CocoLion

45 Comments

• Meredith1953 replied 12 years ago

  I think you look lovely in colored skinnies. They don't look spray painted on you and you look quite refined in them. I actually think Khris looks pretty good in them although hers are a little tight and the leopard booties make it a little vampy. Also she wears a lot of makeup and looks very done up. You look natural and very subtle compared to her. However it irritates me that someone would write this about her anyway. She should be able to wear what she wants.

• Aida replied 12 years ago

  Hmm I don't find your outfits age inappropriate at all Denise. As you said, your looks are more minimalistic (no giant flashy earrings, crazy make-up etc), which honestly make your outfits feel much more sophisticated to me.

• kellygirl replied 12 years ago

  Um, I hope not. I didn't read the article (because I'm sick of all things Kardashian) but I don't see colored denim as age inappropriate at all. I love the toned down way you style them. I wear my cobalt skinnies and feel fine and I'm 40 plus.

• Kari replied 12 years ago

  I've never heard of Khris Jenner, but I don't think her outfit looks *bad*. What I don't like as much about her outfit, compared to yours, is that her skinnies are a little tighter (she's also curvier through the hips and thighs) and it's worn with a shorter top in a high-contrast color to the shade of the skinny jeans, which really puts a lot of emphasis on the hip/rear end. That's the part that I find a bit questionable. To me it doesn't scream "mutton dressed as lamb" the way a miniskirt worn with the same combination would; it's just a little bit over-exposed for my taste. I feel like I'd like the outfit a lot better if the top under the jacket was more of a tunic length, like your black henley op in #4. She's also wearing a lot of trendy elements at once in the outfit, but that doesn't irk me - I don't find moto jackets and animal print shoes and skinnies automatically age-inappropriate.
  The bottom line is that I really like you in your colored skinnies!

• biscuitsmom replied 12 years ago

  I agree! I think it's a matter of how you wear it, not your age. Love the way you do it :)

• bj1111 replied 12 years ago

  An emphatic no! You are a great example of the agelessness of the trend.

• annagybe replied 12 years ago

  Uh well I still wear them. Admittedly I've only worn my pastel ones this spring. Trying to figure out how I'm going to bust out my hot pink and electric blue ones.
  I think the tone of the article was more about her in general than that specific outfit. For example her posting a nearly nude photo of herself on her son's birthday. I'm personally sick of the whole clan and hope they go away.

• Vicki replied 12 years ago

  Speaking as a fan of colored jeans and someone of "a certain age," I may be biased, but I agree with the women here and echo bj1111's powerful words. You wear your colored skinnies much better than Khris and you are living by your creed that you "like to embrace new denim trends." Love the cream booties with the yellow skinnies.

• replied 12 years ago

  Double agree, Khris does not wear them well...yours look great

  @Kari - Khris is married to the former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner and the mother of the kardashian (spelling?) girls who have a reality show ( a mighty terrible one, I think) :)

• Angie replied 12 years ago

  Well. I have a 71 and and 74 year client in coloured jeans. I could stop right there, Denise :)

  Granted, the jeans are straight legs (not super skinny) and the outfits are sophisticated. Well cut tops and jackets and impeccable shoes and handbag. Whimsical accessories on the 74 year old client! These ladies - my 70+ clients ROCK my style world.

  Denise, you look killer in your coloured skinny jeans, and you know I take age appropriate dressing seriously. The devil is in the detail. You have aced that detail. (So have Vicki and Mary).

  Now rock on!

• Kyle replied 12 years ago

  It is all in the fit and execution, and in her case, both are a tad iffy. Too tight, plus leather, plus animal print, plus oversize earrings and more trendy accessories, etc., is too much so she looks like she is trying way too hard. A pair of great fitting jeans of any color with a classic top and complementary footwear is great for any age. You are a good example of how to do it right!

• Kirti replied 12 years ago

  After Angie's comment, what can I say? You are one of the most stylish women on this forum and I really admire your style, coloured skinnies and all :)

• shoppingisfun replied 12 years ago

  How old are you? I'm early 30's and I think I'm too old for most of the trends out there (including colored skinnies), but the majority of people on this board totally disagree with me (an am admittedly NOT an adventurous dresser). It seems to me that sticking to the less-bright colors (greens and blues) could be age appropriate, but I'd be more wary about colors like pink, red, or neons. Then again, stores like LOFT and Ann Taylor sell colored pants, and they're not directed toward the teen set, so who knows.

• MsMary replied 12 years ago

  I agree with BJ. If there's anybody here who should be cited by the Age Police for Colored Jeans Violation, it's me, not you. You look chic and sophisticated and fab in all your colored denim looks!

  I agree with the others who say the problem with Kris's outfit isn't the fact that she's wearing colored jeans per se, but that she's wearing VERY TIGHT colored jeans in a light color with a very short jacket. And there is very definitely A LOT going on in that outfit, most notably all the bling on the jacket.

• Jem replied 12 years ago

  I think you look great Denise! Just ignore that article.

• CocoLion replied 12 years ago

  Thanks for the kind words ladies! I admit to being that kind of co-dependant person who *still* cares what everyone thinks. This made me insecure when I was young. I don't feel insecure any more but I would say I'm still a people-pleasing, wants everyone to like me kind of person.

  ... And to think my own mother is 180 degrees away from this. Sometimes the apple does fall far from the tree.

  As for Khris, I thinks she pulls off this look even though it is too overdone to my taste -- too much make up, too much footwear, too much jacket, it all competes. However I would think of this regardless of age! But when someone is younger, they are allowed indiscretion. Whereas when they are older, you expect wisdom rather than indiscretion.

  As for the Kardashians, they are intensely media hungry and Khris is the ultimate stage mother. However, I feel a little defensive about her. I'm admitting here I have my "trash Tuesdays" -- my day off when I watch bad reality tv the Kardashians included. So I know she has been dealing with body image issues, feels unattractive. It looks like she got into shape in this outfit. Why shouldn't she feel good about herself?

  And Mary, you are NEVER age inappropriate to my eyes. Never, ever.

• replied 12 years ago

  I love you in the colored skinnies, Denise! I promise you will never be mistaken for a blonde Kardashian.

• christy replied 12 years ago

  Denise, you have an TERRIFIC sense of style and every outfit here is absolutely appropriate! I saw this article and it got me thinking too...this photo of Khris Jenner does not make me think women of a certain age (and who are the fashion police to determine what age that should be?!) shouldn't wear skinnies - but it did make me think that she's just got too much going on in this outfit. And that has nothing to do with her age. These same jeans styled with a longer top, different shoes and toned down jewelry could have a more sophisticated vibe that would communicate an intent to keep up and have fun with the current trends without being a slave to them.

• Vildy replied 12 years ago

  I'm nowhere near an expert like Angie but I have my own theory about the dread Age Appropriate: I think anyone can wear anything so long as they are seen to be busy or attending to life. (being dressed to be photographed for the tabloids because you need to generate p.r. doesn't count for this category of "busy.")

  IOW, let's say the 80 year old is wearing a mini and working on her motorcycle. Are you gonna interrupt her to criticize her outfit?

• MsMary replied 12 years ago

  I like that theory, Vildy. It's similar to my theory that says as long as I am decently covered and dressed appropriately for whatever activity I am engaged in (work, Date Night with Hubby, housework, gym class, lunching with the ladies, etc,), I will necessarily be dressed appropriately for my age as well.

• vickie replied 12 years ago

  i love skinny jeans, its just a matter of fi ding the right lenght of blouse, long, and not too tight, im 55 i wear them in colors with matching long tunic, and a nice pair if heels or flats, i have skinny legs, but i feel they should be covered by the hips, kris looks to me trashy, the way she dresses, not my cup of tea, and for the photos from 2 to 6 ladies you lok great!!!!!!!!,

• harmonica replied 12 years ago

  You look great! - and I love coloured skinny jeans (though I don't have any)

• harmonica replied 12 years ago

  and coloured jeans are not age inappropriate. it comes down to fit and styling. if it's right and reflects *you*, it can be amazing.

• Sharon replied 12 years ago

  Just had to chime in to say how STUNNING you look in #6! I had not seen that outfit before and you look totally gorgeous.

  WRT the other lady, I don't like her look because it feels like it is all too, too much for my tastes. But I don't think it is age inappropriate. I think there is a tendency in our culture to expect women to fade into the background once they reach a certain age and those who wear attention-getting clothing violate that expectation. An MDAL label can be an easy way of forcing us to fade back into the background.

• Janet replied 12 years ago

  Exactly what Kyle said. I haven't seen anyone here styling their colored skinnies in an age-inappropriate way. Least of all you, Denise! Your looks are perfectly simple and restrained while still being interesting.

  I don't think Kris Jenner looks bad in that picture, exactly, but yeah, the combination of shoes, jeans, earrings, accessories does read a bit "trying too hard."

• krishnidoux replied 12 years ago

  I just want to chime in and say that I find you so fab in those colour skinnies. You wear them well, they fit you perfectly, they integrate your style. You give off a vibe that makes me want to know who you are, what you are all about. Don't toss your wonderful style because some journalist didn't know what to write about one boring afternoon. Yes bad mouths will always criticize, especially when jealous.

• christieanne replied 12 years ago

  Kris Jenner has ALGO in the shot they used (which as we all know from trying to take photos of outfits - it's easy to pick a bad one if you want) and does work a certain diva kind of look. But she is what she is and seems to be thriving with the attention her choices garner. That's her thing. I wouldn't pick out the colored denim as a reason to think she is dressing age appropriate or not.

  You look great in all of your denim looks ( I love your tuxedo jeans) and mix and match in your own distinct, slightly edgy funky style. It's you and I hope you keep evolving to find whatever makes you happy. It's hard to make trends and styles your "own" and not just copycat but you do it:)

• MsMaven replied 12 years ago

  You look great and very classy.

  I saw the article before and thought it was mean-spirited. Why all the effort to push women into age categories? The only change I'd make in Khris's outfit is the earrings--they should be toned down so as not to compete with the jacket. I'd like to see her rear view--that could be very unflattering because of her curvy hips. But I'd have to see it--she might look great.

  I agree that colored jeans can be worn at any age. Just like other items of clothing, they have to fit right and be styled in a flattering way.

• RandomThoughts (Andrea) replied 12 years ago

  Gosh, I hope not! I turn 42 next month and have a pair of yellow skinnies on order!

• Jonesy replied 12 years ago

  I don't think so at all.

• Jaime replied 12 years ago

  Really the color of her jeans is the least of it in the picture of Kris Jenner. Age inappropriate is also the least of it as far as I am concerned. You look great in the outfits you posted and not age or otherwise inappropriate in any way.

• Transcona Shannon replied 12 years ago

  Denise - I've never once seen you or thought of you as dressed inappropriately. There are elements in Khris Jenner's skinnies outfit that it make very different than your's - the overly tight skinnies with sheen to them, the high heel animal print boots, the too much make up, the too much bling....although truthfully I don't see her outfit as being as bad as was portrayed.

  Trust us - the YLFers would never let you dress inappropriately!

• velvetychocolate replied 12 years ago

  You look fabulous in your coloured jeans!

  I am starting to think that it's not really a question of 'age-appropriateness' after all, and that it's more a question of taste and style. Just because you can get away with something because you're younger - if said 'something' isn't appropriate on an older person - then I have to question whether the outfit/item is "all that" to begin with, if that makes sense.

  You look sensational in your coloured jeans - and the thing is - your outfits would *also* look just as fabulous on someone who was 19.

  I'm starting to think that this is the true test of style and grace. If it works on someone who is 19 AND on someone who is 59 or 75 or what have you - then it's a winner, as far as I'm concerned.

  Your outfits would work for anyone, no matter what their age. Do you see what I mean? It's not that you need to try and worry about whether it's 'too young' or not - the real question is whether someone much younger or older could also wear the outfit. Your outfits pass that 'test' - in the sense that they will look fabulous on anyone, of any age.

  I would not hesitate to wear your outfit combos at 19, 29, 35, 44, 55, 63, 72 or 79 - you get the idea.

  Your outfit in #6 is going to look just as amazing on someone who is 19 as it will for someone who is 63. The outfit is *that good* and you've just helped me realize something - style is ageless.

  In the meantime, you look gorgeous in your coloured jeans outfits.

• Debbie replied 12 years ago

  Denise I have not read the comments but here's my opinion. You look wonderful in your colored skinnies. Age appropriate to me is in how you wear them. Your outfits are always chic and put together. I just ordered my first pair of colored denim as I have been inspired by the woman on the forum that wear them.
  Now off to read what everyone else said.

• Deborah replied 12 years ago

  As with most things I think the success of an outfit is often in the overall styling as opposed to the age of the wearer. I think you wear colored skinnies with great sophistication and style. In fact Denise you inspired me to try colored skinnies... And just for the record, I'm in my 40's. I don't particularly love how Kris Jenner has put her outfit together, but that's not about her age... in my opinion it's the styling. With some tweaking I think she would look great.

• velvetychocolate replied 12 years ago

  I agree with Deborah - it's not age, it's the styling - well said.

• ManidipaM replied 12 years ago

  Denise, first off, you look fabulous! Let NO ONE convince you otherwise! (And I hear you about wanting to be liked by everybody and getting occasionally a little wobbly on the confidence from there --- it's my own bane.)

  With that said, since I'm hearing about this lady for the first time, I'm also going to say --- as I see it from having no Kardashian-shaped baggage either way --- I think she looks just fine in terms of age appropriateness. I *personally* would not make some of her fashion choices --- *really* skin-tight skinnies, added to lots of other on-trend items like the statement jewellery and moto jacket and leopard heels --- but that's a purely subjective judgement (apart from the fit bit). Yes, it's ALGO, but if that's the way she wants to play it, then more power to her!

  I am a little leery of the whole 'age inappropriate' issue --- to me, the only obvious no-go is childishly cutesy, which I personally think doesn't suit teens any more than it suits adults. Everything else, I'm liable to agree with Victoria --- what looks 'wrong' is wrong at almost any age. If I don't want to see a glimpse of a 60-year-old's thong underwear, I'm not sure I want to see a 16-year-old's either. If there's too much boobage on display in a too-small bikini, it is *too much* at 20 as well as 80 --- it isn't that there's anything wrong with showing boob; it is that the damn thing clearly doesn't fit and you're un-stylish enough to wear something 3 sizes too small to show your boobs!

  There *is* the issue of what can be worn as rebellious or ironic varying with age and era; but that's not the same as 'age appropriate'. When I wore baggy oversized shirts in pop brights and abstract and tight jeans in the 80s, it was a reaction against the 70s flares and fitted paisley silk shirts of my parents' generation from just a few years ago. My wearing it was rebellion and advertisement of my 'youth' and 'arrival' and 'newness'; my mother wearing it *would* be a case of MDAL to most people --- but I suspect it would be more about her being the wrong generation, and trying to dress 'young'. Some trends are meant as a 'breakaway' and wearing them is tricky if you've just been wearing the opposite. And me trying to wear 80s-inspired trends now requires a certain level of toning down (not as in-your-face emphatic as my preteen/teen self) or an awareness, an indication of the 'revival' that shows a wry sense of humour. In this sense, you can wear any trend and any style at any age, but you can't wear it EXACTLY the same way each time it comes around!

  Final comment, from the perspective of a journalist who has hung around, entirely too long for comfort, awfully close to the tabloid-ish and sensationalist writing that this represents: This is not about her age and her clothes so much as a judgement on her life and lifestyle. And it is most emphatically not a piece written *because* of her clothes, it is only centred *around* her clothes --- seemingly. *She* is chosen possibly due to the Kardashian association; they wouldn't be saying this of Helen Mirren in a Bo Derek-esque bikini, right? They need carpy copy (Really. Am 100% serious. There is an understanding that bitchy gets eyeballs, as it equates to 'attitude' and it is hard for many less-than-stellar editors to stay within the bounds of 'entertainingly opinionated' and not stray over into 'catty for cat's sake'). They need novelty (Kardashians done to death; who's up next?). They need mainstream appeal (I may not recognize her, but I sure as heck know the Kardashians --- see how wide this net is spread? Taking any random grandma off the streets will not do it). THAT is what this article is about --- a side of the industry that revels in 'taking the high and mighty down a peg', something that was once relegated to the spirit of carnivalesque and considered bad taste and bad attitude most days, but now every day is a party!

  Oof! Sorry about that. Rant over. But seriously, this article has little to do with serious dissection of age appropriateness.

• replied 12 years ago

  You know, I am quite a rebellious soul. It is getting to me that us women, have to deal with this "expiration date" issue and the "age appropriateness" issue, so often. Nah, I say celebrate who you are at each and every age, wear what makes you happy and have fun!
  And no, colored pants are now mainstream and can be worn at any age. It's in all in the styling! Plus, I think you dress very well for you style persona and lifestyle.

• CocoLion replied 12 years ago

  Zap and all the other ladies who touched on this -- I agree! Just when we feel we are coming into our own, our society starts to put these new pressures on us. First, it was pressure to have it all -- successful career, family, and to look stunning while doing it. Now when we have put years of effort behind looking good, and therefore have the knowledge, skill and income to do it, we are told to apply the breaks. Don't wear this. Don't wear that. It's as if society says, the woman who goes after and gets what she wants is a "Yay" when young, but when she gets older, that chutzpah need not be applied.

  Velvetychocolate -- I really appreciate your perspective that style is ageless. I would add that good taste is also ageless. I feel where Kris gets it wrong is that she's a little lacking in taste. But that would describe the way often Kim and Khloe are dressed as well.

  ManidipaM -- thank you for elaborating on the journalistic aspect. You write beautifully and I feel excited whenever I get to savor some of your perspectives. I also think Kris wants any kind of attention, as it was she who posted 16 pictures of herself in this outfit on her own blog:
  http://krisjenner.celebuzz.com.....re-03-2012

• MsMary replied 12 years ago

  Wow, seeing the closeups I LOVE that jacket!! I would totally wear that outfit, minus the earrings and most of the bracelets!

• Irene replied 12 years ago

  I think it depends on the overall outfit, personality, attitude and bodyshape. On you, they look amazing, no matter your age.

• taylor replied 12 years ago

  For the record CoCo, I think you look awesome in your colored skinnys:) I am not personally a fan of the bright jeans and don't own any...but I love the softer colors such as a butter yellow...but likely would never buy any.

  As far as Kris K. I absolutely love her outfit from the waist up..even her Fab bangles and huge earrings and I would totally wear it...from the waist up. I think this outfit would be a 10 with white skinnies instead of the red and different shoes...keeping in mind that I don't like red jeans on anyone at any age.

• catgirl replied 12 years ago

  A resounding NO from me. And if people think it is inappropriate, the only way to change that is to wear them anyway and shift the paradigm!

• ButterflyLady replied 12 years ago

  Looking great doesn't have an age limit - I think that lady (sorry, I can't remember her name) looks fine - maybe I wouldn't wear exactly that, but that's more to do with my own personal style, rather than thinking it's 'wrong'.

• Aziraphale replied 12 years ago

  Denise, you look fabulous and fashion-forward in your colourful skinnies. You don't look like you're "trying to dress too young" because you've styled them really well. To echo what others have said, it's all in how you style an item.