Reluctant as I am to regard myself as a style icon, I would love to think I could inspire older women to make the most of themselves.
I'm 56 - I don't want to look like I'm 20.
Cowboy boots you can't wear unless you actually are a cowboy or in a Status Quo tribute band, or over 60; there's something about a retiring gent in cowboy boots that looks sort of presidential.
The 40s onwards are when we can really begin to enjoy ourselves. For many women, this is when everything comes together, and they look better than ever. The great thing about getting older is you don't have to do/wear/say anything you don't want to. It wasn't until my very late 30s that I stopped worrying about what other people thought.
Take care not to wear stripes that are out of sync with your wrinkles.
I'm a big advocate for young girls dressing their age.
I don't look at 'Vogue' to ask what I'm going to wear. Because it's something on a body too young. I have to look at the social pages to see women my age. To see how Amanda Burden is dressed and say, 'Hmmm. Maybe I should try that.'
Just because you can wear a micro-miniskirt it doesn't mean you should. You don't need to show your midriff, either, if you're over 40.
I've always maintained that there is a very fine line between a daring, sexy older woman and mutton dressed as lamb.
Thank you... adjustable baseball caps with no logo on the front and mesh netting in the back, for being a great way to say, 'Hi, I'm over 80 years old.'
I look at some of my contemporaries trying to emulate what they were 30 years ago and just because of the age factor alone, they look silly.
I realize there's a line between looking good and being an embarrassment. I don't want to be one of those dames who is trying too hard to appear young. I'm Mamie Van Doren, and I fully intend to act my age.
We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much.
It doesn't behoove elderly persons to follow fashion in their thinking nor in the way they dress.
There's something to be said for a disregard of fashion, but it has to be a carefully curated disregard. It works best, I think, on someone under 18. After the age of, say, 40, you can end up looking like a bag lady.
I wanted to create clothes for women in their 40s and 50s and 60s who have careers and are sexy and don't want to look like grandmothers.
I'm gonna be in miniskirts at 50. Tina Turner.
As you get older, your tastes get simpler. I like a sleek evening dress with a pair of big earrings. That's all.
One of the great things about turning 30 is figuring out how to dress comfortably and still look good.
I think once you're past 30 you shouldn't wear a lot of glitter.
Age is not a taboo in the fashion industry. One should learn what to wear to look good at any age.
I'm speaking in very broad brushstrokes, but in France, there's generally this idea that you should look like the best version of the age that you are.
I wish I was a woman of about thirty-six dressed in black satin with a string of pearls.
There are some brilliant designers but their clothes only really suit 6 foot 20-year-olds.
Looking relevant, modern, timely and appropriate in terms of your age, body type and lifestyle is not only about the joy of self-expression but a form of self-care: it lets the world know how you want to be perceived and treated.
