GRAND Magazine - September/October 2016 - 51

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What not to wear after
age 50 - the final say

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BY MICHELLE COMBS

oogle "what not to wear after age 50,"
and you will have your pick of thousands of articles telling you what looks
terrible on your old-ass body.
To the writer who wrote the 'no-no' article,
you need to remember that you are writing for
women over age 50, not preschoolers. I don't
think I've said "no-no" since my youngest was a
toddler.
We could spend hours studying the clothes
we shouldn't wear and the slang we shouldn't use
and the makeup techniques we need to retire.

Here's me,
weighing in on this topic

you won't find the need to run after every
trend that hits the scene. You'll be able to
look at the fashion and say, "Where does this

particular fashion fit into my life?" You'll view
fashion from a unique perspective, and that
unique perspective is about YOU.

Glenda K. Harrison is the creator of two blogs: her style blog, So What to Twenty and
BLOOM, a blog where women can flourish and feel inspired to live their best lives.
Her style stories can be found on Vibrant Nation and Midlife Boulevard She is also the
author of the inspirational memoir, A Place Called Peace.

51 GRAND

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2016

You are over 50 for God's sake. Wear whatever
you want. If you've made it to 50 and still need
to consult articles on how to dress appropriately,
then you are so missing out on one of the best
things about being over 50. One of the best
things about getting older is realizing that we
don't have to spend our energy worrying what
other people think, and we get to be comfortable in our own skin flying our own freak flags.
Still, there are a few things that women over
50 really shouldn't wear:

The weight of the world
When you wear the weight of the world on
your shoulders, you age.
If you like the feel of the world's weight and
don't want to give it up, then try scaling back
a bit. Perhaps just wear the weight of a few of
the smaller continents. For example, I am only
wearing the weight of Australia and a made up
country called 'Michelloponia.' I think they have
a slimming effect.
Shame and regret
So few people can carry this look off. Most
of us just end up looking haunted or like we
were forced to eat liver and onions.
Shame and regret are especially hard to wear
after fifty. Wearing shame and regret past fifty
is one of those things that make your eyes all
red and runny looking. The downward spiral just
snowballs from there. Once the eyes get old lady
looking, then you have to re-evaluate the wisdom
of black eyeliner. I say give up wearing shame and
regret and f#&! giving up on black eyeliner.

Michelle Combs is the
GRANDmom of four...soon
to be five. Enjoy more from
Michele on her blog, Rubber
Shoes in Hell.

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