goldenpig

11 Comments

• jenanded replied 12 years ago

  yes please :-)

• Meredith1953 replied 12 years ago

  GP,
  Thanks for posting this thread. It should be interesting to get Angie's viewpoint.

• ManidipaM replied 12 years ago

  Seconding this request, as one who's having a tough time walking this tightrope (excessively matronly vs not taken seriously).

• fashionista replied 12 years ago

  I look much younger (5 years) younger than my actual age( due to small frame, healthy hair and skin), and I dont know whether to dress as my age 30 or as a 25 year old. Help needed for me too.

• Sylvie replied 12 years ago

  Since we've got multiple threads going on, I'm not sure where the best place is to put this, so I'm going to throw it into the Angie thread. Maybe this would be good for Angie's weekly links thread, even though it's an old blog post.

  Although this lady is very petite, I think she provides some very practical tips that could work for anyone who appears younger than their age and wants to appear older. Her translation tables really help make it clear for the fashion impaired (aka, me).

  http://www.extrapetite.com/201.....er-in.html

• goldenpig replied 12 years ago

  Wow Sylvie, that is an awesome link! What an amazing difference! Maybe I should give hair and makeup a try!

• Angie replied 12 years ago

  That's an excellent link, Sylvie :)

  Natalie, in short, wanting to look older when you appear to look *too young* is about:

  - wearing grown up clothes (hoodies, sneakers, flip flops and tees is an American teenage look no matter how you slice and dice it).

  - adding a sophisticated edge to your style

  - wearing enough make-up so that you look polished

  I hope that makes sense.

• ironkurtin replied 12 years ago

  Thanks Angie and GP! I battle this too... I need to look old enough to get respect but young enough to get respect... Working in entertainment is a very weird fine line.

• Angie replied 12 years ago

  I bet, Dana. Not unlike the fashion industry - only dressing up makes things easier.

• MsMary replied 12 years ago

  Wow! Sylvie's link is amazing! Her photos really are worth thousands of words!

• Mamapicklejuice replied 12 years ago

  nm