The idea of "mature" style interests me as a "mature" woman. Rachylou mentioned how "old" women looked in films from the 1930s. I watch a lot of old shows on METV (a retro station), especially shows like Perry Mason and The Andy Griffith Show. These were made in the late 1950s to mid 1960s and it's interesting to not the fashion decisions made by the wardrobe people. In the Mason show, they very much used clothing to denote class, age and other signifiers for women. "Fallen" or "loose" women often were somewhat tarted up. Rich women ALWAYS are depicted in furs. Everyone smoked. In the Griffith show, the character of Aunt Bea and her friends always wear shirtwaist house dresses, suits and little hats. The only women who wear pants are teen girls or Andy and Barney's girl friends, who may wear pedal pusher slacks to a picnic. The woman who played Aunt Bea was 59 when the show started. They dressed her to look so frumpy, but that was also how many women of that age dressed then. I find this interesting.

I used to watch the Andy Griffith show and am amazed to learn that Aunt Bea was only 59. I had one grandmother and some great aunts who dressed like that, but the other grandmother was more likely to wear a nice suit, a hat, earrings and and a brooch.

I hadn't thought about it, but the older movies and TV shows definitely dressed women according to age and class. Then the 60s came along.

For a long time my expectations were that I would some day dress and look like my mother's proper generation during the 50s through the 70s. I don't think any of them ever wore jeans or even a tee shirt.

Fascinating food for thought, Nebraskim.

You look amazing. I am about to turn 50 and just spent the last few days riding roller coasters and doing magic spells with a wand at Harry Potter world. Age ain't nothing but a number!