Advice on clothes

LegacyUser

Hi. I have a 67 year old sister who insists on dressing like a young one. She shops in places like warehouse and coast and other younger shops. We have a family wedding coming up and I am terrified she will come out in something totally unsuitable for her age.i.e for a 20 year old. I dont want her to be a laughingstock of the family. Any suggestions on how i could discuss this with her.

MysticalSoul

My mum is 61 and buys things in Coast , and doesn't look like a "young one". To be honest I don't think there is anything you can do, other than perhaps offering to go shopping with her. How we dress is a reflection of who we are, so maybe, if she is dressing younger than her years, she is still young at heart perhaps?

John Mason

Fair play to your sister.

Leave her alone

She is 67, no some kid. i kinda think you have a cheek telling her what to wear. i hope i am like that at 67

Terodil

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Hi. I have a 67 year old sister who insists on dressing like a young one. She shops in places like warehouse and coast and other younger shops. We have a family wedding coming up and I am terrified she will come out in something totally unsuitable for her age.i.e for a 20 year old. I dont want her to be a laughingstock of the family. Any suggestions on how i could discuss this with her.

Not your business, at all.

She wants to 'dress young', let her. The world is full enough of young people that behave old.

LegacyUser

Why not make a day out of shopping for both your outfits for the wedding and you can both see the type of shops the other goes into. Perhaps you'll see things in Coast & Warehouse that you'd be happy to wear & she might see something nice in your shops. You could also subtly steer her away from anything too "mutton dressed as lamb" looking but still leave her keep to her own style. I dont see anything wrong with dressing in a youngish manner as long as it's still stylish.

Xterminator

i agree with the above comments.

It seems to be the OP with a problem.

i have a sister in law that has shall we say 'bulked up' and isnt a spring chicken either. she likes the figure hugging, very short dresses when sh goes out.

In all honesty it doesnt look well on her, but its her choice, and i wouldnt dream of 'telling her to cop on'.

I reckon its none of my business.

going back to the op, if you dont want to socialise with your sister, thats your business, but what she wears is hers.

If you feel you must do something, but her a set of clothes as a present, and tell her how well she looks in them.

Dont be negative about her current look.

Oh The Humanity

I was kinda thinkin to myself reading your post.....Warehouse and Coast would be quite suitable for a woman in her 60's.

My Mam is in her 60's and still very stylish. Is it a case you feel she should be shopping in the beige section of Boyers or something?

Some people will never give into that and more power to them! I myself plan to grow old disgracefully!

As long as she is not going out in hotpants or belly tops I dont see any problem.

The clothes in Coast and Warehouse are quiet classy and non age specific!

Queencake

Warehouse and Coast are in the same retail group and their special occassion dresses are often quite similar styles. OP, most have classic shapes and cuts but often with detailing and colours that keep them from looking boring.

I've worked in Warehouse and I helped customers of ALL ages find dresses and outfits for weddings, work, nights out etc. In fact many of the "regulars" I got to know would have been older women who still had an eye on fashion and didn't want to resort to the fuddy duddy Mammy and Granny shops.

Fair play to your stylish sister. If she's happy that is ALL that matters.