Well, so, does anyone have any rules for dressing one's age? I love to look at those magazine pieces on what to wear in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, etc. - but you know, frankly, I can't tell what the big dividing lines are. There's nothing obvious to me, like when on Little House, Laura put her hair up in a bun, bought a pair of boots with heels, and donned a longer skirt.
Also, totally on a tangent, weird thought: What did 19th century women on the prairie do for maternity clothes? I mean, that wasn't a time you just went out and got some clothes. Maybe that's a reason women went into confinement, because basically they were in their nightgown all day...?
Anyways, back to the subject, mostly what I've done to dress more my age is to drop the following:
- puff sleeves
- bows
- ruffles
Basically, you know, stop dressing like Shirley Temple when she was 4 (but I note Zoey Deschanel is still doing so at her advanced age).
I toy with the idea of doing straight / pencil skirts only, but I don't have that much mental focus and discipline.