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Here’s an example. I think of H&M as a young person’s store, but as someone pushing 70, I wouldn’t be caught dead in this, or other prints there.
Haha - I can't blame you! But that looks like a housecoat for someone in their 60's from 1960! Loose, no shape...strange length in bad proportion...baggy long sleeves...and a bad print on top of that. Maybe it's so ugly a young girl can make it look cute?!
I really don't understand why floral patterns are viewed as so "matronly".
I don't, either - I've been wearing floral patterns since I was a tot!
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Originally Posted by gentlearts
Here’s an example. I think of H&M as a young person’s store, but as someone pushing 70, I wouldn’t be caught dead in this, or other prints there.
Lots of people do. But they're terrible. They did seem to clue into the fact that quilted floral print doesn't appeal to everyone, though, and eventually starred a plain (yet, still quilted) collection.
Fashionistas, I seek your guidance. Please tell me if this outfit would look matronly on a 69-year-old petite woman. I'm thinking of wearing this swing top to a casual cocktail party with a gold choker, a pair of slim-leg black pants and black Mary Janes. What do you think?
Though it also has much to do with how you move, your posture, aura you emanate. You can be dressed like a teenager and move like a matron and vice versa.
Fashionistas, I seek your guidance. Please tell me if this outfit would look matronly on a 69-year-old petite woman. I'm thinking of wearing this swing top to a casual cocktail party with a gold choker, a pair of slim-leg black pants and black Mary Janes. What do you think?
I agree, I'm middle-aged, and I avoid almost all "flower" prints. I actually avoid wearing a lot of "prints" in general, preferring mostly solid colors, and even then staying away from what I think of as "candy colored" pastels.
Other things that I think look "matronly" are those dresses with short sleeved jackets, anything with "holiday" motifs (snowmen, pumpkins, etc), and matching "embroidered denim" outfits.
I think it would take a lot for a 20 something to look matronly, though.
LOL, oh yes.
My oldest sister loves seasonal sweatshirts. She has even decorated a few herself. I cringe at some of them.
Fashionistas, I seek your guidance. Please tell me if this outfit would look matronly on a 69-year-old petite woman. I'm thinking of wearing this swing top to a casual cocktail party with a gold choker, a pair of slim-leg black pants and black Mary Janes. What do you think?
Though it also has much to do with how you move, your posture, aura you emanate. You can be dressed like a teenager and move like a matron and vice versa.
Fair Isle sweaters and cardigans fetch a good price on vintage sites like Etsy; purchased by young women. They look fab with ripped look jeans.
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