https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:02:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-973090 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 06:08:49 +0000 rachylou 973090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know, MaryK, I definitely thought about you as was I was writing. My thought was you perhaps fall on the visionary side of the house when it comes to leadership. I wonder if perhaps you don't awe, dazzle, and inspire with your insight and skill. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-972089 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:45:59 +0000 catgirl 972089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, I just clicked yay meaning "YAY KNEES!" not hide!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-972081 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:36:55 +0000 MsMary 972081@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure I agree with rachylou that in order to command respect you have to dress simply and in plain colors.&nbsp; In my work environment, the junior lawyers tend to dress conservatively -- navy or gray skirt suits, plain pumps, etc.&nbsp; They follow the conservative dress code because they are trying to fit in, to not make waves, to be noticed for their work rather than their clothing, etc.</p> <p>Well.&nbsp; You all have seen how I dress, and it's not like that.&nbsp; I wear the business components of skirt, blazer, and heels, but I wear bright colors, I wear animal prints to work, I wear high heels in bright colors, and I can't remember the last time I wore a matching suit (oh, wait,<a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-110-i-got-houndstooth-on-a-rainy-day" rel="nofollow"> yes I can</a>!).&nbsp; I feel like I am demonstrating my power by not being bound by the fashion rules that apply to the junior people.&nbsp; And I have no trouble commanding respect at the office!&nbsp; </p> <p>ETA:&nbsp; My knees look like yours, Elle, and I still bare 'em!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971843 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 10:03:42 +0000 ElleH 971843@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy I'm still awake googling shoes for this darned outdoor wedding. I haven't found any. Thanks for responding to me. I thought you meant something along these lines and wanted to know more. I don't work for anyone so it is less of an issue for me but appropriate dressing is important to me. I know people say be yourself, don't follow rules, don't care what others think, and to a degree I agree but I also think don't be surprised that people use ones appearance as a way of interpreting who they are. I would like to appear as I am, not as someone else, or to dress as I want others to see me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971831 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 08:22:56 +0000 rachylou 971831@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><i>Rachy what kind of clothes would command respect &amp; what do you mean<br /> by respect? I have so much to learn about being a middle aged person<br /> lo</i>l.</p> <p>It doesn't help when people tell you 40 is the new 20. But, lol, it has been one of my goals in life to figure out what "senior management" does (and/or should do) and why some people get promoted and some don't (in companies one approves of). I feel I'm starting to make some real headway in this endeavour. My "senior management", btw, does not include founders and visionaries and so forth. Or Wall St. holy rollers. I'm talking about the steady folks that keep things going day in and day out, not people who make the great leaps forward (or sell you the Brooklyn Bridge twice). This is because that has a very different value.</p> <p>Yes, I'm seriously serious about this.</p> <p>Anyways, I think a couple of thoughts/observations. One is people who want to command respect tend to wear pretty plain, simple clothes. I think one of their purposes is to spread calm and be the antidote to panic. "Keep Calm and Carry On." They don't rile. They also wear the signifiers of authority - blazers, low pumps, that sort of thing. Of course, this would be in an office setting. In something like the bakery where I work it's different. But not totally different. The big boss dresses plain. The managers and leads are not the ones wearing the pink sneakers, low cut babydoll tops, and who is that guy who puts all the "tattoo designs" on shirts and kicks?</p> <p>Low flash, always a big wash of solid colour to ground things... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971820 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 06:23:49 +0000 ElleH 971820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone. I know knees look like that by my age but I was wondering if it is something to cover at my age like we can't wear short shorts or skirts anymore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971814 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 05:58:13 +0000 catgirl 971814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My knees are wrinkly, scarred and often ashy - but I can't add another body part to the worry list.&nbsp; I see nothing at all wrong with yours! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971670 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 00:00:05 +0000 claracluck 971670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>you are the bees knees. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971655 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 23:43:16 +0000 Caro in Oz 971655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope you don't mind if I sound like your grandmother (I am a grandmother) but in 20 years time you will look at your photos &amp; see one gorgeous woman &amp; wonder why you had these concerns.&nbsp;Ceit is very wise, you need to decide for you&nbsp;:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971596 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 22:11:41 +0000 Lyn D. 971596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Knees are just knees- they bend and therefore are wrinkly!<br />By the time we are 70+ EVERYTHING will be wrinkly, so I say enjoy life while it is just the bendy bits that show our wrinkles </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971591 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 22:09:13 +0000 lyn* 971591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your knees!! Show them off!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971574 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:42:03 +0000 annagybe 971574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When you post from the Iphone it's always a real time post and always gets marked urgent. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971573 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:41:38 +0000 Suz 971573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Ceit said, in both her messages.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971572 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:40:28 +0000 ElleH 971572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone. It isnt urgent, I'm not sure how it ended up in that category. Is that what happens when posting from iphone app?</p> <p>I've gven up shortter dresses but knee length dresses often hit at top of knee like this one &amp; if it is hot I stll wear shorts.</p> <p>Rachy what kind of clothes would command respect &amp; what do you mean by respect? I have so much to learn about being a middle aged person lol.</p> <p>Ceit I take it with the respect intended I only started paying attention to the rules since joining YLF. I'm not sure how much attention I should give to the age appropriate ones but a lot of people think showing too much leg is trying to look young. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971568 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:30:50 +0000 Anonymous 971568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, because I was writing quickly while making supper -- I think your knees look fine (great!!) and you look far more youthful than your chronological age. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971561 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:20:31 +0000 Anonymous 971561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elle, I say this with the utmost respect --- I think you need to decide what feels comfortable to you first before racing around trying to follow arbitrary "rules". </p> <p>My knees have been wrinkly since I was 20 years old. My 4 year old daughter has cellulite (and she is not overweight). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971560 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:16:10 +0000 DeclawedJaguar 971560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elle, all I see are very pretty legs! Please show them off.</p> <p>I'm chuckling at (and with) Janet's comment. Yep, I also have cellulite<br /> pretty much down to my knees and used to be very self-conscious about<br /> it. However, the older I get, the less I obsess about hiding it.&nbsp; Yes, I<br /> have cellulite, have had it since my teens, and will always have it.&nbsp;<br /> It's just the way my body is, and I am not going to wear a burka just to<br /> avoid offending somebody's sensibilities. My legs are strong and could<br /> out-squat anybody, so why should I be ashamed of them?&nbsp; As long as one<br /> is dressed appropriately for the occasion, there is no need to cover up<br /> some imperceptible flaws. Or even perceptible ones, for that matter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971556 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:10:45 +0000 cciele 971556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wear what you are comfortable in; don't worry about the rest of us </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971548 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 20:58:40 +0000 Marley 971548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not a problem Elle! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971544 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 20:53:21 +0000 CocoLion 971544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do not worry about this at all. &nbsp;I honestly don't see what you are talking about. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971535 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 20:32:10 +0000 merwoman 971535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see lovely shapely knees....show! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971525 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 20:06:25 +0000 rachylou 971525@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I was 25 I thought my 33 year old boss was 55. It wasn't wrinkles, grey hair, or any actual sign of age. He was just stiff and wanted to command respect. And you know, nothing wrong with that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971521 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 19:56:21 +0000 Janet 971521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say don't fret it. If I hid my wrinkly knees all the time, I'd never wear shorts or a swimsuit, and barely any dresses. </p> <p>Um, and my cellulite goes down to the insides of my knees and also adorns my upper arms. Yes, I am a mess, but it's 95 degrees, and I'm darned if I'm going to wear long sleeves. I've said it before, but anyone who is offended by the sight of my cellulite simply needs to look away. On my body it's inescapable. Wrinkles too. </p> <p>Sigh. I just keep repeating, I love my body, I love my body. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971519 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 19:51:49 +0000 Anonymous 971519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't see too much too worry about. I know we are always our own worst critics. I'm not very fond of my knees at all; yet I still get them out in summer. If they really concern you how about fine nude fishnets when you wear skirts above the knee? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971517 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 19:50:34 +0000 DonnaF 971517@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are gorgeous; don't worry.&nbsp; Stop hems below cellulite, but I doubt you have any. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971516 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 19:50:27 +0000 rachylou 971516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't see any wrinkly knees, Elle. But anyways, I think it comes down to wanting respect or wanting to be seen as fun. And when you're old, everyone will be more comfortable if you'd like to be respected. So, it's like, I can show my old lady knees but also I have to be wearing something that says, <i>respect your elders!</i> That's what I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971514 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 19:45:46 +0000 deb 971514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say do not worry about them. Like elbows, they are meant to bend and are bound to get a little wrinkly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wrinkly-knees#post-971513 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 19:42:02 +0000 ElleH 971513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Especially in high heels but even without. Is it time to start hiding them with longer skirts &amp; shorts past knee? Not good resolution so you can't see how bad they are. My iPhone camera is supposed to have more MP than my camera so this is best. Maybe zooming doesnt help.</p> <p>Yay hide</p> <p>Nay OK to show </p>