Life & Style Blog
Looks at any age: 40s
19 August 2011
Like the decades before it, successful styling in your 40s comes down to knowing your body and what looks best on it. From experience, 40s tends to be the decade when women turn to me, holding anything without sleeves in a bright colour and say "I'm too old for this" without even trying it on. I know looking like mutton dressed as lamb is a very real and frightening concept, but remember: buy well cut garments in quality fabrics. If it doesn't look cheap, nor will you.
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Image source: Look from Cue, Portmans, Witchery.
For work, quality is the key. You're wearing this stuff the most, so don't be afraid to splash out. Buy well cut, well made trousers and skirts in better fabric so they'll wash well and you'll get the mileage while looking the part. Grab a trenchcoat - everybody needs one, and lightweight or woolen, you will wear it to death. And as always, don't be afraid to make it fun - it's work, not beige-prison. Add printed scarves, shoes or statement jewellery to pack a punch.
Women of Perth, you are not too old for this. If you've worked hard for your body or are one of those genetically blessed jerks, you should definitely make the most of it. If you're not a genetically blessed jerk and prefer to spend your evenings in the company of starchy carbohydrates and wine, your wardrobe should still be fun. It should still be on trend, colourful and have sparkling accessories in it. Do you think THESE WOMEN are too old for fun?
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Image source:Access Hollywood
Yes, I know Eva Longoria is in her 30s. Shhhhhhh. She looks the worst here anyway – what exactly is going on with her hair and makeup? Yikes. Her eyebrows look like they've been lying out in the sun with lemon juice squeezed on them.
Regardless of whether you have the totally unachievable lifestyle of a Hollywood starlet or not, you should not be afraid of bright colour, pattern, any/everything fitted. Sometimes it's actually more flattering to wear a fitted garment even if it doesn't feel that way- if you wear an entire outfit that floats away from your body, you'll get lost in it and look bigger. You'd be surprised the difference a nipped in waist, exposed forearms or calves will make.
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Tags: Fashion, Portmans, Witchery