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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: The currency of aging https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:13:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php MsMaven on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/3#post-2335946 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:26:34 +0000 MsMaven 2335946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm so sorry I missed this thread until now. I've been on a river cruise, with, cough cough, mostly old people. So I've thought about fashion a bit, and aging, and people's attitude toward the "aging" folks.  The cruise did make us feel that we were among the Younger Ones, but who knows. And I did learn some lessons, some of which are discussed in this thread.  The most memorable fashion I saw on our cruise was one older woman who was with her daughter. Who knows how old she was, but every day she wore a similar, eye-catching outfit. White, man-style long sleeved shirt with khaki pants, like Dockers. One day she did dress up with a pair of what looked like navy men's wool pants. She had short gray hair, always perfectly groomed. She wore nearly the same thing every day, unconventional, but she always looked well groomed.  The daughter wore tee shirts and cut off jeans--looked fine, in good shape.  But the mom! Here was a woman who knew what she wanted to wear and wore it. Every day I looked for her. Toward the end her pants were of a softer fabric, but still that beige color. She wasn't very tall but had excellent posture.  I need to think about this some more. And do a post on aging and fashion. I did take too many clothes and too much "in case stuff."  Suz on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/3#post-2335943 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:04:15 +0000 Suz 2335943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That's really interesting, Judy.   I think that is right. It takes the egoism out of t.  judy on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/3#post-2335925 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:31:36 +0000 judy 2335925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wonder if the best currency of aging is that we just don't care what other people think...and also, as an older woman, no one seems to care what I am wearing.  What freedom!   Also, I find that my "awe quotient" increases with age.  I heard a podcast on it this winter, how scientifically awe is healing for us.  I hear that in what you are describing, Janet, with the photographers.  Noticing beauty, in life (and clothes!) .  Noticing the beauty of everything also helps take attention off of whether or not we think we are beautiful...wrinkles, etc.   Jules on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/3#post-2335888 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:59:40 +0000 Jules 2335888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks for that Janet - I wasn't thinking of "crone" or "mature feminine" in terms of "grandma" or even parent, but I see how those concepts might overlap. You definitely got me thinking! I like your role models as well. I definitely agree that staying engaged is key. My mother was a grandmother but I wouldn't say that was her core identity as a mature woman, despite being close with my daughters. And she was very much engaged with the wider world around her to the very end. Janet on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/3#post-2335607 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 13:56:26 +0000 Janet 2335607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Jules, I’ve seen the “crone” archetype a lot lately, and also the “grandma” thing. I’m just…not there and maybe never will be, in terms of embracing that kind of identity. Maybe this is my own personal bias, but I kind of resent being identified in terms of my apparent age, and certainly not as a grandma (I’m not one and never will be one) or a crone (I know the term originally meant an ugly or mean old woman but there has been a rebranding effort to own the word and turn it’s meaning more into one of wisdom and spirit). This is not about appearance or style, but when I think about getting old, the two main images that pop into my mind are both photographers. One was a man I studied with for a week in NYC — he was 80 at the time and is still doing his thing 14 years later. He walked around NYC, where he has lived his whole life, with a camera, looking at the world with the wonder of a child. He never lost that sense of fascination and awe with the sights of every day. I aspire to that. The other that comes to mind is also from over 15 years ago. I was traveling in the desert in California, and on the side of the highway was an older woman who was standing on a stepladder in the field taking photos of an abandoned shack. I stopped too, and we chatted a bit. She was 82 and told me she does the same thing I do — takes solo road trips to photograph places all around the country. I told her, I want to still be doing that when I’m 82 as well! I think I was 40ish at the time, and I still feel that way, maybe even more so now. So… yeah, this is long winded and tangential, but I feel style is this way too. I don’t see radically changing my style as I get older because I don’t see changing myself as I get older. I want to stay engaged and curious and active as long as I can, and I want my style to support that. I know that things look different on an older body and face, and that’s ok. I’m trying to adjust to that reality. Jules on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/3#post-2335605 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 12:46:14 +0000 Jules 2335605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hopefully this isn’t too tangential - in a previous discussion about being perceived as older, I mentioned the word ‘archetype’ to help consider why people may react subconsciously to women with grey hair, etc. Well this group just popped up as a suggestion in my Facebook feed. I’m trying to wean off Facebook so I won’t be joining, but I like the title… some food for thought. Suz on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335569 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 05:01:33 +0000 Suz 2335569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Donna: I still dress mostly appropriately if one considers mad pattern mixing to be appropriate. Hear hear -- I love it and you made me laugh!  I'm 60+, enjoying trends, happy to ignore the ones that don't suit me or my lifestyle or don't feel workable to me, and happy to embrace those that do. And so glad to have the freedom and opportunity to play, as Carla and kkards said.  All these comments have been so interesting and rich -- what a great thread. Thanks, Sarah, and all who commented.  SarahD8 on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335560 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 04:01:04 +0000 SarahD8 2335560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Peri -- hear, hear! Nodding along with Helena and saying yes to everything you wrote. unfrumped, I relate to a lot of the tensions you articulate in your post too. Maybe looking intentional is about marching to the beat of one's own drum -- the operative word being "marching," as opposed to, you know, standing stock-still to the beat of one's own drum. Runcarla, you're definitely someone I look to as inspiration when it comes to styling existing pieces in new ways! Thanks for breaking it down for me and Irina. JenniNZ that's a great strategy, to bring things back out when they come round again. Fantastic blouse -- that bright pink really loves you. Look, you're doing Barbiecore! ;-) DonnaF "At 70 y.o., nobody expects me to look like much of anything." -- and yet. You have a distinctive and really wonderful style. Real failure of imagination on the part of those nobodies! DonnaF on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335549 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 01:29:17 +0000 DonnaF 2335549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I confess I had absolutely no idea what was trending/on trend/current until I joined YLF. Absolutely no clue. I don't run with a style conscious crowd, and that goes for professional peers as well. Rather, they might be consider anti-fashion so I stand out and get a lot of comments. Shrug. But at 70 y.o. I wear what I like. This includes toddler clothes like my two pairs of overalls. But I haven't mustered the nerve to wear my 55 y.o. shortalls cut off from men's farmer johns -- but I've held onto them for that long. My attitude is: Face it. At 70 y.o., nobody expects me to look like much of anything. Where I work one day per week they need me more than I need them. So if they don't like what I wear I can walk away. I no longer wear the attorney costume I used to wear when I was first starting out and wanted to be taken *seriously* but I still dress mostly appropriately if one considers mad pattern mixing to be appropriate.  An acquaintance mentioned recently that I'd said I dressed to blend in and fit in while my daughter still lived at home and after DD left for college my style completely changed. Which is totally true. I colored my hair because I was an older mom, and I know that parents can totally embarrass their teens. I didn't feel it was much of a sacrifice. Jenni NZ on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335534 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 22:55:02 +0000 Jenni NZ 2335534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Peri, that’s so wonderful! Thank you! I remember when you had that insight- I would have to look at old posts to find where that was. I agree that it is all opinion, and how this could help me would be to not get upset when someone suggests what I am wearing is dated, because that’s only an opinion not necessarily more correct than my choice to march to the beat of my own sartorial drum. I don’t want to bother with Runcarla’s idea really, although I do a little bit by bringing back out the sentimental items when they seem more likely to be trending- such as my 1988 Thai silk blouse. Irina on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335529 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 21:47:22 +0000 Irina 2335529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ RunCarla, well done, you wear tucked tops with high waisted bottoms well. And this is the trend at the moment. High waisted bottoms don’t look trendy on me since the top part is concealed by a top and it could be any rise.  <div>I sometimes think that a trend is easy to identify - it is something that a rare middle aged person can wear well. You are an exception :)</div> Carla on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335524 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 21:15:05 +0000 Carla 2335524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @ Irina - styling ‘older’ clothes in trendy ways, means taking garments that are not cut or designed with a trend in mind, but experimenting with how the garment is worn so that there is a nod towards trending silouhettes or gimmicks (for lack of a better word!) For example, when jeans were being sold with raw hems, I just cut the hem off a pair I already had, and voila!  Same with extra deep hems.  I used my regular ‘basic’ jeans and rolled a deep 6 inch hem.   <div> <div><div>If waists are being featured, and tops are getting shorter, I might tuck a long sweater into high waisted bottoms for similar proportions and silouhette (without revealing my midriff).  I’m thinking of pairing socks with my fisherman’s sandals since reading Friday’s blog.  Those are things I already own, that aren’t a hot trend at the moment, but can be styled together in a low risk current way.   </div></div></div><div> </div> Irina on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335518 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 20:35:02 +0000 Irina 2335518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’m always so confused by the terminology on the forum. <div>RunCarla, what styling my ‘older’ clothes in trendy ways“ means? I understand it might be off topic but just caught my eye. </div><div> </div> kkards on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335512 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 20:02:02 +0000 kkards 2335512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Runcarla -that last paragraph, so well said. And so true for me as well. Carla on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335497 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 19:12:22 +0000 Carla 2335497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’ve read and reread the question and all the various responses, and had a big think.  I’m 60+ and definitely interested in trends.  I consume a lot of content in order to sift through the ideas and figure out what style trends would serve me best, however.  Firstly, I want to feel good (comfortable, practical, and appropriate for the activities I’m doing at any given time, with a little something extra that will bring me joy), and secondly, I want to communicate something about me to anyone who cares to ‘see’ me.  (I think young’uns call it their ‘brand’.)  So what’s my brand? <div> </div><div>My mode of operating is styling my ‘older’ clothes in trendy ways, but I’m also able to acquire specific trendy items fairly regularly, because my small collection of garments gets worn heavily and needs replenishing at a higher rate.   </div><div> The biggest luxury that has come with age, is time and freedom to do the things I want to do - and the confidence to do them - regardless of what anyone else thinks.  Some things bring me into contact with people half my age with youthful cultural interests, and other times I’m hanging with peeps my age or 20+ years older.  It’s all good! </div> unfrumped on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335479 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 17:34:25 +0000 unfrumped 2335479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Peri, I think you’re right. One thing I think helps with “ currency” is being able or willing to try new things on— not profligate wardrobe turnover, but some things that by definition will be “ new” . But then use your own mirror- test about who you like it or not. I also get confused about trend vs current. I do understand that lots of wacky things or very specific things, this very shoe, that purse, this color) can be in “ just a trend” category. And current might be a trend that’s still going after 2-3 years. What I hear most is, I don’t follow trends but I do stay current” . So most often “ trend” is a bad word though some folks embrace that word and I really am not sure how different they are. Hmmm. So I’m surprised at how many people say they don’t follow trends but certainly seem to be wearing them. Unless the “ bad trendy” just refers to doing nothing BUT trends, & I’m not sure that’s even possible. Again, not a criticism, I like reading all of it, but am sometimes perplexed. I also have a definite streak of, “ I like this outfit but I wish I knew how it ranked on the fash- o- meter. But I hate feeling like I need validation. So there’s a tension there. I don’t actually agree with many of the yay yay comments on outfits here. Partly because I can’t tell if the poster is saying, I want to look a certain way, is this it? Vs, I love this , and comments are supporting the “ it’s all good” philosophy. Plus, I just think most photos aren’t good enough to evaluate things as well as we can do IRL. So that’s also where the STYLE vs fashion idea helps me, because somehow I can understand that I can have style independently, whereas, I’m pretty sure I am not very good at knowing whether I am even current. ( The internet is funny regarding images, Pinterest, style blog’s because it covers so many years; I’ll see an outf and ho, YES! I want to look like that! And it’ll be from 5 or 10 years ago.) And also I know that I’ll sometimes wear an outfit that I THINK I like, but then later go, hmm, that didn’t quite hit the mark even though I thought it had all the elements. So I have to also let myself off the hook for “ always dressing in my personal style”. What’s true is, well, that’s ME in the CLOTHES, so at some level it is my personal style at that moment! And I can relax and another time try a different tweak, or make an edit/ buy list decision. Helena on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335475 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 16:33:21 +0000 Helena 2335475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Peri, I'm nodding along with everything you wrote. Thank you so much for articulating this so beautifully. Peri on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335474 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 16:15:49 +0000 Peri 2335474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Such an interesting question! So of course, I avoided even reading it for awhile. :)   Here's the only thing I can add, both because of the good answers already but also because I almost feel like I've given up on this question. As I've said before, my quest with fashion was always to not be wrong. And then when I finally realized and owned up to that, my "giving up" was in giving up on the idea that there is "right".  If there is one thing I've learned from you all and from being on this board it's that's it is all opinion. Someone will post something and no matter what it looks like, lots of people will like it and some won't. If I don't like something I usually don't say so because that's not helpful. People are allowed to like what they like. And that means whatever I wear, someone will like it and someone will think I look awful. (And, that includes eyebrows!) As a life-long people pleaser I'm trying hard to get over this and just make myself happy. If there is no right, then no one gets to say what is wrong. I wish I had realized this decades earlier, but I guess that is my "currency of aging." SarahD8 on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2335065 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:25:03 +0000 SarahD8 2335065@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Joy yes I relate to that history of looking young for one's age. I still have dressing habits that are aimed at de-emphasizing that. I should probably revisit those habits given the looming milestone birthday, but I do think that ingenue or twee looks read as juvenile on me, and overly classic styles make me look (well, they definitely make me feel) like I'm dressing up in a grownup's clothes. Fine line to walk! Jules the joy and playfulness comes through in your post! Milk those 90s styles for as long as you enjoy wearing them! Carol, interesting observations! I confess I was not aware that cocoon sweaters had ever been a prominent enough trend that they would be universally recognized as "over." (I love them -- great 20s/30s integrity, one of my favorite fashion eras -- and actually wish there were more available at secondhand.) Skinnies on the other hand -- oh yes, I'm well aware that the fashion world has moved on. But that's a good example of a past trend that I continue to wear because I feel that it suits my body, as well as being very practical for my climate. Oh well! I'm curious if there are any such trends that you've given up reluctantly. Carol on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334981 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:40:11 +0000 Carol 2334981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I don't hop on a lot of trends. When I was growing up I always did my own thing, or picked up on a trend when it was kind of too late.   Although I enjoy a lot of trends, I still don't do many. But what I DO do to stay current is stop wearing anything that anyone would be painfully aware is over--skinny jeggings, cocoon sweaters (well, maybe at home).  Jules on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334882 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:28:25 +0000 Jules 2334882@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh I am wearing many 90s things second time around! Give me all the docs, Birks, cargo pants and natural coloured linen. Also mid 2000s chocolate brown and 80s oversized blazers with shoulder pads. Things I am NOT doing are the things that didn’t suit me to begin with (sweats!) or don’t suit me anymore (fitted ribbed tops!). I’m not doing the small on top with big cargo pants silhouette because I’m simply not small on top anymore and would need some mighty big pants to get the effect, lol! But that oversized blazer in light neutral linen with the cargos? Yes! I love that some of my youthful favourite styles are back! That’s a big reason it’s all so fun for me right now. Anonymous on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334875 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:02:31 +0000 Anonymous 2334875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ People tell me that I should wear more purple and pastels because of my white hair.  I disagree.  Those are awful on me unless carefully mixed.  Irefuse to wear ditsy florals although big florals are seeping into my wardrobe when they are wide spread and show lots of background. I also dressed to age myself as I looked too young for many years.  It is a hard habit to break.  I do not want to look like a fifth or sixth grader although the size is often good. SarahD8 on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334866 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:49:25 +0000 SarahD8 2334866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you again all for such a fascinating discussion! I was out on a hike with my family most of yesterday so I apologize for my inability to keep up and reply individually. But just a couple of things that have struck me, reading through the thread: JenniNZ the tension between "I prefer what I prefer and in many cases I prefer it because it suits me/my body type" and the ever-changing nature of fashion is very familiar to me! Brooklyn this "I don’t want to dress the same way forever, although there will certainly be some continuing themes that are expressed in terms of favourite silhouette, colours, patterns, vibe etc. Although I do keep some items in my wardrobe for a long time, I am constantly on the lookout for different ways to wear them." -- is a really good articulation of what I aspire to! Janet as a journalist I'm intrigued by your use of the term "evergreen" styles. Now I'm thinking the question "what is the news hook of this outfit?" (or capsule or seasonal theme or...) might be a really fun way to think about keeping things current. Oh and your comment below about the "second time around' styles -- yeah, to a certain degree we have to be willing to entertain those repeat trends, because there are only so many clothing shapes/styles that exist. There really is nothing new under the sun! Roxana (and Jaime and Star), yeah the commitment to secondhand adds another layer of complexity to the question of keeping current, doesn't it? (But sometimes a fun challenge!) Gaylene very inspiring to hear how styles and indeed individual pieces have come back around for you! Janet on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334830 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:36:18 +0000 Janet 2334830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I also enjoy circling back to certain styles, colors, fabrics… and don’t really buy into the “if you wore it first time around” edict, because yes, it is all about HOW you wear it. I think back to some of my favorite things from my teens — a pair of wide leg jeans with seaming down the front, a pair of platform sandals, a burgundy velvet top/jacket — and think I’d absolutely wear those same items now! But of course they’d be differently styled on 58yo me than 18yo me. I LOL at the comments about toddler style — I enjoy seeing everyone’s bright and happy colors, but you know what? Even as a child I liked moody colors. My Barbies got to wear pink and purple together, but I favored deep red, cobalt blue, and emerald green. Seems like even as a child, I had selected my palette! Suz on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334818 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:18:00 +0000 Suz 2334818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gaylene, I love that idea of circling back to certain eras and items. I no longer own anything from previous eras -- either my size changed or it got moths! But I definitely gravitate to the same kinds of pieces when they become available at retail -- certain silhouettes, patterns, textures.   Sloper on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334817 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 03:19:13 +0000 Sloper 2334817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So many juicy thoughts!  And so many good comments that I haven’t digested yet!  (And notice most of my metaphors are food-centric!!) Briefly - I like Sarah’s push-back that fashion isn’t just/only trendy vs. classic.  <div> </div><div>I think the greatest fashion quote, whoever may have originally said it, is “It’s not what you wear, it’s how you wear it.” I love to look at everything.  I can’t always make great editing choices, but I’ve never tired of trying. And I’m also entering my toddler era - love it!!</div> Gaylene on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334816 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 02:38:10 +0000 Gaylene 2334816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is an interesting thread, so I’ll throw another angle into the mix: Maybe the currency of aging comes from finally having the confidence to let my own inclinations and whims supersede whatever is dictated by external audiences or particular roles. Fashion is fun at 74 because I’m game to try on almost anything—BUT what makes it into my closet has to make me smile. This summer my wardrobe workhorses have been a melding of tried-and-true and surprises. I’m happily wearing cargo shorts, sleeveless shirts, and dresses again after a decade of banishing them from my closet. Color and prints are the new exiles since I’ve happily adopted a stark palette of structured black and white tops/bottoms/structured shift dresses. The structured/tailored/ monochromatic look seems to suit my personality and mood these days and, amusingly, reminds me of how I liked to dress back in the late 60s and then again in the early 90s. My haircut is also an updated, messier version of the structured bob I wore back then, only now in charcoal grey instead of dark brown. My 35 year-old camel duffle coat will be making its reappearance this Fall after seeing some of the 2023 runway shows. I wore out my first duffle coat in the 70s, bought a replacement in the early 90s and hung on to that coat ever since because I love it. I’m also planning to haul out my 80s vintage Coach saddle leather bag to wear with my tall brown boots and turtleneck sweaters. Pretty much what I wore in my twenties and thirties, then in my fifties, and now in my seventies.  Current, maybe, but I figure after five decades I can say I own that look.  Sal on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334809 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:13:56 +0000 Sal 2334809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Interesting thread I have been mulling over.  There's no one right way to age either externally or internally - I don't mind saying I am middle aged but I have friends who almost shudder at the thought.   I prefer to wear outfits that mix classic and trendy - or have some elements of modernity in them.  Ten years ago I loved retro on me but I don't as much now.  I also am liking boho a bit less than I used to- I still like the 1970s look but more in a "nod to" rather than as a faithful rendition.  I can be very loyal to looks when I really love them - and to pieces even when I rarely wear them.  I am very conscious of wanting to wear out my clothes - or hand them on when in good condition and still desirable.  I do have to balance this loving for longevity with wanting to look current. LJP on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334795 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:08:53 +0000 LJP 2334795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was just going to chime in with a version of Roxanna’s comment ….in that , for me anyways , my environmental norm ( who I work with and see everyday ) plays a big role in how I want to dress and be perceived . I’m the oldest at work and don’t want my age to be connected in any way with how I dress , too. But in social situations - that same pressure to choose clothes carefully doesn’t exist for me . Roxanna on "The currency of aging" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-currency-of-aging/page/2#post-2334792 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:43:54 +0000 Roxanna 2334792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @Jules that's a good way to put it. I want to look my age (not younger), but I want to look current and not like I've been frozen in one style for years.