Styling Strategies A Senior Fashion Blog Needs To Include

By Brenda Thomas


If you're a style conscious senior with some extra time, you should think about sharing some of what you know about fashion for the mature woman with others. Senior women sometimes have trouble deciding what works for them at this time in their lives. When you decide to try your hand at writing a senior fashion blog, there are certain things that need to be included.

One of your first tips should concern trusting your instincts. Most senior women already have a pretty good sense on what they can wear and what they can't. They don't have to abandon that style sense, or start to doubt it, just because they aren't as young as they used to be.

Seniors should choose clothes they feel comfortable in and look good in. There is nothing wrong with taking a style risk as long as the woman is comfortable with it. That includes wearing heels, if they love them, or abandoning stilettos in favor of ballet flats if that's their choice.

Style journals are something that are fun and useful to keep. If browsing the most popular fashion magazines is something you enjoy, you can pull out images of interest to you, and that you feel might look good on you. Some women maintain online journals, others cut and paste. You can pull yours out and take it with you the next time you hit the clothing stores.

You should advise seniors not to worry too much about trends. Colors, patterns, and hemlines go in and out of fashion all the time. Every season designers come up with new trends. Not all of these trends are suitable for mature women. Picking through what works for her and discarding what doesn't is good advice. Most seniors have classic staples in their closets that can be updated by changing a hemline or adding a scarf in this season's pattern or color.

Seniors should avoid getting stuck in a rut. It isn't unusual for people to get used to shopping in certain shops to the exclusion of others. When it starts to get hard to find clothing that fits properly, or has any appeal, at the old store, it's time to look elsewhere. There may be other shops in town that should be checked out. Going online is another option.

There are certain items of clothing women of all ages should have in their closet. A good pair of stylish jeans is one of them. They might be boot cut or straight leg denim. Jeans can be dressed up or down depending on what else you are wearing. Women need a good pair of dress pants in black or charcoal. Dress pants have to be well fitted and not too long or too short.

Women of all ages need to have a hip length, classic blazer in their closets. A black pencil skirt and crisp white blouse are staples for most seniors. Consider picking up camisoles in various colors. They are not expensive and are great to put under jackets and sweaters.




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