Fashion insider; Flouting the fashion age rules.Byline: Amber Morales Forty used to be the age when respectable women hid their arms and dropped their hemlines. But thanks to age-defying beauty regimes, no one looks their age any more. At 51 Sharon Stone can still rock a pair of leather trousers. Here are the celebs who get away with it. Sophia Loren This dress should have mutton mutton, flesh of mature sheep prepared as food (as opposed to the flesh of young sheep, which is known as lamb). Mutton is deep red with firm, white fat. In Middle Eastern countries it is a staple meat, but in the West, with the exception of Great Britain, Australia, written all over it, but the Italian sex bomb, 75, has been clever. Sheer sleeves provide a bit of arm coverage, the hourglass shape is ultra-flattering and it's floor-length for super sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. . Sheer cover-up, pounds 55, Coast Black full-length dress, pounds 195, Coast Kim Cattrall The 53-year-old Sex And The City star modelled this Patricia Field gown for a Baileys ad. And with her shapely shape·ly adj. shape·li·er, shape·li·est 1. Having a distinct shape. 2. Having a pleasing shape. shape shoulders, flawless skin and great figure, she is proof that confidence counts more than age. She knows she looks amazing and that shows through. Red dress, pounds 195, Coast Sharon Stone Being 51 won't stop Sharon doing what she wants. Following a topless photo shoot last month, she's now trying out leather trousers. The secret to these, at any age, is the right fit. That means no VPL 1. VPL - visual programming language. ["VPL: An Active, Declarative Visual Programming System, D. Lau-Kee et al, 1991 IEEE Workshop on Vis Langs, Oct 1991, pp. 40-46]. 2. VPL - A dataflow language for interactive image processing. and no muffin top. Sharon avoids both with a flattering elasticated waistband. Leather-look trousers, pounds 22, Jane Norman Black boots, pounds 18, Matalan Geri Halliwell There are exceptions to every rule and 37-year-old Geri Halliwell is it. Still in her 30s, she decided to spice up her life this week in a pair of ill-fitting leather trousers (or were they chaps?) teamed with see-through blouse and peek-a-boo bra. Not a good look. WHERE TO BUY: www.coast-stores.com, www.janenorman.co.uk, www.matalan.co.uk Love fashion? Get more for your money when you buy top brands through Mirror Cashback.com |
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