you mean Country Collection?

This is from an American blog, but she has some reasonable ideas, if a little “safe”……..

awellstyledlife.com/nine-fashion-mistakes-that-make-you-look-older/#:~:text=Avoid%20wearing%20too%20many%20soft,can%20make%20you%20look%20older.

Casdon

saltnshake

It's funny that so many Gransnetters think M&S is frumpy. My very stylish daughter and friends (mid 40's) are loving M&S at moment. Maybe it's how items are put together.

I suspect their feelings about M&S were formed several years ago, when M&S went through a really bad period style wise. It’s really improved in the last year, but if you’ve stopped going I guess you wouldn’t know that.

Agree. I don't buy a lot of clothes each year but last year I bought two midi skirts at M&S and this year I've just bought an aviator jacket ready for the colder weather. I was tempted by a couple of thin jumpers. They did go through a really bad patch but seem to be on the up and up. Their shops certainly seem to be quite busy at the moment.

Until about twenty years ago I made all my own dresses, suits, skirts etc. I think the worst things are jeans on women and I don’t think a lot of women don’t look at their backs. I never liked trousers. I haven’t made anything for some years now and still have a dress I made forty years ago. I don’t bother with fashion. Now I am housebound I don’t need coats any more.

Well I don’t think about age but buy what I like n feel good in apart from quite recently went to a black tie dinner n as I have a few long evening gowns decided to get something but more modern n midi length. Went to a lovely gown shop but fell in love with a black chiffon n sequin jump suit bought it loved it but oh dear a word of warning not the best idea when visiting the ladies bathroom so never again lesson learned!!

I can massively recommend Texture ( online ). Brilliantly designed clothes. With a bit of a twist in many peices. And really not expensive. Especially if you hang on for the Sale items! I’m 60 size 12/14. 5ft 5. Everything I own from them (which is quite a bit now 😄 ) is graceful, forgiving & comfy. I do get lovely comments too 🥰

It depends on the jeans and the woman don’t you think, Bijou?

I love wearing dresses, but not the giant, frilly tents that are in fashion. Instead I buy mine from Weird Fish on line. They are so comfortable and hard wearing. They look quite short on the web site (tall, leggy models), but I am 5ft 3 and they come down to my knees. I can go barelegged in the summer without looking wannabe young, then add tights, ankle boots and a cardi if needed in the winter. Also very practical for my main mode of transport which is a bike and OK for both daytime and casual evening wear.

eilash, I have just been on the Texture website! I am being seduced by a purple coat! Oh dear!!

Thank to all those who have suggested names I hadn't heard of.

Cid24 Saints and Sofia have some lovely stuff and their prices are reasonable too. I’m tempted by the damson Apartment trousers but I have too many clothes and I gave into temptation and bought a new dress from John Lewis recently.