7 Tips to Look Fashionable Over 50

What does it mean to be

fashionable

today? Let's talk about that as I share my best

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after 50. Hello ladies and welcome to today's video My name is Kay and this is dressed for my day and if this is maybe it's your first time here . I want to welcome you. I'm very glad you made it this far. My focus here at Dresser by Day and on my blog of the same name is really on women over 50, 50, 60, 70, 80, whatever, and me. I would like to encourage us to dress for our days in a way that feels authentic to our personal styles, to who we are, our lifestyle, the region of the country or the region of the world that we live in and also to feel on-trend. fashion and so that we can show ourselves in a big way, so today let's talk about what it means to

look

fashionable and then I have some

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I think I have seven tips that I think are really the key to managing to look fashionable, especially at 50. Because let's face it we have a different set of circumstances when we reach our later years we can be vibrant I think we don't need to hide in the walls No I think we should fade away. I think these may be some of the best years we've ever had, but there are some keys to looking fashionable at this age that are a little different than they were when we were in our 20s and 30s, so, First of all, this is how I determined what it means to look fashionable, let's just say: I give you a little, for example, let's say I told you if you met June and you said no, I don't know, Gina, I said well, June is coming, she's in our Bible study class and she's been coming for several weeks and I.

I spoke to June, she is a lovely lady. I love June, she is really sweet, very kind and she is very fashionable. Now immediately, what comes to mind? How do you imagine June when I say that? When I tell you someone I've seen several times, no. just once, but several times, it's so fashionable what comes to your mind and that's where I started thinking about this today as I was thinking about tips to look fashionable and I think a fashionable woman, first of all , it's usually someone who I think in our minds who has put together outfits like that, she has taken some time and a little effort with her appearance.

What I think we associate with being fashionable is someone who has nice clothes, who has style, nice clothes, but this is what I have determined, ladies, is that now you can find nice clothes, elegant, pretty, current, good clothes made in all kinds of places. You can also find ugly clothes in all kinds of places and you can find cheap clothes and you can find clothes that don't look very good, and this is not a question of budget or your spending patterns. You can find nice clothes, even pretty clothes. quality clothing at lower prices, but I think it's harder, right, we have to really look, we have to look at the fabric content, we just have to look at those markers of quality, like the stitching, the way things It's the buttons, how they come together and you know. just those things that let you know if this piece is quality or not, but let's face it, it's harder to find pretty attractive clothes in those places, but I think you can be a fashionable woman and shop in those places, as well as in others. it just requires a little more work a little more creativity.

I think that, but I think when we think of a fashionable woman, we think of someone who has nice clothes and wears nice things and then I think about that too. someone who really has a sense of personal style about her, because there are all kinds of fashionable women, you don't have to be fashionable and look like Ralph Lauren models, you know everything is a little bit muted and woodsy and you know. a polo feel, you know, but you could also be fashionable and we're very friendly, you know sort of girly things, so you could be fashionable and wear athleisure type things and, especially these days, you know, so you can be fashionable and wear to the fullest. range of different styles, but I think when we think of a fashionable woman, it's usually someone who we think knows her style, has a sense of style in whatever that gender is, whatever type of clothing she wears, I just have good taste in As we get older, although I think some things change.

I think, for example, there are certain colors that look better on us, there are certain styles that seem more age-appropriate, and hear me out. I'm not saying that you necessarily age because of anything, but you know as well as I do that some of the things that I used to wear when I was in my 20s, 30s, and teens and all that, I don't even feel like that, they don't even represent me anymore, right, no? They look like me, in fact, I think that's why some of the things that have been in style lately, like ruffles and puff sleeves, have been a little uncomfortable for us and I tried puff sleeves.

Here you can see me doing that and I like it, it's okay, but you know, I don't know, it's not like that, it has to have to work on it, so there's a little bit of work between what feels appropriate. or comfortable or authentic at 20 and 30 and now at 50 and 60, so today I have some advice for us on things that I think will help us be fashionable at 50 and beyond, here we go, number one we have gotta keep our denim updated now. I know some rocks and stones will be thrown at me. I just try to make them small.

That's okay, because the truth is that there are some genetic silhouettes and styles that are from yesterday and there are some. which are more current and honestly I know what you are going to say but the stores still have skinny jeans, I know they still have them because it is okay to wear them like for example with an oversized shirt or with your riding boots, but for most jeans Women's tights really are out of fashion. I know you'll even watch some videos. You know people say skinny jeans aren't cool, but they say that because they want you to like them.

The truth is skinny jeans. It doesn't look as fashionable as the more current silhouettes, like the wider leg, the flared bottom, the little ankle-length Demi boot cut is very final and of course there are some things that are trendy, like the rips and the and the angsty is coming back as good as Patchwork now that doesn't mean you have to turn in that direction, you have to go that modern, but what can you do? You know, I know you've heard it if you have. I've been here for a long time, you've heard me say this time and time again that the ultimate Jean style is simply a good straight leg Jean and the good news is that they are very in style right now, so to keep your updated denim, I would just go For good straight leg jeans, you can wear a nice dark wash if that's what feels authentic to you.

If you like a little more refinement than a nice dark wash, it will be nice. The light wash is very trendy, so if you are current, you feel very authentic. For you, then go for those light wash straight leg jeans. Talbots has some great ones. I'm showing them to you here. I'm ordering these because I think they're really clever, they also had that Patchwork thing, though by the way, look at that, but get it. Some trendy jeans, that's tip number one to look fashionable over 50. Tip number two to look fashionable over 50 is to be aware of over accessorizing, maybe that applies to everyone, I don't know, but I think especially us women over 50. maybe we arrived a long time ago at a time when it was very popular to just add a lot of things, a lot of big earrings and necklaces, and you know, if you grew up in the '80s like I did, then bigger was definitely better and always hair makeup puff sleeves jewelry everything, but right now what's really in fashion are layered chains, those still small ones, you know, the little tiny chains are still very fashionable, layered bracelets, rings layered, even the multi-T earrings, but all very small, delicate and pretty that look genuine. that way or another trend is simply a big, thick gold or silver necklace.

I have several of them. I love them. It's just a great way to highlight that, like you accessorized your outfit without a statement necklace, but it's just a nice gold chain and you can call it a day, so we want to be mindful of over accessorizing, so a Kind of a rule of thumb is that if I wear that big chunky chain necklace, I usually wear some small earrings or if I wear larger hoop earrings like the ones I have. Nowadays I don't even have a necklace and would maybe add a bracelet or a watch, so be very careful with over accessorizing, of course that also includes things like belts and scarves and even a styling trick counts as a point of accessories, so we just want to be careful not to overdo it. tip number three: invest in a great, comfortable, high-quality pair of shoes and so be it, you know a lot of women our age have foot problems and I understand that and maybe you can't wear heels or can't wear things with a narrow toe box, you may not be able to wear things with low arches or no arch support.

The good news is that there are now many brands that offer really good comfortable shoes. I have a couple shoe brands I work with that have larger toe boxes. I have some that have a lot of support. They are very well made shoes. The Palm Green shoes are very soft inside my Ally shoes. They have great support. They are very soft on the inside, they have wide and beautiful toes, and they look great on you. They are a good size, so a lot of shoe brands are really doing everything they can to make it really affordable to wear their fantastic shoes, so I encourage you to only invest in two or three for each season or maybe two seasons in a row, since you know how that goes, and use them, just use them and use the ones you know, get them in nude colors, nude colors, dollars for you or colors that you would wear a lot.

If you wear a lot of black pants, get a pair of black shoes or whatever, but leave it at that, but the higher the quality, the better the look of those shoes, the more it will make you look fashionable. Bad shoes can ruin you. A great set of shoes can really enhance an outfit. Now look, if you're one of my viewers who has really bad foot problems and you have to wear orthotics or you have to wear certain types of shoes all the time, my advice to you and to you. I've heard this before: lift your point of view, so accessorize here, minimize there and then go ahead and listen to the rest of these tips and forget about tip number four, especially for us women over 50, is that we have to mix.

Those classics in our closets with some modern pieces, the good news is that if you wear a lot of denim and you have those current denim jeans, there you have it, ready, wear your classic blazer, your classic blouse with a bow neckline, you can wear your classic . heels that you can wear to carry that classic bag, as long as you wear that current trend denim you are good to go now, if you wear more classic pants and I love wearing mine too then you really need to add a few more. a modern piece, it could be as simple as that chunky gold necklace, it could be just some nice modern heels with a nice block heel or something like that, it could be a very trendy jacket, an oversized jacket, so there are many ways to do this, just make sure you always have Add something that's a little more current than the rest of your classic number five pieces.

I think fashionable women know how to kiss, what did I say? Yes, kisses, keep it simple darling, so I think fashionable women have a real knack for knowing when to stop. You know, one of the things that really translates to chic or put together is effort, so when someone can look at you and say, hey, she put a little effort into her outfit, she did something there, she didn't just put on some pants and put on a shirt and some shoes and leave the house. She did something there. I don't really know what she is, but she made something that looks like she put a little effort into it and that translates to elegant and fashionable. but to be fashionable you also have to know when to stop, so I really want to keep it simple, so one of the ways you can do that, of course, is to wear more solid colors.

I love prints. I'm all for Prince. see me wear some, I wear prints, but I try to only have one thing that's a print usually and then everything else solid, if I do a little bit of that mixing the prince, which I think is fun, then I still want it to be. subtle like a subtle check here and a subtle floral that I've mixed in, so for the most part we want to keep it simple, that means not just simple in terms of solids instead of a lot of prints, but also simple lines, you know? wear a jacket with some simple lines where pants with simple lines you know, and if you wear one piece, they have a lot of things to do, for example, right now utilitarian things like jackets and utility pants are really in fashion, so when you wear some utility pants, you have a lot of pockets in the right pockets and zippers and things that everything else in your outfit should probably be simpler, like maybe you would wear a turtleneck sweater verysimple, a very tight turtleneck blouse or just a simple sweater, you know, classic, you know. just a solid sweater with those cargo pants or those utility pants, so if you have a lot going on in one piece, make sure everything else in your outfit is very streamlined, very simple, kiss, keep it simple, honey, the tip number six to be fashionable after 50 is Choose your colors wisely now here, I'm even going to go against myself because I love wearing black and I'll just do it.

Black is very chic, it's very elegant, it's very elevated, so maybe don't do it. really necessarily go with mycoloring, but I think it elevates an outfit, on the other hand, I think as we get to 50 and up, we just have to take inventory, we have to realize that our color is changing, so my hair is kind of silver and blonde, I'm in the process of turning gray, I don't really know what it's doing, it's a little motley, but it's definitely, you know, a very light color, the light of my skin, my eyes are light green so everything on me is light, I have low contrast and intensity, everything is light intensity so there really is no contrast intensity so when I take things like that into consideration it has really made me into the last year or two I've switched to wearing more sets that are also low contrast and intensity and if you're wondering what I'm talking about, I'll direct you to another video up here but also down in the description box where I actually talked about key number one to look fashionable and is to be aware of contrast and intensity and how that affects you and how you want to match your outfits in light of that, that's just one part of color, although the other thing about color is that I think It is important for us to be aware of the colors we choose and there are only a few.

Colors that are more elevated look more, not all old, not elderly, but they look more mature and therefore they just look more authentic for our time and they seem like they will make us look a little wiser, in fact, They will make us look a little wiser. It looks like we're not playing in the Junior Department, you know what I mean, and that doesn't mean you can't shop in the Junior Department if you're a size. I know some of my little viewers shop at the Junior Department. Department because that's where you find clothes in your size and you get them, but we're talking about choosing rich colors, choosing colors that have a little bit of sophistication and I think this is one of those things that maybe requires an eye, but I think that you can train an eye, so I think if you pay attention, maybe you'll meet a fashionable woman or two at your church or at a club you're a part of or in your neighborhood if you look at the colors she chooses.

In her outfits I think you'll start to see what I'm talking about, there's something about choosing colors that resonate more with maturity and just look, uh, they'll make you, I think, look more fashionable, let me know what you think In that, do you think I'm right, or do you think, hey, what are you doing, what are you talking about? You can let me know in the comments below politely, very kindly, and then tip number seven is pretty much the opposite of kissing, but it's making an effort, you know, ladies, I think a lot of times when we hit 50 and 60 years, some of us, not all, not all of you, but some of us, including me, had lost our way.

I know before I started this before I started my blog five years ago on this YouTube channel three years ago before I started the blog five years ago I had lost my way I had gained some weight I had just gotten my kids were leaving the house and his life was changing, my body was changing, so many changes were happening, I just lost sense of who I was, where I fit into things, what kind of clothes I should wear, I really don't know and that may cause us to just call him on the phone, we're just not going to make a lot of effort, but a fashionable woman makes a little bit of effort and you know, really a little bit of effort goes a long way and can really make a difference, so here are some ways to make enough effort , add that third piece you know, don't just go out in jeans and a t-shirt, but throw on a denim jacket, utility jacket, blazer, or even a bomber jacket. she's really trendy right now, but add that jacket even on a hot day, you know, for the most part, that doesn't really add much warmth.

Adding a small lightweight linen jacket this summer doesn't add warmth, it really just protects you from the sun. a little bit and it will really give you a little more style and make you look more fashionable by adding that third piece. from accessories at least add some earrings or add a necklace maybe wear a ring or two you know add a belt so add some accessories wear a scarf scarves are in fashion too so wear a scarf coordinate their outfits. I think it's just the effort to coordinate things. you know, you look at the colors and you know your blazer and your pants, your shirt or whatever, even pick a graphic t-shirt that looks fun and complements that plaid jacket really well, you know? just put a little thought into what works well together and if you've created a wardrobe that has a limited number of colors then it will be easier for you and you know I talk a lot about that so if you haven't I already did.

I hope you'll subscribe to my YouTube channel, but also go to the description box below and subscribe to my blog and my email newsletter so you can also get links to my blog post because I talk a lot about how really coordinating your outfits, how to put things together carefully, and then of course another way to put in a little effort is to also do something with your hair and your makeup. I don't know a single fashionable woman who has a bad hairstyle. Okay, you have to put some thought into getting a modern haircut, a modern hairstyle, and putting on at least a little makeup, even if it's just a little lipstick.

Okay, that little effort will really help you look fashionable, so there's that. My seven tips for looking fashionable after 50. Let me know what you think about these. I'm open as long as we can be polite and friendly in the description in the comments below. I totally agree with your comments. I would love to hear from you. Thank you so much for watching today, ladies, and I hope to see you again next week. Goodbye, thank you foreigners.