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Fashion at any age
Part 1: Fashion in your 30 and 40s
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"Fashion has been evolving in many ways... It has mostly put the focus of fashion on the younger generations, also it has made the older want to become younger."
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Think you need to dress your age? Or do you think that's an outdated notion? Find out in this new series "Fashion at any age." We'll take a look at tips and trends for every age group over the next few weeks.

Your career may be in full swing. Your relationships have become richer. Your bank account is ??????

But you may still find yourself staring at a three-way mirror in the dressing room asking yourself if you're too old to wear that miniskirt.

Getting older is a double-edged sword because even as your confidence in your abilities -- career, relationships, family, financial -- may be in full swing, your confidence in your physical attributes may be waning.

 

Can I wear that trend?

Take a look at a few of the ways you can turn trends from runway into reality:

The Trend: Sheer
Runway
: Military

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The Trend: hipsters


Runway

Reality

The Trend: Denim
Runway

Reality

All runway photos copyright 2001 Cynthia Nellis. All Chico's photos used with permission.

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