The Chic List Older and bolder… my kind of women - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Fashion The Chic List Older and bolder… my kind of women By Joanne Hegarty - February 27, 2022 Fashion columnist and influencer Joanne Hegarty on the joys of getting older. To me, there are two distinct female styles. Firstly, the cool girls, who shop the trends, wear their boyfriend’s jumpers and show off the same designer bags to attract likes on their Instagram page. In the other corner, there’s the woman. Heavy emphasis here on the word woman. She exudes a quiet confidence and, one of the joys of getting older, a devil-may-care attitude to getting dressed. True chicness, I’m convinced, is always about dressing for one’s self – and not bothering about impressing men or other women. And also having no hang-ups about the passing years. In a lighter spring mood. Jumper, Arket, Trouser, Joseph. A woman knows how to be alluring rather than a peacock. She’s not afraid of her sexuality and dresses to go out in a simple way, which emphasises her attractiveness all the more. She’s learnt what her fashion uniform is and is not swayed by the opinions of others. I believe you have found your own style when you dress for the reflection in the mirror, wearing what makes you happy and not adopting a specific label or trend for public applause. Thankfully, a quiet revolution is taking place and the woman is finally winning. There are now so many strong, older role models giving fresh-faced girls something to look up to. There’s still a long way to go, but their style is getting more of the attention they deserve in films and TV – and the fashion world has at last woken up, too, with designers no longer desperate to cover up older skin. Take the fabulous women on Sex and the City, greying hair and all. Or Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, aka Sylvie, Emily’s kick-ass boss in Emily in Paris, who radiates sophisticated sex appeal. Jennifer Aniston currently looks more happy in herself than she has ever done. While in Emma Thompson’s forthcoming movie, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, the actress does nude scenes for the first time in her stellar career. ‘It’s challenging to be nude at 62,’ Emma admits, revealing her character stands in front of a mirror alone and drops her robe. ‘I don’t think I could’ve done it before the age that I am. Yet, of course, the age that I am makes it extremely challenging because we aren’t used to seeing untreated bodies on the screen.’ Bravo, Emma. Chic isn’t just about what you wear, it’s a state of mind – and you’ve got it. Say ahoy to the sailor collar. Jumper, £99.95, massimodutti.com You shall go to the ball in the backless slipper. Shoes, £130, Birkenstock, net-a-porter.com Stripy and stylishly cropped. Trousers, £375, joseph-fashion.com The high-waist straight leg – ageless perfection! Jeans, £275, Re/Done, net-a-porter.com Simple but beautiful. Necklace, £370, bymalenebirger.com An investment piece that will last through the seasons. Dress, £425, Raey, matchesfashion.com Follow me on Instagram @thestylistandthewardrobe RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Rochelle Humes has launched a gorgeous new edit with Next Shop the YOU Magazine Instagram YOU picks the best new-in buys from M& S Popular in Fashion Laura Jackson has teamed up with Next for the chicest knitwear January 22, 2020 Holly Willoughby’ s birthday dress is another Zara bargain February 10, 2020 The Instagram-famous & Other Stories wool blazer is back in stock August 31, 2022 Lorraine just wore Emma Willis’ Next collection from head to toe March 17, 2020 The prettiest spring dresses under £100 March 1, 2022 Everyone is buying Holly’ s gorgeous gingham Oasis dress May 14, 2020 13 bargain dresses to buy in ASOS’ s extra 20 per cent June 10, 2020 This £20 H& M dress is set to be the social media June 26, 2020 Stacey Solomon x Primark is back for a third collection with July 20, 2020 Searches for this perfect heatwave summer top style are up 5000% August 10, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved