Tips For Casual, But Stylish Dressing Over 40

Tips For Casual, But Stylish Dressing Over 40

Jeans

1. Try Leggings + a Dress

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Short flowing mini dresses worn with bare legs and heels look great on twenty and thirty year olds, but that doesn't mean they are off limits to women over 40. Many of these dresses look an awful lot like long tops, which means they work on many midlife women if you pair them with dark leggings, and ballerina slippers, or flat boots.

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2. Throw on a Wide Belt

A quick way to look up to date over 40 is to add a wide belt to your casual weekend outfit. A wide belt worn loosely at the hip on a slight angle, will instantly add a touch of the wow factor. Worn at the hip a wide belt is also a fantastic way to camouflage a flabby belly which is so common after 40.

 3. Slip on a Sweater Wrap

Transitioning into Spring or Fall has never been easier or more fun, than owning a wrap. Just putting it on will make you feel like you have more flare and sophistication. Whether it's a cashmere wrap shawl, a poncho or a sweater wrap jacket that cascades down the front a sweater wrap adds chic, grown up style to a very casual look. 

4. Experiment with Flat Shoes

If you love to wear your jeans on the weekend, update them with a great pair of flats. Not only are the practical and comfortable, but they are and easy way to add personality to your outfit. Picture dark brown jeans and a top with a playful pair of leopard flats. Casual, but Classy!

5. Add some Costume Jewelry

A pair of jeans with a white shirt looks mild mannered and average, but add some bold costume jewelry and all of a sudden your casual look has gone chic. Look for bold, bright interesting necklaces, earrings and bracelets. The idea is to add color and fun don't be afraid to wear something a little more out there than that fine gold chain you wear all week.

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Casual Dresses

Casual Dresses

Streetwear Clothing

We have been through a patch recently when it has been seen as acceptable to wear jeans, hoodies and sloppy clothes everyday. Women in the UK forgot how to dress up and act like Ladies. As much as I love chilling out in my boyfriend jeans and a hoody on a Sunday afternoon, I still realise how important it is to dress up from time to time and not let yourself go.

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Over the past couple of years this has slowly been changing. Women and girls have been embracing the dress again, not just for nights out on the town, but also for day to day wear. The re-introduction of the leggings/treggings/jeggings etc. Has made it easier for women that were not too confident baring their legs in the day, to wear a dress but still have that extra cover. Tights tend to smarten a dress but leggings make the look more casual, making dresses a great day to day staple.

Streetwear Clothing

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it has also become acceptable to wear whatever you like on your feet with a dress, where as the smart heel tended to be the correct footwear in the past. Now days ladies are teaming their casual dresses with converse, biker boots, ankle boots, wellies etc. The list is endless. Broadening the range of styles of footwear seen as socially acceptable to wear with dresses has made the dress a more practical day time outfit.

What type of Dresses should we be wearing the daytime? The answer is; whatever you feel comfortable in! There is no reason why you can't dress down a pretty, sparkly evening dress with a pair of chunky clumpy boots and thick tights. Or make a flowery maxi dress suitable for the winter with a scarf and chunky grandma jumper.

The most common Dress to sling on with a pair of Leggings is the simple Jersey Dress. Lightweight, cheap and needing almost no ironing, it is imperative that all Women have a few in their wardrobes for daytime wear. Whether plain or patterned with this seasons Polka Dots or Animal prints, you really can't go wrong.

The sixties circle skirted skater dresses have recently become popular again, giving more of an edge to the shape of the traditional jersey dress. Wear with some heels or Converse and long Socks, the Skater Dress is the ultimate casual Dress of the moment. Popular also in bright, popping Jewel colours such as emerald green or mustard, the casual skater dress is guaranteed to give the wow factor during the day.

There is no rule to say that you have to wear a particular style/print/fabric of dress in the day to make yourself look glam but casual. Sling on a dress with the shoes that make you look great but also make you feel comfortable to face the day ahead, and bring a bit of old fashioned glamour into your week ahead!

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