Society’s Unrealistic Expectations On Female Aging
Have you seen Christie Brinkley lately?
In case you missed it here she is at the tender age of sixty-five. And no, that’s not a typo, she is sixty-five years old.
Doesn’t she look like every other sixty-five year old person you know?
Right.
“I am delighted that she is able to age so incredibly well and disappointed that I have such unrealistic expectations to live up to.”
There is no doubt that she looks incredible. I have to remind myself that it is her job to look good. It was her job when she was a supermodel and it’s still her job today. I am delighted that she is able to age so incredibly well and disappointed that I have such unrealistic expectations to live up to. Who else can attain this level of anti-aging aside from Benjamin Button?
I understand that celebrities are a breed unto their own but one can’t help but feel the pressure to strive for the unachievable. Physical appearance in our social media driven society tops all. The person with the best looking corpse wins.
One would think that as we grow older we learn to accept our physical changes but all around me I see that isn’t the case.
Powerful, rich industries thrive off of our fear of aging and desire to look young.
At fifty-two I am not immune to the pressure and false hope of trying to hold onto what I once had.
I’ve suffered through horrendous photo facials and had Botox injections on my forehead in an effort to keep the area between my brows relatively crevice free. The last time I Botoxed was over fifteen months ago so I’m currently Botox free. Now I’m relying on my bangs to hide the area in question.
Society’s unrealistic expectations on female aging are setting me up for failure.
I know it is impossible to achieve.
I didn’t look like Christie Brinkley when I was twenty and I certainly shouldn’t expect to look like her at sixty-five. Instead, I need to focus on actions which help me move forward and improve my life as I age , not just the way I look.
Hope do you cope with society’s expectations on female aging?
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The Dress That Wore Me
I’m an avid fan of wild and outrageous prints. I wear them all the time. When I came across this dress while thrifting I jumped up and down while screaming at the top of my lungs,
” Winning! WINNING! WINNNING!!!“
Ha ha!
Well inside my head anyhow.
The good people working at Salvation Army already have enough demanding and slightly psychotic customers to deal with.
I’m now a pro when it comes to concealing my secondhand scores while shopping. My heart rate rises, my face flushes and my blood pressure goes up but otherwise I’m as cool as a thrifted cucumber. Good thing I don’t play poker.
Isn’t this dress insane?
The mix of clashing patterns, frills and ruffles is overwhelming. The designer had a seizure and vomited up every idea they ever had onto one dress.
Let’s be clear… I freakin’ love this dress. I was a graphic designer for years working often on pattern creation and this delirious mix makes me salivate.
The Dress That Wore Me
So what’s the problem?
The issue I have is that the dress is a good two sizes too large and this is how I feel about that…
(I’m having a bad hair day above but on the other hand that Retinol A cream seems to be doing wonders.)
Size Matters
It is one thing to carry off this much crazy when it fits but when it hangs in strange ways
, especially through the shoulders and armpits I feel like the dress starts wearing me instead of the other way around.Tailoring & Thrifting
That is the thing about thrifting, sometimes you’ll fall in love with something you find that doesn’t fit. If I were a brilliant seamstress like my friend Sue I’d be able to fix these issues myself. Removing and repositioning sleeves, especially those with ruffles at the shoulders, is not easy, particularly if you sewing skills are as crappy limited as mine.
After seeing these photos again I may decide to take this to my local tailor and see how much it would be to size it down. I’m not willing to spend big bucks on tailoring if the item isn’t vintage and this is not vintage, it’s Gucci inspired but by H&M.
Here is the Gucci dress which I think was the inspiration for the dress…
I don’t often buy fast fashion when I thrift but this wild dress was too fun to ignore.
If you buy secondhand clothing do you often end up getting your pieces tailored?
Have you ever had a dress wear you? Did you get rid of it?
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