Fashion

I really do love fashion and following the New York Times coverage of Fashion Week from NY, London, Milan, and Paris is exciting and fun. I wonder why the trickle down theory of high fashion designer clothes doesn't seem to apply to the more mature age groups? Why can't designs that are less expensive yet fashionable make their way to the 50ish crowd? When I was younger, I enjoyed wearing trendier clothes that made more of a statement but that didn't have any real staying power, but now I look for pieces that I can count on time and again.  These days I greet my perennial wardrobe for each season with renewed interest until I realize clothes, even good ones, don't last forever and I need to start shopping again. Sometimes after a day of shopping, dread and disappointment ensue.Why? Well for one, there are simply not that many designers who reach out to dress the 50 and up crowd (OK Tory Burch excluded). And, while I'm a sucker for trends, I want to look age appropriate and relevant. I recently stopped in Barneys and took a spin around the floor to see if anything anything under 200 dollars caught my eye. After adding up my favorite pieces in my head I felt that the end didn't justify the means. In other words too little for too much money. I walked over to H&M and while some of the clothes looked appealing the fabrics were not what I was looking for (although I generally do like H&M). I ended up at Madewell and bought a few items for the girls and a sweater or two that seemed to work for me. The prices were right the quality seemed good but the age appeal factor- well that might be harder than I thought.