What is the biggest style pitfall for people as they age into their 50s and 60s?
If you go for the twentysomething look, you’re making yourself look even older by making yourself look desperate in the attempt. But if you remain too comfort-oriented or keep the clothes you’ve had for years, you end up looking dowdy. You need to pay attention to what’s out there. Most people err by going into the more dowdy areas, where they haven’t progressed in their stylishness, or in their desperate measures, where they go overboard, looking overly sexualized. That’s a big problem in the warmer parts of this country, where [older] people overexpose parts of their body that should no longer be exposed. They look at younger people doing that and think they can do it too. You really have to assess your body, take a long, hard look so that you are realistic. What should a woman over 50 never wear? And a man over 50? A woman over 50 should never look dated, but at the other extreme is she should never look inappropriate: Wearing high hemlines, low cleavage, exposing areas that maybe s
