Hello! This week's Fashion Over Fifty post covers two new trends right now: metallics, and wearing denim on denim. I have to admit, metallics have always scared me a bit. Although I like to look well dressed, I don't want to stand out, and metallics always seem a little 'flashy' for my taste. But I did want to jump on the metallic trend a little bit, so I did it in small doses: metallic shoes! I also have a metallic jacket that my husband bought for me last year. Funny how my unfashionable husband was a year ahead of the trends and didn't even know it. I have to admit, when I first opened his present, I was a bit mortified. I didn't want to hurt the guys feelings, I mean, he rarely buys me clothing so I didn't want to discourage him, but I thought "Could I really ever wear this?". The jacket hung in my closet for awhile, but eventually I figured out how to style it (thanks Pinterest!), and I not only wore it, but I grew to like it. Now every time I put it on, a smile comes across my husband face and he says 'Ooooh, your wearing my jacket.'. Thank goodness, I didn't return it. It makes him happy to see me wear it.
Besides metallics, wearing denim on denim, the big no-no for years, is now fashionable. There are really no rules anymore for wearing denim head to toe. I like to wear different shades or colors of denim to break it up a bit, but I've seen lots of pictures with people wearing the same shade of denim from head to toe.
Pictured below I am wearing a pullover denim shirt from
Old Navy and pin stripe denim ankle skinny jeans from
a.n.a. I love this outfit because it screams 'Spring', yet is still warm enough for the cooler temperatures.
I wore this outfit to church (I did not have to sing on our worship team that day, so I felt I could dress a bit more casual), and I also recently wore it shopping with a friend. There I am pictured below with all my goodies. My friend thought it was so funny that I bought so much in one day, but I reassured that I don't do this all the time, I just rarely have time to go and spend an entire day at a mall so I need to take advantage of it. That excuse didn't last long when the salesperson at Famous Footwear said 'hello' and remembered me from a previous visit. Ooops! Well, I don't often have the luxury of spending an entire DAY at the mall, but I do like to pop into my favorite shoe store between shifts a lot! What can I say, they are the type of store that constantly gets new items in weekly!
Here is the metallic jacket my husband bought for me.
Here is a close up of the pin stripe in my skinny jeans. I love these jeans! The narrow vertical stripe makes your legs look skinnier, and they add a lot more interest to an otherwise bland outfit.
These were my one of my new purchases I made when shopping with my friend. They are metallic silver shoes by
Madden Girl. I got them at Younkers. They are so comfortable. I love how I can integrate the metallic trend as a fifty something woman, in a way that works for me: flat, comfortable loafers!
I bought this statement necklace on the same shopping day with my friend. I bought it from a little jewelry boutique called
'Icing'. The bracelet is old, I think I bought it from a craft store. I love how big jewelry like this can take a casual outfit up a notch, don't you? One minute, I look like an old housewife, and all I have to do is add a glamorous statement necklace, and wa-la, I'm ready to face the world!
Have a great and fashionable day! Amy
