How old is too old to wear sleeveless dresses or tops? (clothes, women)

[LadmoFan]

Wear what pleases you. I'd love to wear sleeveless clothing but as I am sun sensitive my days are spent covered up and wearing sunscreen.

[Tantamount]

Originally Posted by chiroptera

I don't want to dress too young or have people clutching their pearls and getting the vapors about my appearance.

LOL @ clutching their pearls ("I am not a pearl clutcher" is my motto!).

If everything else looks right on you (hair, makeup, clothes fit well), don't worry about the arms. There are people out there who expose their butt cracks and muffin tops without a care and that is way worse than seeing a little wrinkle on the arms! You say you're in shape, so I bet the sleeveless tops would look nice on you.

[CourtCol88]

I believe you should wear what makes YOU feel good no matter what you look like. Flabby arms? Polka arms? You're human! And if people can't stand to look, well that's their problem, not yours. Live YOUR life the way YOU want to. It's your opinion that matters by the end of the day anyway. Try not to lock yourself in to a self inflicted fortress because society tells you how you should live your life. Beauty is in all forms and as long as you feel beautiful, that's all that matters.

[DaniellaG]

Originally Posted by Marc Paolella

Everyone is judgmental, including you. Judgmental is good, not bad, and we need more of it, not less. Expression of a judgment should be supported with rational explanation. Then others may agree or disagree, providing their reasoning.

So, ignoring the ad hominem, you expressed a judgment on yourself, and supported it. You feel your arms are unusually thin and do not look good in a sleeveless format, and thus you have made the personal decision not to display what you feel is not one of your best assets. I like that reasoning. Others should emulate that. Including me. I have guinea tees that I have been able to wear in the past, and intend to wear again. But not as I am configured at this hour. More gym time will be required, and I will make sure that happens before my next red carpet.

For myself not wearing sleeveless is judging myself not others which is very different. I actually find this a flaw in myself and wish I had more self confidence. A lot of people with my body type even with thin limbs would wear items like this. I just don't feel comfortable.
There is a difference too in thinking to yourself that person would look better in another item of clothing and mean spirited comments like they must stink or are flabby.

[Adi from the Brunswicks]

Originally Posted by Marc Paolella

Both of us. Nobody is pleased by exploding jigglies.

Thats it. I am going to proudly show you my unphotoshopped "exploding jigglies", LOL . Hope this burns your Eyes:

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Disclaimer: This picture is not posted due to personal insecurities. I did so to stop him from talking smack about when people should and shouldn't go sleeveless. Ladies and Gentlemen, wear what suits you, and to hell with everything else.

[Marc Paolella]

Originally Posted by DaniellaG

For myself not wearing sleeveless is judging myself not others which is very different. I actually find this a flaw in myself and wish I had more self confidence. A lot of people with my body type even with thin limbs would wear items like this. I just don't feel comfortable.
There is a difference too in thinking to yourself that person would look better in another item of clothing and mean spirited comments like they must stink or are flabby.

You have to be objective and critical to foster improvement. Flab and jigglies are words with a negative connotation. The thought of "flab" is disgusting to most people. The fear of having their body devolve to a flabby state keeps many people working out and eating responsibly. I think that is a tremendously good thing.

But yes, the core thinking is flab is bad. Is that mean? Not to me. It is reality. Most of us would never want to willingly let our bodies devolve to a flabby state. Billions and billions are spent, wisely and unwisely, on not allowing our bodies to become this way. To most, flab means gluttony and sloth, at least to some degree.

Most people react to this by taking action with diet and exercise. But some strike a militant pose and actually choose to amplify their faults through inappropriate clothing. Their attitude is something like this: "I am what I am, and if I choose to ignore it, too bad. My comfort is paramount. The rest of the world should just deal with it. In fact, not only am I flabby, but I am going to wear clothes designed for people without flab, thereby parading it and flaunting it. Proving that I really don't care what people think. Making me powerful and complete." Obviously a faulty thought process.

I think a more common attitude in wearing muscle clothes and skinny jeans when you are without muscles and have too much fat is that the offenders really do want to be in shape and look like the people who actually look good in these clothes. But perhaps don't really want to do the work, or haven't done the work but intend to in the future. This is a more innocent offense. And one that can be corrected with gym time and proper nutrition.

Finally are we shallow to emphasize looks? I don't think so. Taking pride in one's physical appearance is a positive thing and forces us to make more healthy choices overall.

[Anderson Maria]

Well, I agree with you. But I think there is nothing so creepy to wear a sleeveless dress in this age because it's all up to you if liked it then wear it without any hassle.

[Mahrie]

Threads like this one have made more agoraphobics out of people than all the ads on TV put together.

Clothe yourself with kindness and always wear a smile. The world won't care what your body looks like if you're the nicest, kindest person they know.


Mahrie.

[Sudcaro]

I'm in my 40s but have quite big and not so muscular upper arms, still I don't wear sleeves when it's hot. It's just physically impossible for me to stand sleeves when it's hot. If people don't like what they see, it's their problem, not mine.

[Dana K]

There's no age limit on dressing tastefully according to your body and style personality.

There's nothing wrong with going sleeveless at any age. What MIGHT make it inappropriate is the environment (like professional business dress, as in many legal offices) or religious dress.