Do You dress your age?

Just watched The Beatles, A Grammy Salute on tv with Paul and Ringo, both in their 70's yet they still dress much younger.
Is there a time when you should act and dress your age?

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Well I'm certainly not dowdy. I do hate the mutton dressed as lamb look.

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When we were in Derbyshire in a pub a couple, well into their 60s, came in dressed in hippy gear. To my mind they looked ridiculous. As Alice says, you can look well-dressed without dressing like a teenager.

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Cant imagine how they were dressed Honey
I dress exactly the same as I always have except the length on skirts and dresses is to the knee, I detest pencil skirts so don't wear them nor do I wear plunging necklines.
See no reason to change my style because my number has changed - I haven't - I'm still 30 and refuse to budge

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I don't dress for my age, I wear clothes that I like and that appear to suit me. I am more liberated now than I was in my youth. Not sure what a 60 year old woman is supposed to act and dress like, and who decides anyway?

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One thing I see a lot of in my town is women of 70+ wearing those ugly flowery voluminous skirts sold by Bon Marche. They're so unflattering and ageing. Ladies - don't do it! Other than that, there doesn't seem to be a "proper" age dress code any more but some items are definitely to be avoided I think - skinny jeans even if you're slim, tight t-shirts, too-short skirts, anything that shows off excessive crepey skin.

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I often buy my clothes from 'younger' shops but only the more conservative of the styles. I know the mutton dresses as lamb look & avoid it at all costs. This includes not just short skirts and low necklines but crop tops & skinny jeans - also hair done in teen styles - pony tail, hair-slides etc..

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It's not age, it's what fits you and suits you. Nothing worse than overweight people trying to squeeze into clothes that are a couple of sizes too small.

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I'm all in favour of people wearing what they want to wear AND for onlookers having an opinion about the suitability of those clothes for the person wearing them.

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Yes I guess I dress my age but I dress to suit myself no one else .