What to wear? That is the question!
I love fashion and wish I was twenty (or even thirty) years younger so I could try out all today’s wonderful trends. But one thing I’ve discovered as I get older is the difficulty in finding reasonably priced fashionable clothes for the more mature woman.
This is compounded by the fact that I’m neither tall nor skinny, so I find it almost impossible to find a high street store that has solutions.
The problem? I love the style, but the material is too thin. One thing we mature ladies need is heavier – and therefore more expensive – fabrics…and that is reflected in the higher cost of such items.
Firstly, let’s come clean on my size! I wish I knew – I’m 5ft 4 (and a half!) inches tall and range between sizes 10 and 12, depending on what shop I’m in! I do have a size 8 Marks & Spencer jeggings in my wardrobe, though!
So follow me on my quest for the ‘holy grail’ – the perfect clothes for the perfectly average fashion-loving (still-wanting-to-feel-sexy) but don’t want to be mutton-dressed-as-lamb older woman!
What to wear to a wedding abroad?
Recently, we attended a wedding in Malta. As temperatures were hitting the high 30s, I opted for a short dress (but covering the knees) by Apanage, bought at half-price (€95) in Arnott’s sale. It was the ideal choice for me – not too tight, kept me cool and was perfect for dancing.
While I would usually wear tights to such an occasion, Malta was a tad hot for that option, so instead I chose to use Dove Summer Glow gradual self-tanner, built up over a few nights.
Footwear was a pair of Clark’s sandals with a medium-height heel, another half-price sale bargain! That I was one of the few females to keep their shoes on all night speaks wonders for their comfort.
It amazes me these guys are more worried about making people who aren’t even citizens happy than the people that vote for them. Oh, wait–they want to make non-citizens able to vote, too.But really who’s to blame? We keep voting for moronic nutjobs that hate our nation.