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Old 24-05-2011, 20:34
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Whats wrong with over 40's wearing jeans???
I wear jeans when it's super hot out, as the legs area allows some air to flow through. Always wear a jacket of sorts too to protect my arms, and a hat.

I feel sorry for very young kids wearing very little in Summer heat when the sun could affect their bareness so easily.
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Old 24-05-2011, 20:34
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A woman of 35 in a mini skirt and a pony tail is a no no. And definitely never at 50!
Care to explain what's wrong with a woman of 35 wearing a mini-skirt?
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Old 24-05-2011, 20:37
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I wear jeans when it's super hot out, as the legs area allows some air to flow through. Always wear a jacket of sorts too to protect my arms, and a hat.

I feel sorry for very young kids wearing very little in Summer heat when the sun could affect their bareness so easily.
Yes. God help the sun may touch their bare skin
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Old 24-05-2011, 20:39
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Erm, wear whatever you like?

Unless you have rolls of fat on display in a top that is three sizes too small for you, I can't see the problem.

I seriously couldn't care less if people in their 20s, 50s or 90s decide to wear jeans, tweed, polyester or leather.

I think the main thing is to know what suits you, and to not look downright silly. Somehow Jeremy Clarkson springs to mind. That is seriously NOT a good look.
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Old 24-05-2011, 20:41
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I'm 97 and still wear a nappy.
Don't you mean that you're wearing a nappy AGAIN? The stylish nappy never goes out of fashion.
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Old 24-05-2011, 20:43
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Depends on what colour pvc though. Pink would look good, but somehow white wouldn't suit, although yellow would.

What colour would you choose?

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Old 24-05-2011, 20:43
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Erm, wear whatever you like?

Unless you have rolls of fat on display in a top that is three sizes too small for you, I can't see the problem.

I seriously couldn't care less if people in their 20s, 50s or 90s decide to wear jeans, tweed, polyester or leather.
I agree. There's an elderly lady who I think is in her 90s and goes to the same hairdresser as I do, and she wears exactly what she likes and looks amazing. Definitely NO tweeds or polyester!
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Old 24-05-2011, 20:52
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Actually, I once saw an 80-odd year old woman at the bus stop in black stilettos.
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Old 24-05-2011, 20:53
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Actually, I once saw an 80-odd year old woman at the bus stop in black stilettos.
Good for her!

If she felt nice, then so be it
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Old 24-05-2011, 20:55
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Good for her!

If she felt nice, then so be it
Yeah but her legs looked like apples in a pair of stockings.
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Old 24-05-2011, 20:57
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Yes. God help the sun may touch their bare skin
yeah, sun's rays not good for people. My friend got skin melanoma and died from it some years ago.

I still remember that wee girl I saw last summer on the hottest day, looking very uncomfortable, wearing a dress and a hat which didn't shade her face properly in her dad's arms with the sun full on her.

I was geared against the sun's rays, and could deal with the heat very well right through last summer.
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Old 24-05-2011, 20:58
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I'm 32, and own an adult babygrow....
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Old 24-05-2011, 21:02
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Yeah but her legs looked like apples in a pair of stockings.
But she was still able to wear high heels.

My ma always wore a higher heel and she looked good in them. Flat shoes wouldn't have suited her, and she was 73.
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Old 24-05-2011, 21:06
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I'm 32, and own an adult babygrow....
That reminds me of my one time neighbour, who used to wear something similar, and it looked good on her, showed up her hair colour very well.
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Old 24-05-2011, 21:07
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Ridiculous comment! Millions of over 40's wear jeans, and look just fine in them. Plenty of younger people in jeans who shouldn't be, with their underwear on show and in the wrong size usually.

You're probably right. Its just me. I have this thing about mutton.
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Old 24-05-2011, 21:14
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Surely if you look good in something age is irrelevant. I've seen some right fat, ugly twenty year olds in mini skirts while Elle MacPherson is in her forties and looks spectacular. Who has my support?
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Old 24-05-2011, 21:15
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People from all eras, just wear what they used to wear when they were younger. So my Grandads often wore cardigans, that were popular in the 50s. Ive always worn black jeans and black t shirts, since the 80's. I suppose, you'd look a bit silly wearing something that was at the cutting edge of fashion at its time, ie wearing glittery platforms might have been of its time, but in general you can get away with anything.

I don't subscribe to the theory that you are ever too old to wear anything.
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Old 24-05-2011, 21:15
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I'm 97 and still wear a nappy.
Clinging onto your youth a bit there aren't you?
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Old 24-05-2011, 22:05
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should be in polyester by then.
Ugh I hate polyester, I would never wear anything made of it. When I'm 40 I'm still going to be wearing the same clothes I wear now (or something like them if they don't fit).
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Old 24-05-2011, 22:29
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should be in polyester by then.
elasticated waists too?
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Old 24-05-2011, 22:31
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I couldn't care less if something is age appropriate or not. All through the years i gave up wearing certain clothes because i do not have the body them anymore, never because i think they have an age limit.

Hot pants and cropped top are out of the question for me now , but they should also be out of the question for some 20 year olds i see passing by.
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Old 24-05-2011, 23:23
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I couldn't give a stuff.... I dress for myself, not for others.
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Old 24-05-2011, 23:27
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I couldn't care less if something is age appropriate or not. All through the years i gave up wearing certain clothes because i do not have the body them anymore, never because i think they have an age limit.

Hot pants and cropped top are out of the question for me now , but they should also be out of the question for some 20 year olds i see passing by.
I am over 30 and have recently rediscovered the delights of hotpants. Always with a good pair of tights, though.

I find that I am far more confident in my looks now that I am older, and I enjoy fashion much more.
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Old 25-05-2011, 01:49
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And nowadays grandads are the same age as The Beatles (or them left alive) - so they were the first generation to wear jeans. I'm always a bit disappointed not to see more grandads in jeans. (My grandad still wore shorts aged 71, in summer. He looked fine too but then he was super healthy and outdoorsy).

At the weekend we saw a grandad in a speed boat bombing up and down the river. It looked great fun. And got chatting to another one bombing along on his 1960's racing bike.

Mutton dressed as lamb can be a bit embarrassing, but it's almost worse to look like a Jehovah's Witness librarian when you're 23. Most women my generation seem half the size of younger women now so can get away with wearing better clothes than them, too. T.K. Maxx is a wonderful place.
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Old 25-05-2011, 02:08
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And nowadays grandads are the same age as The Beatles (or them left alive) - so they were the first generation to wear jeans.
The 19th century – The California Gold Rush
http://www.newint.org/easier-english.../jhistory.html

I wonder how many great grandads back that is ....
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