https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:18:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334766 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 05:15:39 +0000 fathenry 1334766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love boho but never felt comfortable in it. It's just not me. I'm your age, so I will ask, how do you feel in it? I think the design is appropriate but it's more how it makes you feel. I think if you feel comfortable you will look good. If it is too much of a departure from your normal style it might not be. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334637 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 02:20:41 +0000 Anonymous 1334637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think older women can wear boho style, but it is tricky. Too much and it looks like they never updated their wardrobe or like a costume. The most successful use lux fabrics and jewelry. It needs to look like something an average 20-something could not afford, if that makes sense. If you love it, why not have the bow replaced by a button. It would also make the top more versatile because you could wear a topper over it that the bow may not allow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334630 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 02:04:25 +0000 Marley 1334630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that the model wearing the turquoise version of this top looks the most sophisticated of the three - and I could see someone your age wearing it like that. &nbsp;Its a very pretty, girly top - with a definite boho vibe. &nbsp;I think that pairing it with white clam<br />-diggers may steer it too far into resort or beach&nbsp;wear - but I don't know your style, so that may be cool with you!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334579 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 01:20:05 +0000 Jules 1334579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok I can really relate to being drawn to this kind if thing but I usually pull back. I understand why people are<br /> suggesting you move away from a boho styling. To me, if you style it with white jeans, sleeker shoes etc it might become what I think of as a resort or cruise type look. There's nothing wrong with that look, I just personally don't feel entirely comfortable with it - living my unglamourous, urban life as I do. Cottage country vacation wear is very casual here.<br /> This could be entirely my issue!<br /> I might buy something like this if I has a nicer pool party or the like coming up in my life. I don't </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334553 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:37:27 +0000 Deborah 1334553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I honestly don't think age comes into it :)&nbsp; I am over 40 and wouldn't wear it.. simply because it's just not my style.&nbsp; If it's your style and the colours work for you, and it makes you feel good.. go fo it:)&nbsp; It is really pretty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334494 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:30:39 +0000 Janine 1334494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unfrumped: I agree with your take on the shoe factor...a more modern shoe would offset the "sweetness" ... I might have to invest in some new shoes as it has been over a year since I have bought any<br />Rachylou: yes, I think that is why I am having difficulty with the top...I am not traditionally feminine or girly, so perhaps that is what is giving me pause?&nbsp;<br />It is shocking to me how difficult is can be to hone my style...sometimes I feel like I have multiple personalities &nbsp;as I have this artsy/boho streak, but with other clothes I have they tend towards classic/minimal/modern...so confusing!!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334485 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:15:20 +0000 rachylou 1334485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The tie is at the neck, not the waist right? In which case, I don't think it's too little girl.</p> <p>It is, I note, feminine. Pretty. At 40, I don't know if you want to be pretty. But I should shut my trap because I don't have a natural appreciation for pretty and I'm trying to develop one. Hehe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334465 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:01:04 +0000 unfrumped 1334465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think I'm a good footwear analyzer. But....somehow those sandals go in a direction opposite of what I think of. Yes, they are simple and summery. But the flowery leather details lack some of either, modern edge or sleekness&nbsp;I think of as being good to juxtapose with the top. For me that would be important with a clam-digger style bottom. That's just a kind of immediate reaction, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334460 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:55:18 +0000 K. Period. 1334460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FWIW, I have a tie back sweater that Angie helped me pick out, and I'm over 40! &nbsp;I suspect it will all come down to what you pair it with. &nbsp;Raw hem denim mini and flip flops? Probably a Nay. &nbsp;Sleek interesting denim jeans and interesting shoes? &nbsp;Probably a win.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334428 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:21:40 +0000 Lyn D. 1334428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No :)<br />I like it and don't find the back tie 'too young'. It is a nice detail if that is your style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334424 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:10:12 +0000 Janine 1334424@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I forgot to answer some questions...sorry I am new to this posting thing :)<br />I guess it is the colors and the fact that the top is 3/4 sleeves and a natural fabric. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br />I have been trying to cull things in my closet lately and it seems that the tops with ruffles and bows are a lot of what is being let go...<br />This one could be easily modified though I am sure if I have poison eye to the bow in the back LOL</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334421 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:06:28 +0000 Janine 1334421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the replies everyone...and I agree...no ripped jeans LOL&nbsp;</p> <p>Here was the plan:<br />I was thinking white or dark denim clam diggers. &nbsp;<br />One pair of shoes I was thinking would be these white Jack Rogers sandals....<br />I would only wear my signature ring with this...mine is almost identical to this one:&nbsp;<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/32252729">https://www.etsy.com/transaction/32252729</a>?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334410 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:51:34 +0000 Zibbets 1334410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm older than you and I would wear it. ITA that it's all about how you style it.&nbsp;I would not try to pull off the model's long hair and ripped jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334398 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:37:46 +0000 unfrumped 1334398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I&nbsp;need to&nbsp;do a post called, "Anthro and me" some day, for similar reasons.</p> <p>I hear you say, I love the colors, and I can relate to that on a) good purchase decisions and b) bad purchase decisions. I have to remind myself to think about the whole package.</p> <p>So I'd ask, what do you like about this top, including and besides color? Does it suit your style and how you view yourself and how you want to appear? Do you think you look fab in it and have a great way to style it? That is more important than whether there&nbsp;is any age limit (even though there are probably some&nbsp;good candidates for&nbsp;"don'ts" at certain ages). I think it's fair to say it's a&nbsp; silhouette&nbsp;that tends to be worn more by younger women and so has that risk of being too much trouble to work with, but doesn't mean it can't be styled to look less girlish and more....boho-chic or whatever would be the term. And 40 y/o's can wear a lot of things I can't anymore. So you're not very old!<br />I like Laura's comments--the fabrication plays a role in a lot of young vs. grown-up items and frumpy vs. fashionable. With Anthro items, I really have to see them in person.&nbsp;If&nbsp;that is okay, then I could see&nbsp;the companion items in the outfit. I could see the right pants, footwear and handbag, even jewelry, giving totally different vibes from what a college student might wear.</p> <p>Also, you could probably remove the ties and use&nbsp;&nbsp;another form of fastener, if you wanted to go to that trouble and if it makes a difference. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334386 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:25:15 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1334386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Niefern and the others - this doesn't look too young to me at all! &nbsp;Laura's observation is a good one though - style it carefully :D</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334375 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:17:03 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1334375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do think that especially on the two colors with the border prints at the hem, the print plus the detailing/opening on the back could skew 'I've had this since the 90s' on someone not young unless you style it carefully. But a lot also depends on the sheen and hand of the fabric, which is hard to determine online. Anything too shiny looks to me very polyester cruise wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334369 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:06:42 +0000 Mander 1334369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nah, I'm about the same age as you and I'd wear it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334368 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:03:58 +0000 Alexandra 1334368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Niefern, it's a youthful style, but if it works with your body lines, then age doesn't play a role here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334366 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:01:06 +0000 Niefern 1334366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is a youthful style, but I think can be worn&nbsp;at any age as it is not tight or revealing. I'm 48 and I would wear it ...</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/am-i-too-old-for-this-top#post-1334349 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:29:24 +0000 Janine 1334349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love anthropologie...however, I am turning 40 in a few weeks and I now feel that I have to watch what I buy at this store as there are some looks which I would not feel comfortable wearing now as I get older.</p> <p>I love all of the colors on this top, but I wonder if the tie at the back makes it look too "girly"?&nbsp;<br />I wish it was just a simple snap or something...<br />Anyhow, what do you guys think?</p>