Wardrobe rules after you are 30….rules what rules?

So I am 31, thought I would put it out there..........

 

I am interested in this topic because of my age, and also because I feel like I still haven’t reached that age where I should be dressing a certain way for my age.  I can dress like a lady, but I also like to dress like a teenage boy as well much to the dismay of my mother and husband.  This is something I researched on before posting about it.  By research I mean I googled to death.  What I found is that there are more wardrobe rules advice for men past 30, than there are for women past 30.  I am happy to see in this instance that blog posts for dressing after 30 for women, are phrased in a more passive way.  As in : ‘Dressing appropriately for your age.’  Or ‘What to let go when you reach 30.’   I was glad to see no one laying down the law of the land.  Although I know that is what people used to do 40 -50 years ago.

However there are few things that I have seen which prompted me to write this blog post and which I totally retaliate against.

 

1.      No Converse past the age of 25.  I read this ‘pearl of wisdom’ from “Paris Street Style” written by a bunch of girls who haven’t had a decent meal since 1998.   Don’t get me wrong it is a fantastic book, and I have gleaned a lot of ideas from it.  But no Converse?  Ever again?  Are you kidding me? What are we meant to chase our kids in pray, tell?  Five inch heels Christian Louboutins?  I have going to put this maxim firmly in the ‘wot-ever’ basket and torch it immediately.  For my wedding I had two pair of shoes.  One were these and the other were these. 

 

2.     Short shorts, mini-skirts.  This isn’t really a bone of contention with me as even at my lightest/skinniest I just didn’t have the legs for shorts/skirts anyway.  However I do believe in the miracle of the opaque tights so I say if you have the legs go for it. But follow that rule of low top or high hemline, never both.  Some rules are sacred.

3.      Long hair as you get older.  When I give birth to some sproglets I will probably shear off all my hair, and probably do it myself too.  If you have ever held a baby for any length of time you will know about their love of grabbing a fistful of hair.   So while I am childless I intend to grown my hair as long as possible and see how far I can get.   It’s a science experiment I tell my Mum whenever she nags me to get my hair cut.

4.      Natural hair colours.  Sorry too late already dyed it fun colour when I was meant to be revising a couple of months ago.  Not sure about pink or green, but blue and purple are my jam. 

5.       No crop tops, the nearest thing that I own to a crop top is this and it is a bit on the short side.  You can own a crop top if you layer it over a dress or a tank top which is what I do.

 

Generally a lot of the rules were made up with matron-like-people who dictated them to others who started following them.  However it is always good to consider what works for one person may not work for you *.  So at the end of the day do what you want.

 *I think for me I have never had a complete killer body so I have never dressed with a bunch of skin on show, with the exception of bikini,etc.  Rule of thumb is if you can dance, run and climb trees in it without flashing someone you’re good to go.

Any other dressing rules over 30?  Have you given up certain things because you couldn’t get away with them or are you still rocking them?

Thanks for reading

Carrie x