What does dress your age really mean????

~Chameleon~

OrkneyStar wrote: »

On another note, how do people feel about hair colour?
I am 38 (just lol) and have brown with a teeny bit of grey, and feel like it is now or never for some more bold colour. Currently am brown with a hint of purple, short but growing it out, and would love to do something a bit bolder...........mutton as lamb?

I NEVER intend to go grow gracefully grey!! :eek:

Currently switch between deep reds/purples but it means roots have to be done every 5 weeks to keep the evil silver streak at bay!

Person_one

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

For warmth and comfort. But please don't confuse those dreadful fake things that a lot of teenage girls wear with "proper" UGG boots. Mine are 5yrs old now and still look good as new

There's no way I'd pay the insane prices for 'real' UGG boots!

I buy a pair of fakes from Sainsburys every winter, they keep my feet just as warm, I'm not sure why the lack of the word 'UGG' on the heel suddenly makes them 'dreadful'!

delain

I like the skechers tone up shoes... Regardless of whether they work or not I have just got to like the feel of them! Have got some trainers of those and 2 pairs of boots, one calf length, one short.

have lost some weight recently and spent rather too much on some new clothes I'm not at my target yet (by a long shot) but I'm getting there.

I'm currently a size 14 and will wear skinny jeans and boots if I want to

I dress quite casually (sahm) usually t shirts and jeans or hoodies. I am trying to smarten up a bit and just bought a nice wool coat in the sale (£55 down from £185) but it is so thick and heavy I am wondering if I will ever be able to wear it as we do a lot of walking and it'll be far too warm for that :rotfl:

I'm not 30 yet (and I don't own a beige cardi!) but am coming round to OHs way of thinking that it's better to spend a bit more on things that will last than to end up spending loads in primark on things that won't last and look terrible (his words). And that one hoodie isn't enough because a) I end up wearing it until it's really dirty and looking a scruff and b) they get washed to death really quickly that way!

Dunroamin

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

For warmth and comfort. But please don't confuse those dreadful fake things that a lot of teenage girls wear with "proper" UGG boots. Mine are 5yrs old now and still look good as new

Which comment fits my image of you perfectly.;)

suejb2

I'm 44 and only wear 3 styles of shoes D.M in Winter Birkenstocks in Summer and Converse the other times. I've never been a slave to fashion (as some photos prove) I wear what I want and feel comfy in age doesn't come into for me.

System

Hair i'm presently 50% grey but i'm getting tired of it. I haven't any lines or wrinkles but my hair gives my age away.

However I don't want the expense or the upkeep of doing it myself.

DUKE

I used to believe that you could wear whatever you like despite your age. I never wanted to look old before my time & wear a skirt just bellow the knee, a silly frilly blouse, or a cardi buttoned up to the neck, & definitely no old lady flat shoes! I did really well & wore mini dresses & killer heels until I was in my late 40s. Then at 48 I got ill, gained weight & everything changed. Also one day I spotted what I believed to be a young girl who was dressed beautifully (from behind), then she turned around & what a horror that was! :eek: Wrinkles & trying to dress young just don't go hand in hand, it just makes you look older than ever. Now I buy my clothes from all the best shops, but in the sales. I like good quality as it makes me feel good & look good. If you can get away with looking young & wearing the latest fashions then by all means do it! But please don't try & dress like your daughter & imagine that you look like sisters because you don't! I like to think that I'm a mature & stylish woman & go for class rather than crass

As for the hair - I've just done myself a Jessie J as I'm sick of cutting & colouring, & the sooner bald is fashionable for women the better!

Dunroamin

Judi wrote: »

Hair i'm presently 50% grey but i'm getting tired of it. I haven't any lines or wrinkles but my hair gives my age away.

However I don't want the expense or the upkeep of doing it myself.

Unless you're going for something unusual, it's neither expensive nor difficult to colour your hair at home.

lostinrates

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

I do seem to recall a lot of hoo-haa about the originality of the UGG brand many years ago but can't remember the detail. The are lots of other sheepskin brands that are equally as good but I was referring to the fake boots you can buy at the market for £10 a pair

Talking of celtic, my other favourite piece of footwear is a pair of sheepskin-lined wellingtons from Celtic Sheepskin which are perfect in wet, muddy conditions where UGGs would become ruined.

I have fleece lined muckers from lidl. They have been amazing and out lived all my fancy boots. DH has camels but rarely bothers with them.

I wear them almost year round. When I really don't need to then I am a big fan of daps/plimsolls for yard work in summer. Not as safe as yard boots, I certainly wouldn't be unprofessional enough to take lessons in them, but for pottering around the yard with my own critters when I just want to keep my feet clean then they are brilliant.


Fake sheepskin boots get used here for much the same thing.....wearing on the yard on dry winters days. They are good traction on ice and snow. I don't want to keep them for years. We get them with the shopping vouchers. I hate buying supermarket clothing a lot, it makes me feel guilty, and if I could buy seconds of celtics or similar easily I might opt for that. No pair of shoes or boots in regular wear lasts me ten years. Only the ones I only wear sporadically. I have boots I've had for longer than that only because I stopped wearing them so much ...things in regular or daily wear just don't survive that long here.

~Chameleon~

Person_one wrote: »

There's no way I'd pay the insane prices for 'real' UGG boots!

I buy a pair of fakes from Sainsburys every winter, they keep my feet just as warm, I'm not sure why the lack of the word 'UGG' on the heel suddenly makes them 'dreadful'!

I paid less than £100 for mine 5 years ago (MSE bargain) and I have no doubt they will last another 5yrs, so I'd call that rather good value for money, don't you think?

Out of interest, how much do you pay each year for your Sainsbury fakes?