WTF Is The Dress Code For 40 And Up?

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Look youthful w/o trying too hard to look young and hip.

This is the right answer. I call it conservatively trendy. So you can still follow the fashion trends but you should be the most conservative version of it. For example a 40 year old shouldn't be wearing flare denim, but you can find jeans with a very slight/ subtle or adjustable flare at the bottom that will keep you on trend and fashionable. Another example is fitted jeans instead of skinny jeans.
 

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If you ain't got a closet full of Stacey Adams by 40:ufdup:

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This is the right answer. I call it conservatively trendy. So you can still follow the fashion trends but you should be the most conservative version of it. For example a 40 year old shouldn't be wearing flare denim, but you can find jeans with a very slight/ subtle or adjustable flare at the bottom that will keep you on trend and fashionable. Another example is fitted jeans instead of skinny jeans.
Yep, you can go slim fit or taper/athletic taper, particularly in the summer.....makes those clean sneakers stand out more.
 
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Dressing age appropriate is a thing whether we want to accept it or not. Yeah, you don’t have to go dressing like Mr. Roger’s but running around dressed like Big Meech at 50+ is crazy.

Meech dressing the way he does at 50 makes perfect sense....he literally dresses like a dude who's been locked up for 20 years.

The real issue with anchoring how you should dress so tightly to your age, is that it doesn't allow for any type of transition into anything. Just cause you hit your mid-late 30's doesn't mean you need to start dressing like a car salesman or daytime TV host.


A lot of people end up looking older than they are because of their clothing choices/hairstyles.

What people won't talk about is that is if you stay in shape, you have a far wider choice of clothing options.
 

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Meech dressing the way he does at 50 makes perfect sense....he literally dresses like a dude who's been locked up for 20 years.

The real issue with anchoring how you should dress so tightly to your age, is that it doesn't allow for any type of transition into anything. Just cause you hit your mid-late 30's doesn't mean you need to start dressing like a car salesman or daytime TV host.


A lot of people end up looking older than they are because of their clothing choices/hairstyles.

What people won't talk about is that is if you stay in shape, you have a far wider choice of clothing options.
Good point about staying in shape. The more fit you are the more you can get away with.
 

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Dress code doesnt matter if you didnt know how to dress in the first case.

At 40+ When you walk in to any room people should look at you and see a man that is confident, smart, and has the years in life to be someone worth emulating. Young men should be inspired by you, not seeing you as a peer.

How you dress has something to do with that perception, but its not the only thing.
 
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