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People want to remain
looking youthful for as
long as they can, and they
would do anything to at-
tain it at whatever price
they can afford. A lot of
them do not acknowledge
that sometimes, all it
takes is rethinking one’s
wardrobe and dressing
young.
As we women reach our
30s, some of us start to see signs of ageing,
especially on our skin. The fine lines,
wrinkles and crows’ feet begin to appear.
If we have had a child already and we have
not really focused on taking care of our
bodies, we would notice a certain thickness
around the middle, not to mention a few
sags already forming here and there. Plastic
surgery may be the answer you need to get
your youthfulness back, but sometimes, just
dressing young cuts it far enough.
Dressing young does not mean following
current fashion trends too closely. No matter
how trendy or fashion-forward we are, we
would all reach a certain age where some
fashion trends just do not suit us anymore.
Dressing young is not an excuse either to
pull out whatever remnants of the wardrobe
we had as teenagers from storage and start
wearing them again.
When we say “dressing young”, what it
means is updating our wardrobe with a few
select items to keep us fashion-forward and
adding a bit of spice to them, but without
disturbing our own signature style. Because
that is what we should do when we start
reaching middle age. We should start
adopting a signature style instead of being
conscious about fashion. In more ways
than one, this is the “dressing young” that
we need to keep doing. Our signature style
should show in our choice of outfits, but we
should nonetheless keep moving forward
with our choices.
DRESSING YOUNG WITH JEANS
Jeans are the staples when it comes to
dressing young. Unfortunately, jeans are
also the most unforgiving to a figure that
has been thickened by age and perhaps
maternity. If your jeans do not fit you, they
will show every curve that must be hidden
rather than revealed.
There is a trick to dressing young with
jeans, however. If your middle has already
thickened and your waistline is no longer as
slender as it used to be, what you can do is
to look for a pair of jeans that flatter your
figure rather than stick to the old styles that
you used to wear.
Apair of jeans with a bootleg cut will balance
out the thickness in your body and will make
you look voluptuous rather than dumpy. Pair
it with a top that drapes and flows about you,
and you would be good to go.
PASTELS FOR DRESSING YOUNG
Perhaps nothing beats aging more than by
dressing in light colors. When we were
younger, we were compelled to wear darker
colors like navy, black, maroon or chocolate
brown because we wanted to be taken more
seriously as we begin our careers. As we
ride through middle age, however, we should
start dressing young by lightening up.
You do not have to give up your dark-hued
suits for this, however. Perhaps all you need
to do is to pair them with a pastel-colored
blouse with a few frills. Perhaps a few
choice and colorful accessories would do it.
Take care not to overdo it, however. You still
want to look sedate and competent in your
corporate duds rather than bubbly and flashy.
On casual days and on weekends, however,
when you can shed off your suits, an
awesome way of dressing young is to wear a
pastel dress in light fabric, especially during
summer. Tie back your hair in a ponytail and
forget about putting on makeup for a day,
except for a little face powder and shiny lip
gloss. This is the best and most inexpensive
way of beating aging, and you do not even
need Botox for that.
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